Fujifilm Life Science Introduces Compact Image-Analysis System; LAS-3000mini Offers Ease-of-Use and Desktop Portability.

STAMFORD, Conn. -- Fujifilm Life Science, the leader in chemiluminescence, fluorescence, and radioisotope imaging technology, announced today the availability of the LAS-3000mini, a compact, super CCD luminescent image analyzer. Based on the LAS-3000, the mini offers researchers a high-performance desktop solution for luminescence applications.

The LAS-3000mini is a compact image analysis system designed for chemiluminescence and bioluminescence analysis, specifically for Western blotting applications. It incorporates Fuji's proprietary Super CCD chip, which allows for resolution of 3.2 to 6.3 million pixels. The LAS-3000mini also uses the newly designed F0.85 FUJINON high-sensitivity lens to capture the faintest images, such as expression of calcium-binding proteins. The low-noise design captures images at minus 30 degrees Celsius, allowing for increased exposure times. In addition, the compact body incorporates the modular darkroom and non-parallax tray.

"The LAS-3000mini gives researchers a user friendly and powerful tool for chemiluminescence and bioluminescence analysis," said Shanawaz Khan, general manager for Fujifilm Life Science, USA. "It offers the advanced imaging technology of the versatile LAS-3000 at a lower cost. It is perfect for those researchers converting from dark rooms, films, and chemicals to digital imaging."

Applications for the LAS-3000mini include genomics and proteomics imaging and molecular biology. Applicable reagents include CDP-Star(R), ECL Plus(TM), ECL(TM), SuperSignal(R), ImmunoStar, CSPD(R), and Luciferase. LAS-3000mini Image Reader software is compatible with both the Microsoft and Apple platform.

About FUJIFILM Life Science

As one of the Fuji Photo Film family of companies with 70 years of imaging experience and more than $20 billion in sales, Fujifilm Life Science is a leading provider of scientific imaging products meeting the needs of laboratory facilities today and in the future. Fuji's family of scientific imaging systems products and technologies-including chemiluminescent, fluorescent, and radioisotopic detection-are tailored to suit many different applications for a variety of scientific analyses and imaging environments. Fuji is headquartered in Stamford, CT. For more information, please visit www.fujifilmlifescienceusa.com.