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GENESYS UV-Vis instruments

Built for real-world laboratories and classrooms where rugged, easy-to-use instrumentation is a must, Thermo Scientific GENESYS Spectrophotometers give you a range of solutions for routine analysis and specialized measurements. Simplify sampling with easy access, flexibility, and choices to fit your varied testing needs. 


GENESYS UV-Vis Spectrophotometer features

Exchange samples with ease with a large, accessible sample compartment and cell changer accessories.

Touch screen user interface features methods and applications most important to you.

Tap, recall your method and go with on-board software applications for Live Display, Quantitative analysis, Scanning, Kinetics, and Fixed wavelength measurements

Scan

Quant

Fixed

Expand your GENESYS Spectrophotometer capabilities with optional software

VISIONlite Software – Equip your GENESYS 30 Spectrophotometer with Thermo Scientific VISIONlite Software for easy-to-use scan, rate, fixed, and quant applications specialized to match your analytical needs or stand-alone packages for color, enzyme, and wine analysis.

BeerCraft Software – Add pre-programmed methods to your GENESYS 50 or GENESYS 150 UV-Vis Spectrophotometers to enable quick and easy measurements of over twenty beer attributes at the touch of a button to maintain your beer’s identity and the success of your brand. 


GENESYS Visible and UV-Vis Spectrophotometer selection guide

From classroom teaching, to routine measurements, to discovery of the next breakthrough material, GENESYS Spectrophotometers are designed to meet the needs of today's modern laboratory.

 

Developed for users, designed for results

 

How much of the ultraviolet and visible spectrum do you need to cover? We have instruments to cover the full range or just the visible portion. Click the UV-Vis and Vis tabs below to see our instrument comparisons. 
 

 

For teaching labs, research labs and industrial QC requiring robust construction, ease-of-use and software capability

For advanced teaching labs, R&D, research and life science applications requiring higher throughput or temperature control. For advanced teaching labs, R&D, research and life science applications requiring higher throughput or temperature control. For laboratories requiring double beam with a reference cell position.
Click on the instrument titles for more information and specifications.

GENESYS 50
UV-Vis Spectrophotometer

GENESYS 150
UV-Vis Spectrophotometer

BioMate 160
UV-Vis Spectrophotometer

GENESYS 180
UV-Vis Spectrophotometer

 
FEATURES:
Spectral range UV-Vis UV-Vis UV-Vis UV-Vis
Optics Dual Beam Dual Beam Dual Beam Double Beam
Display 7-inch touchscreen 7-inch touchscreen, tiltable 7-inch touchscreen, tiltable 7-inch touchscreen, tiltable
Supports test tubes

     
Removable and washable single cell holders/liners

4 and 8-cell changer compatible* Single-cell only

Sipper, Peltier, fiber probe compatible

 

Abs, Transmittance, Concentration

Scanning

Quant, fixed, live display, OD600

Kinetics

Thermo Scientific VISIONlite software compatible

Wi-Fi USB adaptor, available

Snap-on printer, available

Life Science methods - Nucleic Acid A260; Protein A280 and A205; Protein Colorimetric assays

 

 

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Sample compartment
  • Easily accessible sample compartment
  • Accommodates up to 100 mm cuvettes (cell holders for these cuvettes are optional or separately purchased)
  • Available accessory for test-tubes up to 25 mm diameter and 150 mm height (with tall test tube cap)
Accommodates (optional):
  • 8-position cell changer
  • 4-position cell changer (long path cells)
  • Peltier thermostatted cell holder (20–60 °C)
  • Sipper accessory
  • Fiber optic probe coupler
Accommodates (optional):
  • 8-position cell changer
  • 4-position cell changer (long path cells)
  • Peltier thermostatted cell holder (20–60 °C)
  • Sipper accessory
  • Fiber optic probe coupler
  • 8-position cell changer (standard)
Also accommodates (optional):
  • 4-position cell changer (long path cells)
  • Peltier thermostatted cell holder (20–60 °C)
  • Sipper accessory
  • Fiber optic probe coupler
Warranty 2 years** 2 years** 2 years** 2 years**

** Three-year warranty available upon instrument registration

  For teaching labs, research labs and industrial QC requiring robust construction, ease-of-use and software capability For teaching labs, research labs and industrial QC requiring robust construction, ease-of-use and software capability For advanced teaching labs, R&D, and research applications requiring higher throughput or temperature control.
Click on the instrument titles for more information and specifications.

GENESYS 30
Vis Spectrophotometer

GENESYS 40
Vis Spectrophotometer

GENESYS 140
Vis Spectrophotometer

 
FEATURES:
Spectral range Vis Vis Vis
Optics Single Beam Dual Beam Dual Beam
Display 5-inch color screen 7-inch touchscreen 7-inch touchscreen, tiltable
Supports test tubes

 
Removable and washable sample compartment

 
4 and 8-cell changer compatible* Single-cell only Single-cell only

Sipper, Peltier, fiber probe compatible

 

 

A-T-C

Scanning

Quant, fixed, live display, OD600

Kinetics    

Thermo Scientific VISIONlite software compatible

Wi-Fi USB adaptor, available

 

Snap-on printer, available

Life Science methods - Nucleic Acid A260; Protein A280 and A205; Protein Colorimetric assays

 

   
Sample compartment
  • Accessible from top, front or side
  • Accommodates up to 100 mm cuvettes
  • Available accessory for test-tubes up to 25 mm diameter and 150 mm height
  • Accessible from top, front or side
  • Accommodates up to 100 mm cuvettes
  • Available accessory for test-tubes up to 25 mm diameter and 150 mm height
Accommodates (optional):
  • 8-position cell changer
  • 4-position cell changer
  • Peltier thermostatted cell
  • Sipper accessory
Warranty 2 years** 2 years** 2 years**

** Three-year warranty available upon instrument registration

Life science–enabled BioMate 160 UV-Vis Spectrophotometer

The Thermo Scientific BioMate 160 UV-Vis model includes life science methods for measuring Nucleic Acid A260, Protein A280 and A205, Protein Colorimetric assays, and OD600, and works with UV-Vis accessories.


GENESYS UV-Vis Spectrophotometer specifications

 

GENESYS 50

GENESYS 150

BioMate 160

GENESYS 180

Optical Design

Dual Beam

Double Beam

Spectral Bandwidth

2 nm

Light Source (Typical Lifetime)

Xenon Flash Lamp (>5 years typical, 3 years guaranteed)

Detector

Dual Silicon Photodiodes

Wavelength

Range

190–1100 nm

Accuracy

±0.5 nm

Repeatability

<±0.2 nm

Scan Speed

Slow, medium, and fast (up to 1600 nm/min)

Data Resolution

0.2 nm, 0.5 nm, 1 nm, 2 nm, 5 nm

0.1 nm, 0.2 nm, 0.5 nm, 1 nm, 2 nm, 5 nm

Photometric

Range

–2A to +3.5A

Display

–3A to +5A

Accuracy

±0.002A at 0.5A

±0.004A at 1.0A

±0.008A at 2.0A

Repeatability1

±0.001A at 1A

Noise2

≤0.00020A at 0A at 260 and 500 nm

≤0.00030A at 1A at 260 and 500 nm

≤0.00040A at 2A at 260 and 500 nm

Drift3

<0.0005A/Hr

Stray Light

< 1.0%T 198 nm (KCl) , <0.05%T at 220 nm (NaI), <0.03%T at 340 nm (NaNO2)

Baseline Flatness

±0.002A

 

Display

7-inch color touchscreen, fixed, high definition, 800 × 1280 pixels

7-inch color touchscreen, tiltable, high definition, 800 × 1280 pixels

Keypad

Touchscreen

Sample Compartment

• Accessible from top, front, or side

• Able to accommodate cells up to 100 mm pathlength

• Available accessory for test tubes up to 25 mm diameter and 150 mm height

• Removable, washable sample compartment liner with magnetic placement and hold-down

Accommodates (optional):

• 8-position cell changer

• 4-position cell changer (long path cells)

• Peltier thermostatted cell holder (20–60 °C)

• Sipper accessory

• Fiber optic probe coupler

• 8-position cell changer (standard)

Also accommodates (optional):

• 4-position cell changer (long path cells)

• Peltier thermostatted cell holder (20–60 °C)

• Sipper accessory

• Fiber optic probe coupler

Printer

Snap-on printer available

Connectivity

• Single USB-A supports flash memory devices for method and data storage

• Duplex USB-A supports connection to a Windows computer running optional remote control software, keyboard, mouse

• Export data to network or PC via Ethernet or Wi-Fi

• Print via USB, Ethernet, or Wi-Fi

Languages

English (Available soon: Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai)

Power Requirements

External AC to DC converter. Voltage and Frequency (Hz) selected automatically, 100–240 volts, 50–60 Hz.

Dimensions (W × D × H)

35.5 × 38.5 × 19.5 cm (14.0” × 15.2” × 7.7”)

Weight

7.5 kg (16.5 lbs)

Warranty

2 years standard with 1-year extension upon registration of the instrument with Thermo Fisher Scientific within 6 months of purchase

  1. Measured at 1.0A at 546 nm.
  2. RMS at 500 nm. 60 consecutive measurements. 
  3. At 500 nm after warmup. 2 hrs GENESYS 30, 1 hr all others.

 

GENESYS 30

GENESYS 40

GENESYS 140

Optical Design

Single Beam

Dual Beam

Spectral Bandwidth

5 nm

5 nm

Light Source (Typical Lifetime)1

Tungsten-halogen (>1000 hours)

Tungsten-halogen (>1000 hours)

Detector

Silicon Photodiode

Dual Silicon Photodiodes

Wavelength

Range

325 nm–1100 nm

Accuracy

±2 nm

±0.5 nm

Repeatability

<±1 nm

<±0.2 nm

Scan Speed

Automatic—up to 1200 nm/min

Automatic— up to 1800 nm/min

Data Resolution

1 nm

0.2 nm, 0.5 nm, 1 nm, 2 nm, 5 nm

Photometric

Range

–3A to +3A

–3A to +3.5A

Display

–3A to +3A,
0 to 200 000 %T,
0 to 9 999 999 C

–3A to +5A

Accuracy

±0.002A (0–0.3A)

0.5% of ABS reading

(0.301A – 2.5A)

±0.002A at 0.5A

±0.004A at 1.0A

±0.008A at 2.0A

Repeatability2

±0.002 A

±0.001A at 1A

Noise3

≤0.001A at 0A

≤0.001A at 1A

≤0.002A at 2A

≤0.00020A at 0A at 260 and 500 nm

≤0.00030A at 1A at 260 and 500 nm

≤0.00040A at 2A at 260 and 500 nm

Drift4

<0.002A/Hr

<0.0010A/Hr

Stray Light

<0.1%T at 340 nm and 400 nm

<0.05%T at 340 nm and 400 nm

Baseline Flatness

<0.003A

±0.005A

 

Display

5-inch diagonal, 32-bit color display, 800 × 480 pixels

7-inch color touchscreen, fixed, high definition, 800 × 1280 pixels

7-inch color touchscreen, tiltable, high definition, 800 × 1280 pixels

Keypad

Tactile rubber 23 keys with numeric keypad

Touchscreen

  • Sample Compartment
  • Accessible from top, front, or side
  • All platforms can accommodate 100 mm cells
  • Available accessory for test tubes up to 25 mm diameter and 150 mm height
  • Removable, washable sample compartment liner with magnetic placement and hold-down

Accommodates (optional):

  • 8-position cell changer
  • 4-position cell changer (long path cells)
  • Peltier thermostatted cell holder (20–60 °C)
  • Sipper accessory

Printer

Snap-on printer available

  • Connectivity
  • USB-A on front face supports flash memory devices for method and data storage
  • USB-B on side supports connection to a Windows computer running optional remote control software; export data to PC via USB
  • Single USB-A supports flash memory devices for method and data storage
  • Duplex USB-A supports connection to a Windows computer running optional remote control software, keyboard, mouse
  • Export data to network or PC via Ethernet or Wi-Fi
  • Print via USB, Ethernet, or Wi-Fi

Languages

English (Available soon: Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai)

Power Requirements

External AC to DC converter. Voltage and Frequency (Hz) selected automatically, 100–240 volts, 50–60 Hz.

Dimensions (W × D × H)

35.5 × 38.5 × 19.5 cm (14.0” × 15.2” × 7.7”)

Weight

7.5 kg (16.5 lbs)

Warranty

2 years standard with 1-year extension upon registration of the instrument with Thermo Fisher Scientific within 6 months of purchase

  1. Continuous light source, no stand-by mode.
  2. Measured at 1.0A at 546 nm.
  3. RMS at 500 nm. 60 consecutive measurements. 
  4. At 500 nm after warmup. 2 hrs GENESYS 30, 1 hr all others.

GENESYS UV-Vis Spectrophotometer ordering information

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