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Scientists Rate the Synergy Neo2 Multi-Mode Reader from BioTek Instruments Inc.
Find out what the experts really think
24 Oct 2016
Lynsey Forsyth
Post Doc / Research Fellow
Editorial article
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The Synergy™ Neo2 Multi-Mode Reader from BioTek Instruments, Inc. won the SelectScience® Scientists' Choice Award® for Best New Life Sciences Product of 2015. This reader is designed for speed and ultra high performance for plate screening.
Read on to discover what leading scientists say about this plate reader and how it could enhance your research.
Joseph Hoover at Nortis uses the Synergy Neo2 for ELISA and bioassays.
This reader has lived up to all my expectations for OD, fluorescent and luminescent reads that I have performed on the instrument.
Joseph Hoover
Nortis
Andrew Haak at the Mayo Clinic uses the Synergy Neo2 for absorbance and luminescence assays.
Very fast and easy. On-board software is very effective.
Andrew Haak
Mayo Clinic
Anuj Tharakan at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine uses the Synergy Neo2 for fluorescence based assays.
Reader provides rapid and accurate reading compatible with multiple applications.
Anuj Tharakan
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Marceline Cote at the University of Ottawa uses the Synergy Neo2 for small molecule screening.
I can say with confidence that it is the best reader I have used.
Marceline Cote University of Ottawa
Do you use the Synergy™ Neo2 Multi-Mode Reader? Share your expertise and write your own review today.
Learn more about BioTek Instruments Inc. products in this interview with Dr Kirk McManus, Associate Professor at the University of Manitoba.
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