The MultiGene OptiMax Thermal Cycler delivers advanced speed and features while providing premium performance at an affordable price. This simple to program unit is compact in design and built to perform. Programming is intuitive with the large display and multiple pre-programmed templates supplied with the unit. The OptiMax comes with standard built in 2-step, temperature optimization, touchdown and time increment protocols that are easy to adjust to meet your cycling needs. You can select lid temperature or turn it off depending on your needs. The faster ramp rates allow more work to be done in a work day.
Additionally, The MultiGene OptiMax employs a new protocol optimization process improving on older gradient features. This “Better than Gradient” capability allows users to select up to 6 distinct annealing temperatures to be run simultaneously. This is ideal for method optimization as well as applications such as genotyping.
The MultiGene OptiMax is ideal for streamlining the genotyping workflow. A typical genotyping experiment requires the ability to evaluate multiple transgenes in a single animal. In an existing gradient thermal cycler verifying the integrity of your line requires three separate runs/experiments to achieve what the MultiGene OptiMax allows in one method. This is achieved by assigning the appropriate annealing temperatures for each gene in each peltier block (up to 6 different ones) and running that method. Results have confirmed that the data generated in the MultiGene OptiMax were comparable to running 3 individual runs/experiments, thereby saving time and reagents and making for a greater efficiency in the workflow.
The 6 distinctive blue and black peltier elements on the 96-well block can each be set to a unique and distinctive annealing temperature in your single method.