Applied Biosystems instruments have a proud history of leading the biotechnology industry. Inventors of fluorescence-based automated sequencing technology as well as real-time PCR science, we are now among the world’s leading companies pioneering next-generation sequencing as well as numerous other innovations. Unless otherwise noted, all instruments are for research use only, not for use in diagnostic procedures.
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3500 Series genetic analyzers
| Ion GeneStudio S5 Series
| Ion Torrent Genexus System
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Real-time PCR instruments | |||||
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| Instrument/ Capacity | StepOnePlus StepOne | 7500 Fast | ViiA 7 | QuantStudio 12K Flex Real-Time PCR System | |
| Temperature Uniformity | ± 0.5°C within 30 seconds of clock start | ± 0.5°C within 30 seconds of clock start | ±0.5°C, within 30 sec of reaching temperature set point | ±0.25°C (±0.75°C for OpenArray® block) | |
| Fast block | Yes | Yes 7500 & 7500 for HID | Yes (96-well and 384-well) | Yes—96-well | |
| Performance Specifications | |||||
| Demonstrated Sensitivity | 10 copies | 10 copies | Down to 1 copy | Down to 1 copy | |
| Dynamic Range | 9 logs of linear dynamic range | 5 logs guaranteed, 9 logs demonstrated | Up to 9 logs of linear dynamic range | Up to 9 logs of linear dynamic range (up to 7 logs for OpenArray® block) | |
| Instrument Specifications | |||||
| Size (W x D x H) | W 23.6 cm D 51.2 cm H 42.7 cm | W 34 cm D 45 cm H 49 cm | W 53.3 cm D 63.5 cm H 64.5 cm | W 50.5 cm D 67.2 cm H 73.8 cm | |
| Multiplex Quantitation | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (on all non-OpenArray blocks, duplex on OpenArray) | |
Sequencing instruments | ||
|---|---|---|
| | |
3500 Series genetic analyzers
| Ion GeneStudio S5 Series
| Ion Torrent Genexus System
|
Real-time PCR instruments | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | ||
| Instrument/ Capacity | StepOnePlus StepOne | 7500 Fast | ViiA 7 | QuantStudio 12K Flex Real-Time PCR System | |
| Temperature Uniformity | ± 0.5°C within 30 seconds of clock start | ± 0.5°C within 30 seconds of clock start | ±0.5°C, within 30 sec of reaching temperature set point | ±0.25°C (±0.75°C for OpenArray® block) | |
| Fast block | Yes | Yes 7500 & 7500 for HID | Yes (96-well and 384-well) | Yes—96-well | |
| Performance Specifications | |||||
| Demonstrated Sensitivity | 10 copies | 10 copies | Down to 1 copy | Down to 1 copy | |
| Dynamic Range | 9 logs of linear dynamic range | 5 logs guaranteed, 9 logs demonstrated | Up to 9 logs of linear dynamic range | Up to 9 logs of linear dynamic range (up to 7 logs for OpenArray® block) | |
| Instrument Specifications | |||||
| Size (W x D x H) | W 23.6 cm D 51.2 cm H 42.7 cm | W 34 cm D 45 cm H 49 cm | W 53.3 cm D 63.5 cm H 64.5 cm | W 50.5 cm D 67.2 cm H 73.8 cm | |
| Multiplex Quantitation | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (on all non-OpenArray blocks, duplex on OpenArray) | |
Unless otherwise noted, all products are for research use only, not for use in diagnostic procedures.