Singapore, March 18, 2008: German medical device maker BMG Labtech has launched a new version of microplate reader, PHERAstar Plus. The PHERAstar Plus features advanced HTRF/TR-FRET, advanced luminescence, and advanced fluorescence polarization reading modes by integrating the latest technologies in optics and electronics. Coupled with the data analysis software package MARS, these new features extend the application versatility of the PHERAstar Plus.

 

The PHERAstar Plus is a simultaneous dual emission HTS microplate reader offering detection technologies including fluorescence intensity/FRET, fluorescence polarization, time-resolved fluorescence/TR-FRET, laser-based AlphaScreen, luminescence/BRET, and UV/Vis absorbance.. The PHERAstar Plus has five photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) and Simultaneous Dual Emission (SDE) technology optimized for specific reading modes and the capability to capture TR-FRET decay curves in real-time for assay optimization.

 

The PHERAstar Plus will be delivered with a new version of BMG LABTECH’s established reader control and a completely new MARS data analysis software with significant ease-of-use enhancements such as S/N, Z’, and many other standard calculations. The wizard creates an easy step-by-step calculation of a standard curve and the template manger helps building complex data processing protocols.