ArticlesCell BiologyProduct Highlights

New TC20™ Automated Cell Counter Facilitates Quick Counting with Precision

Bio-Rad’s new TC20 automated cell counter is compatible with broad range of cell sizes and types such as cell lines, primary cells (from tissue or blood), and stem cells.
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ArticlesElectrophoresis/Western BlottingProduct Highlights

Expect More From Your Chemiluminescent Substrate: Introducing Clarity™ Western ECL Substrate

Bio-Rad’s new Clarity Western ECL substrate provides high sensitivity, long signal duration, and low background even at long exposures.
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ArticlesElectrophoresis/Western BlottingProduct Highlights

Trans-Blot® Turbo™ Ready-to-Assemble (RTA) Kit Enables Economical, Rapid, and Efficient Western Blot Transfers

Bio-Rad’s latest semi-dry transfer system, the Trans-Blot® Turbo™, has changed the way researchers think about western blot transfers.
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ArticlesReal-time qPCR/PCRTechnical Reports

PrimePCR™ Assays: Meeting the MIQE Guidelines by Full Wet-Lab Validation

The MIQE guidelines have set a new standard for publishing qPCR results to ensure integrity in the scientific literature and increase experimental transparency. One of the key guidelines focuses on the proper design and experimental validation of primer assays used in qPCR. This tech report describes the design and wet-lab validation of PrimePCR assays and how they comply with the MIQE guidelines.
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ArticlesBio-Plex Multiplex AssaysCustomer Stories

High Sensitivity of Bio-Plex® Multiplex System is Key in Study for Novel Melanoma Therapeutics

alt Melanoma is an aggressive cancer where early detection is essential for patient survival. The Facchiano lab is developing new anti-proliferation molecules against melanoma and is working to identify new molecular markers at the very early stages of pathology. Here Dr Antonio Facchiano discusses the merits of using the Bio-Plex technology to measure dose-dependent changes in expression levels of growth and angiogenic factors in cell lysates and supernatants.
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ArticlesProduct HighlightsReal-time qPCR/PCR

New and Improved CFX Manager™ Software for Real-Time PCR Data Acquisition and Analysis

The latest version of the CFX Manager software provides a variety of usability enhancements and powerful new data analyses so users can get the most out of each run.
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ArticlesElectrophoresis/Western BlottingProduct Highlights

New Gradient Format Mini-PROTEAN® TGX Stain-Free™ Precast Gels for SDS-PAGE — Streamlining Electrophoresis and Blotting Workflows

Mini-PROTEAN® TGX Stain-Free™ precast gels are now available in gradient format. This unique gel formation allows for fast gel electrophoresis and blotting, and does not require staining and destaining for imaging.
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ArticlesProduct HighlightsReal-time qPCR/PCR

Experimentally Validated PrimePCR™ Assays and Panels for Real-Time PCR

PrimePCR™ assays set a new standard for real-time PCR. Bio-Rad® collaborated with the leaders in real-time PCR to design, optimize, and experimentally validate every primer pair.
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ArticlesCustomer StoriesDroplet Digital PCR (ddPCR)

Droplet Digital PCR Opens New Perspectives in HIV Research

Sangamo BioSciences, Inc., located in Richmond, California, is developing HIV therapeutics toward a functional cure using their proprietary zinc finger DNA-binding protein technology. Droplet digital PCR (ddPCR™) — or third generation PCR — offers a superior solution as it can detect target sequence within a single molecule, making it a powerful technology for low copy event detection.
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