Forensics Products & Reviews

Lux3 BR is a small brightfield live-cell imager, equipped with a high-quality 6.4 MP CMOS camera. It is designed to work inside a standard cell culture incubator without disturbing temperature, airflow, and optimum culture conditions. Detailed brightfield images can be captured using the new device. In both x- and y-direction, 2072 pixels combined with 1.45 mm field of view provide a resolution of 0.7 µm/pixel. 

ProxiMate is a robust, compact and extremely easy to use at-line NIR instrument specialized for the food and feed industry. The system considerably reduces downtime in production and provides quick and reliable quality control of batch samples. The intuitively designed interface allows operation by users of any skill level. A wide selection of precalibration packages make it suitable for any application.

Top performance for challenging FT-NIR applications

N-500 - The flexible platform for your NIR solution FT-NIR spectroscopy has proven to be the ideal tool for routine checks in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries as well as in food and feed processing plants. The BUCHI NIRFlex N-500 is the result of systematic development based on user requirements from research, QC laboratory to production. Ensuring full modularity in NIR spectroscopy, the BUCHI NIRFlex N-500 has bee…

The PharmaGard PR797 creates a positive pressure clean air [ISO Class 5] controlled environment specifically for aseptic compounding of non-hazardous drugs. The HEPA filtered work area maintains a positive air pressure relative to the interchange compartment, which operates at a positive air pressure relative to the surrounding room. These two levels of protection minimize the possibility of contamination migrating into the wo…

The PharmaGard NR797 creates a negative pressure clean air [ISO Class 5] re-circulating controlled environment for the aseptic compounding of hazardous drugs. The HEPA filtered work area maintains a negative air pressure relative to the interchange compartment, which operates at a negative air pressure relative to the surrounding room. These levels of protection minimize the possibility of chemotherapy agents or other hazardou…

The PharmaGard NTE797 creates a negative pressure clean air [ISO Class 5] total exhaust controlled environment for the aseptic compounding of hazardous drugs. The HEPA filtered work area maintains a negative air pressure relative to the interchange compartment, which operates at a negative air pressure relative to the surrounding room. These levels of protection minimize the possibility of chemotherapy agents or other hazardou…

A high-performing, fast, and integrated workflow for sensitive applications such as human whole-genome sequencing.

Brighter signal for earlier quantification of low and high copy RNA targets in a convenient 1-Step RT-qPCR format GoTaq® 1-Step RT-qPCR System is a reagent system that gives a brighter signal for earlier quantification of low and high copy RNA targets, using a one-step reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) protocol in a single tube format. The system incorporates BRYT Green® Fluorescent Dye, a novel dye…

The GoTaq®Real-Time PCR Systems are ready-to-use 2X master mixes optimized for quantitative PCR in dye (using BRYT(R) Green Dye) or hydrolysis probe detection format.   The 1-Step and 2-Step RT-qPCR Master Mixes contain GoScript™ Reverse Transcriptase for efficient first-strand cDNA synthesis.     GoTaq Real-Time PCR Systems Features & Benefits: Higher fluorescence, often resulting in earlier Cqs Direct su…

The PowerPlex® Y23 System is a 23-loci, 5-color Y-STR multiplex designed for genotyping forensic casework samples, database samples and paternity samples.   The kit contains: all 12 loci in the current PowerPlex® Y System, the additional 5 loci found in AmpFlSTR® Y-filer®, plus 6 new loci.   PowerPlex® Y23 System Benefits: Reveal more Y-STR loci in excess female DNA Cut your amplification time roughly in ha…

The DNA IQ™ System is a DNA isolation system designed specifically for forensic and paternity laboratories. This system employs novel paramagnetic particles to isolate clean DNA for use with short tandem repeat (STR) analysis. The DNA IQ™ System can be used to extract DNA from a variety of sample types, including stains and liquid samples. Protocols for database samples and casework samples are available. The unique DNA IQ™…

The PowerPlex® Fusion System is a 24-locus multiplex for human identification applications including forensic analysis, relationship testing and research use.   The PowerPlex® Fusion System provides all of the materials needed for co-amplification and five-color fluorescent detection of 24 loci (23 STR loci and Amelogenin), including the CODIS core loci and the European Standard Set (ESS) loci. With 24 loci, the sys…

The GoTaq® Probe qPCR Master Mix is optimized for quantitative PCR assays in the hydrolysis probe detection format.   It is provided as a ready-to-use, stabilized 2X formulation that includes all components for qPCR (except template, primers and probe). This master mix does not contain a reference dye; however, a separate tube of carboxy-X-rhodamine (CXR) reference dye is included with this system, allowing users to add…

The GoTaq® Probe 1-Step RT-qPCR System is optimized for quantitative PCR assays in the hydrolysis probe detection format. The system enables detection and relative quantification of RNA expression levels using a one-step RT-qPCR method, combining GoScript™ Reverse Transcriptase and GoTaq® Probe qPCR Master Mix in single-step real-time amplification reactions. The GoScript™ RT Mix for 1-Step RT-qPCR (50X) combines optimi…

The GoTaq® Probe 2-Step RT-qPCR System is optimized for quantitative PCR assays in the hydrolysis probe detection format. The system protocol facilitates detection and relative quantification of RNA expression levels via a two-step RT-qPCR method using integrated components: • GoScript™ Reverse Transcription System • GoTaq® Probe qPCR Master Mix The GoScript™ Reverse Transcription System includes an optimized reaction b…

If there is DNA to detect, the Plexor® HY System will show it. Total human DNA. Total male DNA. The power to see it all in a single assay.   The Plexor® HY System is a real-time PCR assay to determine the concentration of total human DNA and male human DNA simultaneously in one reaction. The kit contains an internal PCR control (IPC) to test for false-negative results that may occur in the presence of PCR inhibitors…

The QuantiFluor® dsDNA System contains a fluorescent DNA-binding dye that enables sensitive quantitation of small amounts of double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) in solution.   The quantitation of dsDNA is a very important step in many biological applications, particularly in standard molecular biology techniques. The dye shows minimal binding to single stranded DNA (ssDNA) and RNA, allowing specific quantitation of dsDNA. The…

The GoTaq® G2 Hot Start Polymerase and Master Mixes simplify your reaction preparation, bringing you the convenience of room-temperature setup and the specificity of a hot start polymerase.   Ready-to-use Master Mix simplifies reaction setup and allows direct-to-gel loading. The optimized formulation provides amplification of a variety of targets, while eliminating non-specific products, resulting in higher yields and gr…

Diamond™ Nucleic Acid Dye is a safe, sensitive fluorescent dye that binds to single-stranded DNA, double-stranded DNA and RNA, and can be used to stain and visualize nucleic acids in gels.   Diamond™ Nucleic Acid Dye is compatible with denaturing and native agarose and polyacrylamide gels and can be imaged with any standard imaging system. Significantly less mutagenic than traditional ethidium bromide, as proven by Ames…

The BenchTop DNA Markers, supplied in a stabilizing solution of 1X Blue/Orange Loading Dye, come in a variety of different sizes to meet your DNA electrophoresis needs.

The PureYield™ Plasmid Miniprep System is designed to rapidly isolate highly pure plasmid DNA.   The system provides a rapid method for purification of up to 15μg of plasmid DNA from 600μl to 3ml of bacteria culture. Plasmid DNA can be purified in as little as 10 minutes. The PureYield™ Plasmid Miniprep System incorporates a unique Endotoxin Removal Wash designed to remove substantial amounts of protein, RNA and endotoxi…

High-quality deoxynucleotide triphosphates (dNTPs) are critical for the success of many key procedures such as cDNA synthesis, sequencing and labeling.   Promega dNTPs have greater than 99% triphosphate content and are provided at a concentration of 100mM in water at pH 7.5. dNTPs Features & Benefits:   Dependable - PCR-tested deoxynucleotides ensure optimal performance with all Promega amplification enzyme…

The PowerPlex® 21 System is a multiplex STR system for human identification applications including forensic analysis, relationship testing and research use.   The PowerPlex® 21 System is more tolerant of PCR inhibitors than other STR systems including the PowerPlex® 16 HS System. This allows more interpretable data and less need for re-amplification of samples previously deemed "difficult" due to the presence of inhibito…

The PowerPlex® ESX 17 and ESI 17 Fast Systems meet recommendations of the European Network of Forensic Science Institutes (ENFSI) for DNA profile sharing across Europe. They are based on five-color technology and allow co-amplification and detection of D3S1358, D8S1179, D18S51, D21S11, FGA, TH01, vWA, D2S441, D10S1248, D22S1045, D1S1656, D12S391, D2S1338, D16S539, D19S433, SE33 and Amelogenin. These kits are available in…