Tecan at PITTCON 2006.DURHAM, N.C. -- Tecan, one of the world's leading players in the growing life sciences industry and its sister company REMP will be demonstrating a full range of products for genomics, proteomics, drug discovery and clinical diagnostic applications at the PITTCON PITTCON Pittsburgh Conference 2006 exhibition, booth #3516, at the Orange County Center-West in Orlando, Florida, from 13-16 March, 2006. Visitors to the show will have the opportunity to see Tecan's Freedom EVO(R) 150 automated liquid handling workstation, equipped with two eight tip liquid handling (LiHa) arms, multichannel pipetting heads, robotic manipulator (RoMa) arm, plus a variety of flexible application modules and options. The new Infinite(TM) 200 series of flexible and upgradeable multi-function microplate readers will be on display with a choice of monochromator A monochromator is an optical device that transmits a mechanically selectable narrow band of wavelengths of light or other radiation chosen from a wider range of wavelengths available at the input. or filter system and combining reagent dispensing with several detection modes. The unique modular design allows the Infinite 200 series to be configured to perform absorbance absorbance /ab·sor·bance/ (-sor´bans) 1. in analytical chemistry, a measure of the light that a solution does not transmit compared to a pure solution. Symbol . 2. , fluorescence top and bottom, fluorescence polarization and photon-counting luminescence readings in microplate formats from 6-384 wells, PCR PCR polymerase chain reaction. PCR abbr. polymerase chain reaction Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) plates and cuvettes. Also displayed will be Cavro(R) OEM pumps and valves, which are at the heart of Tecan Systems' product line. Tecan is a leading player in the Life Sciences supply industry that specializes in the development, production and distribution of solutions enabling the discovery of pharmaceutical substances, as well as for genomics, proteomics, and diagnostics. Through its subsidiary REMP (www.remp.com) Tecan is a leading supplier of compound and sample storage, managerial and logistic solutions. Tecan clients are leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, university research departments and diagnostic laboratories. Founded in Switzerland in 1980, the company has manufacturing, research and development sites in both North America and Europe and maintains a sales and service network in 52 countries. In 2004, Tecan achieved sales of CH 286.0 million (USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 230.6 million; EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 185.7 million). Registered shares of Tecan Group are traded on the SWX Swiss Exchange SWX Swiss Exchange An all-electronic securities exchange formed from the 1995 merger of exchanges in Geneva, Basel, and Zurich. The exchange offers trading in equity securities, investment funds, exchange-traded funds, bonds, Eurobonds, and options. (TK: TECN / Reuters: TECZn.S / Valor: 1210019). For more information about Tecan, please visit www.tecan.com. |
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