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Customized Imaging Software for Biotechnology and Diagnostics

Kapelan GmbH
28 Mar 2006
Kerry Parker
CEO

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Right in time for the start of the new year, the firm Kapelan Bio-Imaging introduced its new LabImage 1D 2006 software for 1D-electrophoresis analysis. The young company, which is located in Halle/Saale in Germany, was founded in 2000 with the aim of developing various diagnostic and molecular biological applications. In the past five years, the company – which now employs 12 people – recorded an increase in turnover of more than 250 percent. Since then it has entered into several cooperative research ventures with universities as well as manufacturers and distributors of diagnostic products.

In only two years, Kapelan Bio-Imaging succeeded in developing an innovative imaging platform for bio-informatics, the field that is the basis for the LabImage software and for further projects foreseen by the company. The current program version offers numerous functions that even novices will find easy to use. LabImage is a modular system that can be expanded and customized to meet the requirements of each individual user.

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ElectrophoresisElectrophoresis equipment is used to separate mixtures of protein, DNA or RNA, based on their electric charge, size and other physical characteristics, by passing them through a medium such as a polyacrylamide gel, an agarose gel or a capillary tube. Electrophoresis equipment includes horizontal and vertical gel electrophoresis chambers, isoelectric focusing systems, 2D electrophoresis and capillary electrophoresis instruments. Precast gels with a gradient can be used or gels can be hand cast. Samples are run alongside ladders or markers to identify the approximate size of a molecule. Separated proteins and nucleic acids in the gel can be stained or probed with fluorescent markers and then imaged and detected using gel documentation instruments, transilluminators, densitometers and scanners. Find the best electrophoresis equipment in our peer-reviewed product directory: compare products, check customer reviews and receive pricing direct from manufacturers.Chem / BioinformaticsCheminformatics and bioinformatics are computational techniques used in chemistry and biology, respectively, for data acquisition, processing and storage. Cheminformatics focuses on compound information, whereas bioinformatics is mainly applied to analysis and modeling of genomics, genetic and sequencing information. Hardware and software is available for data acquisition, analysis, management and storage.

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