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Visit Gel Company at AACR 2015 to Discover its Latest Technologies

The Gel Company
8 Apr 2015
Kathryn Rix
Administrator / Office Personnel

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Gel Company will be returning to the American Association of Cancer Research’s 2015 Annual Meeting this April. Founded in 1995, Gel Company is a San Francisco company that develops, manufactures, and supplies low cost products to the Life Science research community. Particularly exciting for Gel Company is the launch of their newest system to the cancer research community. The Omega Lum W will be shown to researchers for the first time at AACR 2015. The Omega Lum W will give researchers a new perspective to their proteomics, epigenetics, and protein work, by offering a simple, affordable, higher performing multiplex imaging system that can fit on a benchtop.

It is the goal of Gel Company to provide innovative, high quality products and efficient, friendly service – all at a competitive price. In addition to the sophisticated Omega Lum series for gel, chemiluminescent, and blot imaging Gel Company is creating other innovative accessories. For example, their Imagel smart phone adapters allow gel image capture from a wide range of smart phones and devices.

It was a busy 2014 for Gel Company, which included the acquisition of Aplegen Life Sciences and their line of imaging products in November. They would like to invite attendees to visit them and learn about the many new products and accessories they now carry. On display at their booth 1558 at AACR they will have a range of these accessories for demonstration as well as the Omega Lum W Imaging system.

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Western BlottingWestern blotting equipment is used to transfer and identify specific proteins within a sample, reveal protein modifications, as well as give a semi-quantitative estimation of their concentration. Western blotting equipment includes all apparatus necessary to transfer proteins from gel to membrane and subsequent processing steps. Protein transfer can be performed by electroblotting with wet, semi-dry and dry transfer systems onto nitrocellulose and PVDF membranes. Blocking, washing and labeling of membranes follows, involving buffers, blocking reagents, blotting / incubation trays, labeling reagents, immunoblotting assays, antibodies and conjugates. Automated equipment for these steps is available to accelerate your lab workflow. Finally, detection and imaging of proteins can be conducted using gel documentation and imaging systems. Find the best western blotting equipment in our peer-reviewed product directory: compare products, check customer reviews and receive pricing direct from manufacturers.ProteomicsProteomics is the systemic bioinformatics study of proteins and amino acids, including their structure, size, function and identification. Tools used in proteomics include chromatography, blotting and gels, protein arrays, mass spectrometry and ELISA and associated analysis software. Analyzers and proteomic systems should be sensitive, high resolution, fast and may be automated for high-throughput.Gel Doc / Image AnalysisGel documentation (gel doc) or gel imaging systems are used for the analysis of proteins, antibodies and nucleic acid immobilized in polyacrylamide or agarose gels, membranes or microarrays. Explore a range of a gel imaging systems, densitometers, scanners, transilluminators or UV lamp + CCD cameras for your image analysis solutions. Colorimetric, fluorescent and/or radioisotopic samples can be visualized and documented for further analysis. See gel doc / Image analysis software for quantitative 1D and 2D analysis of your samples. Find the best gel doc / image analysis products in our peer-reviewed product directory: compare products, check customer reviews and receive pricing direct from manufacturers.Protein BiologyThe analysis of protein expression, identity and function is vital for many areas of life science research and drug discovery. Some of the most commonly used techniques in protein analysis include Western blotting, electrophoresis and mass spectrometry.EpigeneticsEpigenetics refers to heritable changes in gene expression. These changes are not caused by alterations to the DNA sequence. Three of the main systems responsible for the initiation of epigenetic change are DNA methylation, histone modification and non-coding RNA-associated gene silencing.AACRThe American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is a leading organization focused on cancer research and treatment. It provides a platform for scientists, healthcare professionals, and industry leaders to share knowledge and collaborate in the fight against cancer.Cancer ResearchAlthough cancer is often referred to as a single condition, it actually consists of more than 100 different diseases. Microscopy, mass spectrometry, high throughput sequencing and flow cytometry are some of the most common techniques employed in cancer research labs.

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