BioTek Instruments, Inc. Introduces the Synergy™ 2 Multi-Detection Microplate Reader

BioTek Instruments Inc., announced today the launch of the Synergy™ 2 Multi-Detection Microplate Reader. Based on the popular Synergy™ HT, the Synergy 2 is a five-mode microplate reader designed for the life science research and drug discovery markets. This new detection system will provide researchers with an unprecedented level of cost-effectiveness, and a very high level of performance in a compact and modular instrument.

The Synergy 2 detection modes include Fluorescence Intensity, Fluorescence Polarization, Time-Resolved Fluorescence, Luminescence and UV-visible Absorbance. Synergy 2 uses a unique combination of monochromator, filters and dichroic mirrors that provide the best possible level of performance in all detection modes. Its three broad-spectrum light sources have been chosen for optimal illumination and excitation in all applications. The Synergy 2 is driven by the BioTek Instruments, Inc. new Gen5™ Reader Control and Data Analysis Software. Gen5 is the most modern microplate software available on the market.

When asked about the Synergy 2 Multi-Detection Microplate Reader, Gary Barush, Director of Sales and Marketing at BioTek commented, “The Synergy 2 is the first of a new generation of multi-detection microplate readers that reflect the convergence of requirements associated with HTS/Drug Discovery and life science research. This instrument has been designed with screening applications in mind but has retained the need for greater flexibility found in life science research. Synergy 2 is fast, reads a 384-well plate in less than 30 seconds, is compatible with 1536-well plates, and provides high performance in fluorescence polarization and time-resolved modes, and at the same time comes equipped with precise temperature control, built-in shaking, monochromator based photometry and a reagent injection system for applications traditionally found in research laboratories.”

With its modular architecture, the Synergy 2 can be customized for specific applications, making it an extremely cost-effective reader. The Synergy 2 runs all common microplate applications such as ELISA assays, 260 nm DNA quantification, reporter gene assays, cytotoxicity and cell proliferation assays, protein and nucleic acid quantification, kinetic enzyme assays, as well as ion channel assays, FRET and TR-FRET assays, binding assays and much more.