PerkinElmer Life Sciences Introduces New Product Portfolio for Protein and Nucleic Acid Detection.

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BOSTON--(BW HealthWire)--March 5, 2002

Western Lightning and DNA Thunder

Provide Superior Sensitivity, Speed and Ease-of-Use

PerkinElmer Life Sciences, a leading provider of drug discovery, life science research and genetic disease screening solutions, today announced the availability of Western Lightning(TM) and DNA Thunder(TM), a complete product portfolio of chemiluminescence reagents for protein and nucleic acid detection.

Western Lightning and DNA Thunder are chemiluminescence reagents that can be used in detecting many different blot-based protein and nucleic acid studies, including western blotting assays, non-rad nucleic acid labeling and DNA slot blot applications. They comprise a family of kits with both high sensitivity and conventional strength reagents for Horse Radish Peroxide (HRP)-based assays, as well as kits designed for Alkaline Phosphatase (AP)-based detection assays in each family. Both families feature high sensitivity detection, up to four times higher than other brands available to researchers. Neither product family requires a change in protocol, making it easy for researchers to integrate these reagents into their western blotting or nucleic acid detection protocols.

"Western Lightning and DNA Thunder are essential additions to the PerkinElmer product line because they enable quick and sensitive chemiluminescent detection," said Paul Gillyon, vice president and general manager, Research Products, PerkinElmer Life Sciences. "These kits give our customers the ability to do faster, more effective research, thus increasing the value of their results. PerkinElmer Life Sciences strives to consistently offer customers powerful resources to improve the quality of life sciences."

Western Lightning and DNA Thunder work best when used in combination with the Kodak image stations -- for precise and accurate quantitation of all chemiluminescence samples. PerkinElmer Life Sciences is a distributor of Kodak image stations.

About PerkinElmer Life Sciences

PerkinElmer Life Sciences is a global provider of drug discovery, research, and clinical screening products, services and technologies for the life science industry. Incorporating Packard(R), NEN(R), and Wallac(TM) product brands, PerkinElmer Life Sciences offers a complete line of instrumentation, reagents and consumables, as well as assay development and instrumentation systems for high-throughput screening, and other areas involved in target validation for drug discovery.

For more information, contact: PerkinElmer Life Sciences 549 Albany Street, Boston, MA, 02118, USA; Telephone: [phone] (U.S. Only) or [phone]; Fax: [phone]. Website: www.perkinelmer.com/lifesciences.

PerkinElmer, Inc. is a global technology leader focused in three businesses -- Life Sciences, Optoelectronics and Analytical Instruments. Combining operational excellence and technology expertise with an intimate understanding of our customers' needs, PerkinElmer creates innovative solutions -- backed by unparalleled service and support -- for customers in health sciences, communications and other markets whose applications demand precision and speed. The company operates in more than 125 countries, and is a component of the S&P 500 Index. Additional information is available through www.perkinelmer.com or 1-877-PKI-NYSE.