Agilent BioTek Synergy HTX Multimode Reader by Agilent Technologies

"Great equipment capable to give reliable, reproducible results in several analytical methods and with an excellent throughput. Price a Little bit expensive."

"I am satisfied with the result. The Synergy family of readers provides an excellent platform for making Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) determinations in stimulated cells and sperm cell. The readers provide highly sensitive fluorescence detection through the use of dedicated optics in conjunction with deep blocking bandpass filters and a photomultiplier tube."

"We shopped diligently for replacement of an aging Tristar multimode plate reader. We considered a number of plate-reader options on the current market. We concluded that the most competitively priced and user-friendly is the Synergy HTX (MultiMode/Modular/Upgradeable) S1LFA- Providing tunable absorbance (200 nm - 999 nm) for 6, 12, 24, 48, 72, 96 and 384 well plates, luminescence, and fluorescence (top and bottom) incubation to 50ºC and shaking. Includes the remarkably intuitive and user-friendly Gen5 software. BioTek included filter sets for DAPI/GFP/TxRed and RFP in the purchase. List Price $21,950. BioTek gave us TriStar trade-in = $16,000... generous."

"It is really good for fluorescence and spectrophotometric assays in any kind of sample and with different types of plates. Reproducible results and easy to use."

"The Synergy HT is fast, easy to set up and use, the software is intuitive and powerful, and we receive terrific support from the company."

"This product is the baseline plate reader from BioTek. Has worked well for us and meets all of our laboratory needs. "

"Operation is quite intuitive, ability to run any commercial kit assay circumvents impracticality of methods development in the timeframe available for medical student summer research projects."

"The BioTek Synergy plate reader has been a work horse for many years. Ease of use has been a benefit to set up new users and training them to use it. The reader has been fairly maintenance free for many years. I would recommend this plate reader for long term use. "

"The Synergy HTX is easy to use and works efficiently. The range of wavelengths gained from the monochromatometer and the ability to complete a sweep to obtain the optimal absorption is nice. I have not used the fluorescence or luminescence ability yet, but do have future plans for these options. The only problem that we have encountered was after receiving the absorbance test plate back from BioTek's calibration department, the C6 well failed (tests the monochromatometer) and Biotek's certification does not qualify this specific well. My calibration department still needs to determine if that is something that would need to be directly requested, so please take that into consideration if needed."

"The plate reader works very well with the accompanying Gen5 software and is easy to figure out. Our assays have shown us a good reproducibility on this machine. Only con was the customer service right after installation was not very helpful in figuring out a way to transfer files from the old Gen5 software over to this new one."

"The Synergy HTX Multi-Mode Microplate Reader has exceeded our assay needs. Furthermore, the Gen5 software has resulted in faster and higher quality data analysis as well as better assay reproducibility than what we had achieved using a different microplate reader."

"The HTX is perfect for our luciferase reporter gene assay. The data are analyzed very quickly and I don't believe I have tapped into the full potential of this plate reader yet."

"Excellent product, fast measurements and easy to handle. "

"The efficiency of this machine to measure fluorescence assays in incredible. With a quick warm-up you are ready to read your plate in minutes. I look forward to utilizing other procedural parameters to optimize our assay even further. This machine seems to have endless capabilities, and we are very happy with our purchase!"

"Easy to use and easy to be installed inside the Nimbus - Hamilton Automation System."