BioTek Instruments and Millipore Collaborate on Application Note for Hormone Assay Panel

October 29, 2009, WINOOSKI VT, USA — BioTek Instruments, Inc., in collaboration with Millipore Corporation, has released the application note, “Automated Magnetic Bead Washing of Metabolic Hormone Assays” featuring BioTek’s new ELx405™ Magnetic Bead Washer and Millipore’s MILLIPLEX™ MAP Metabolic Hormone Assay Panel. The application details the use of the ELx405 Magnetic Bead Washer to automate the various wash steps used with the MILLIPLEX MAP assay as it pertains to a hormone assay panel. This assay is appropriate for researchers working with cytokines, acute phase proteins, diabetes biomarkers, and other hormones.

The system allows researchers to measure up to 14 analytes simultaneously by multiplexing specific primary antibodies onto a micrometer-scale magnetic bead. During the assay process, the magnetic beads are washed several times; the ELx405 Magnetic Bead Washer retains the beads in each microplate well for rapid and efficient wash cycles. Fluorescently labeled analyte molecules bound to the primary antibody are detected via a Luminex multiplex system.

The complete application note may be accessed from BioTek’s website at www.biotek.com/resources/articles/metabolic-hormone-assay.html.

BioTek Instruments, Inc., headquartered in Winooski, VT, USA, is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture, and sale of microplate instrumentation and software. BioTek instrumentation is used to aid in the advancement of life science research, facilitate the drug discovery process and to enable cost-effective quantification of disease relevant molecules in the clinic.

Millipore, headquartered in Billerica, MA, USA, is a life science leader providing cutting-edge technologies, tools, and services for bioscience research and biopharmaceutical manufacturing. From research to development to production, the company’s scientific expertise and innovative solutions help customers tackle their most complex problems and achieve their goals. Millipore Corporation is an S&P 500 company with more than 5,900 employees in 30 countries worldwide.

For further information, contact:

Chere Griffin, Account Executive

Shaw & Todd Advertising and Marketing Communications
908-668-1106 x15
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Millipore media contact:
Greg Hoff
Media Relations, Bioscience Division

Ph. +1-978-715-5170
greg_hoff@millipore.com

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