FastPrep-24™ 5G by MP Biomedicals

"We used this product to extract bacteria inoculated inside an insect host. The FastPrep allowed rapid sample preparation and high sample sizes - much more reliable and faster than if we had performed assays manually!"

"Reliable and robust instrument. Foolproof manuals for the device as well as extraction kits ensure standardized extractions. Extracts analyzed via qPCR yielded highly reproducible results. Committed customer support team in Germany."

"Product is extremely easy to use and delivers reproducible results when using it for DNA extraction. Additionally, customer support is great and any problems are quickly resolved."

"It is so much easier, shorter and safer to use this instrument than to use liquid nitrogen and mortar/pestle. We use it for hard tissues like cartilage and bone and it works very well for following RNA and protein preparation."

"Antigen-detection with PCR, first step of DNA/RNA extraction. The fast prep is easy to use. Service is excellent. If i had a problem, the tech support of my account manager Dr. Thomas Jansen is fast and good!"

"Fast Prep 24 enables me to break my tough cells (yeasts) in a matter of minutes, and it is very easy to use."

"We are satisfied with the grinding efficiency. We use multiple rounds of shaking, and some plastic parts e.g., the lid lock, and tightening screw are sometimes broken. We need to replace these parts asap, however the support team's reaction is very slow, and it slows down our project (this was a few years ago, and we have not used the machine since then. Therefore the customer service might be better now). In summary: 1. It would be great if you make a stronger machine. 2. It would be great if your customer service was faster."

"This device provides the ability to obtain reproducible results, since the program of homogenization may be stored in the system memory. The lysing matrixes provide homogenization of any sample."

"Great for any kind of tissue samples! I have been using it for teeth and I get a very good concentration of DNA, RNA and proteins."

"Along with the FastPrep kits (which include tubes with lysis materials and proprietary solutions for extraction), the FastPrep machine works expertly to mechanically and chemically break cells (eukaryotic and prokaryotic, alike, depending on the matrix in the tube) efficiently. From this starting point, I am able to isolate the DNA/RNA/protein samples necessary for my work. I highly recommend the machine in combination with the kit if you are in the market for obtaining such a system."

"The equipment reduces considerably the extraction time, in 30-90 seconds 24 samples can be processed with a high reproducibility. It is easy and friendly to use. "

"This product is amazing, and as a graduate student who has to do the bulk of the tissue preparation in lab, the amount of time FastPrep saves me is greatly appreciated."