Singapore, May 9, 2008:  Syngene, a manufacturer of image analysis solutions from United Kingdom, announced that its first Dyversity 6 innovative 2D gel imaging system has been installed at the Singapore Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) Centre, by its distributor, Insta BioAnalytik.

 

The Dyversity 6 at the SMART Center features a 16 bit, 6 mega pixel CCD based camera and can generate 2D protein gel images up to ten times faster than a conventional laser-based scanner. The system will be used initially by scientists in the SMART Center’s Infectious Diseases’ interdisciplinary research group to rapidly automate 1D and 2D gel imaging in vital research programmes focusing on respiratory syncytial virus, influenza, tuberculosis and malaria.

 

The release noted that Dyversity 6 is fitted with a wide range of filters, UV and visible lighting options, making it versatile enough to image gels stained with Coomassie Blue, silver stain, SYPRO Ruby, Pro-Q Diamond, Deep Purple and CY dyes. The system also the ability to rapidly separate close protein spot images from densely-protein spotted 2D gels.

 

Ms Laura Sullivan, Syngene’s Divisional Manager said, “Many prestigious institutes such as Imperial College are enjoying the benefits of using CCD based technology for 2D gel imaging. We are delighted the scientists at the SMART Centre are keen to see how the system contributes to speeding up their critical research on infectious diseases.”