Lab Equipment
Common Lab
Valley Research Park offers a wide variety of common lab equipment from freezers to thermal cyclers so you can jump right into your science
Common Lab Equipment
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Eppendorf 5810 R 15 amp with A-4-62 Swing Bucket rotor
The high-speed refrigerated centrifuge 5810 R is one of the most compact 3 L benchtop centrifuges available. It is the workhorse for medium—to high-throughput laboratories, combining versatility and high capacity with the ability to use both tubes and plates.
Other centrifuges include:
Ample Scientific Champion F-33D
SCILOGEX EZee Mini Centrifuge D1008
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Applied Biosystems Veriti 96 well Thermal cycler
The Applied Biosystems Veriti Thermal Cycler delivers the proven reliability of Applied Biosystems instruments. With the added control of VeriFlex technology, it has six independent temperature blocks that provide precise control over your PCR optimization and a color touch screen that simplifies its setup and use. Optional setups for fast or standard PCR methods provide flexibility and shorten your PCR cycling times. The Veriti 96-Well Fast Thermal Cycler is equipped with a fast 0.1-mL block configuration.
Other thermal Cyclers in the Common Lab include:
Applied Biosystems SimpliAmp
Thermolyne Type 16500 Dri-Bath
GeneAmp PCR System 9700
Thermo Precision General-Purpose Water Bath Model 180
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Olympus BX51
The Olympus BX51 is a versatile upright microscope designed for research and clinical applications in life sciences, material sciences, and industry. The BX51 has renowned UIS2 optics, providing exceptional image quality and clarity. It offers brightfield, darkfield, phase contrast, and fluorescence imaging modalities supported by a range of objectives and fluorescence filter sets. The BX51 includes motorized components such as the nosepiece, stage, and focus, allowing for precise and automated control of sample positioning, magnification selection, and focal plane adjustment. This enables efficient multi-dimensional imaging and facilitates advanced imaging techniques such as Z-stack acquisition and extended focus imaging. The microscope also includes a modular design, allowing for easy integration of accessories such as motorized stages, digital cameras, and image analysis software. The BX51 is compatible with a wide range of accessories and imaging techniques, allowing users to customize the system to their specific research needs.
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Newclassic MS Analytical Balance, 320g x 0.1mg
With a capacity ranging from 22 to 520 g and readability from 0.001 to 1 mg, METTLER TOLEDO analytical balances are perfectly suited to sensitive applications, such as density determination, sample preparation, differential weighing, formulation, and pipette calibration.
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Freezers and Fridges
The Common lab includes a +4C refrigerator and a -20C freezer and -80C freezers are conveniently placed in the hallways of each building.
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Hanson 4 foot fume hood
This 4′ fume hood features a white poly resin chemical resistant liner, interior work light, and two convenience outlets with a 36″ frameless sash viewing height.
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Thermo Scientific NanoDrop ND-1000
The NanoDrop ND-1000 is a full-spectrum spectrophotometer that measures 1ul samples with high accuracy and reproducibility. The system uses 1mm and 0.2mm path lengths for each measurement cycle to provide an extensive dynamic range. The ND-1000 can measure high concentration samples without dilution that many standard cuvette spectrophotometers cannot, measuring up to 50 times more concentrated solutions. Surface tension technology keeps samples in place without the need for sample containment devices and allows for quick cleanup.
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Mission Bio Tapestri Platform
The Tapestri Platform is the only system capable of simultaneously providing both genotype and phenotype data from the same cell, across thousands of single cells. With DNA as a foundation, our proprietary two-step microfluidic workflow enables the simultaneous detection of analytes, including SNVs, CNVs, and proteins. Meet the complexity of cancer with true multi-omics analysis.
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Consolidated Sterilizing systems Autoclave with X1 control system
Consolidated’s X1™ controllers offer proven reliability, based on an industrial PLC platform programmed specifically for Consolidated’s sterilizers. The X1 control system has an intuitive user interface with modern touchscreen display and can be equipped with 50 programmable cycles. The entire system is built from industry-standard, open-source components for international availability of parts and service. Our staff operates this autoclave on your behalf so your scientists can be productive in the lab.
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Branson 2510R-DTH ultrasonic cleaner
The Branson 2510R-DTH Ultrasonic cleaner is designed for performance, control, durability, and reliability for a variety of applications. It is powerful enough to remove heavy oils, buffing compounds, and proteins, consistent enough to manage difficult laboratory cleaning while also safe enough for delicate components. Ultrasonic sound waves move through a cleaning solution, leading to the rapid formation and collapse of microscopic bubbles, which is an effect called cavitation. The 40kHz transducers provide increased cleaning power and a built-in sweep frequency for uniform cleaning throughout the bath. Features digital control of both heat and time and a 3/4 gallon capacity with easy-empty rim.
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Evoqua deionized water system
Evoqua Deionized water system With 18.2 megohm-cm resistivity at 77°F
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Invitrogen Qubit fluorometer
The Qubit Quantitation Platform is an efficient combination of sophisticated, accurate, and highly sensitive fluorescence-based quantitation assays with the most user-friendly fluorometer available. Because the Qubit fluorometer uses the very latest in illumination and detection technology for the highest sensitivity, you can use as little as 1 μL of sample and still get great results, even with very dilute samples.