HERCULES, Calif., March 28, 2008 – Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (AMEX: BIO and BIOb), a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, today announced the availability of a technical note (bulletin 5513A), which compares the performance and reproducibility of the automated Profinia™ protein purification system to traditional manual gravity-flow column purification for GST, (glutathione-S-transferase) affinity purification and desalting.