Germantown, MD, and Hilden, Germany, February 8, 2011 – QIAGEN launches ScreenGel software for convenient DNA fragment and RNA analysis with the QIAxcel® multicapillary gel electrophoresis systems. The software combines the highest possible flexibility for researchers with the ability for standardized and reproducible operations in routine labs.
ScreenGel enables the easy performance, interpretation and customized documentation of electrophoresis analysis. It facilitates system setup and data analysis with an intuitive user interface for easy navigation. Performance of runs is supported by “wizards” that guide users step-by-step through the experiment setup.
The software supports electronic record requirements specified under 21 CFR part 11, and enables standardized sample processing with process templates that cover the entire workflow as well as secure user management with a variety of access levels. ScreenGel is backwards compatible with the previous BioCalculator software, thereby allowing the use of past experiment files and seamless installation on existing QIAxcel systems.
The software is launched together with the new QIAxcel Advanced system which comes with improved hardware features and a new look and feel. The system enables effortless automated electrophoresis, which replaces traditional labor-intensive gel analysis of DNA and RNA, streamlines the workflow and significantly reduces time to result. Ready-to-go gel cartridges allow processing of up to 96 samples without manual intervention, thus reducing manual handling errors and eliminating the need for tedious preparation, time consuming data acquisition and analysis. The system can separate fragments with only a few base pairs difference in size in less than 10 minutes while processing 12 samples in parallel.
Please find more information on the ScreenGel software and the QIAxcel Advanced system at http://www.qiagen.com/products/qiaxceladvanced.aspx.
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About QIAGEN
QIAGEN N.V., a Netherlands holding company, is the leading global provider of sample and assay technologies. Sample technologies are used to isolate and process DNA, RNA and proteins from biological samples such as blood or tissue. Assay technologies are used to make such isolated bio-molecules visible. QIAGEN has developed and markets more than 500 sample and assay products as well as automated solutions for such consumables. The company provides its products to molecular diagnostics laboratories, academic researchers, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, and applied testing customers for purposes such as forensics, animal or food testing and pharmaceutical process control. QIAGEN’s assay technologies include one of the broadest panels of molecular diagnostic tests available worldwide. This panel includes the digene HPV Test, which is regarded as a “gold standard” in testing for high-risk types of human papillomavirus (HPV), the primary cause of cervical cancer, as well as a broad suite of solutions for infectious disease testing and companion diagnostics. QIAGEN employs nearly 3,600 people in over 30 locations worldwide. Further information about QIAGEN can be found at http://www.qiagen.com/.
Contact:
Global: Dr Marc Egelhofer QIAGEN GmbH +49-2103-29-11741 e-mail: marc.egelhofer@qiagen.com
US: Cassie Knapp QIAGEN +1-240-686-7686 e-mail: cassie.knapp@qiagen.com
