Edinburgh
UK: Arrayjet today announced the release of the new Ultra-Marathon
Inkjet Microarrayer. The Ultra-Marathon is based on the same robust
platform as its predecessors, the Marathon and Super-Marathon
Inkjet microarrayers. The Ultra-Marathon takes the capacity and
throughput of microarraying to a whole new level however; available
with and without the microplate stacker module launched in 2005,
the Ultra-Marathon adds patented slide handling capability to
the platform, increasing its capability to 1,000 1x3" (25x75mm)
glass slides. Combined with the recently announced Array Multiplier™
software module this enables users to specify almost any number
of mini-arrays per slide. One could imagine 1000 slides each bearing,
for example, 16 mini-arrays. This means a total of 16,000 microarrays
could be produced in a single, fully automated print run.
Company
founder Dr Howard Manning, Arrayjet's inkjet expert, stated, "The
Ultra-Marathon was originally conceived with functionality beyond
what was thought required. Time has shown that this throughput
is exactly what the market needs to push forwards.
Commercial
Director Duncan Hall commented, " We already have an Ultra-Marathon
installed and working in the field, and have strong expressions
of interest in a further five to ten instruments, all prior to
the product launch!"