How to Buy Microplate Readers

Microplate readers/detectors are the key workhorses in many laboratories and are used extensively for applications across a wide range of disciplines. Currently, there are a wide variety of plate readers available, offering different capabilities and functionalities.

In this free eBook download, we guide you through buying a new microplate reader by providing expert insight and all the information you should consider to select the best technology for your lab.

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Choose the best microplate reader for your applications

Reliable, high-quality microplate readers are available for a vast array of applications in life sciences, drug discovery and assay development and can help to save researchers time and reduce laboratory costs by improving and streamlining routine lab processes. Download the SelectScience How to Buy Microplate Readers eBook to find out more about:

Key features of single-mode and multi-mode microplate readers

Different microplate reader detection modes and capabilities — absorbance, fluorescence and luminescence to TR-FRET, BRET and AlphaScreen
The best technologies for your application workflow — from protein and nucleic acid quantification, to ELISAs and enzyme kinetics, to 3D cell culture assays and live-cell imaging
Key considerations when choosing a new microplate reader
Top tips from industry experts
Future trends in microplate reader technology
Our science editors’ picks of some of the latest microplate readers on the market

Editor's Picks

Sarah Thomas
Editorial

CLARIOstar^® Plus Multi-mode Microplate Reader (BMG LABTECH)

5 out of 5

“A very high-quality modern plate reader and easy to use. Nearly 1,000 readings in a year and it works like a clock.”
Hampus Elofsson, Mercodia

4 out of 5

“Great results - cannot work without it! Excellent results for end-time analyses to check proliferation of cancer cells.”
Ektaben Patel, Baylor College of Medicine

5 out of 5

“The Spark Cyto represents, in my opinion, an excellent support for daily activities in any cell biology laboratory.”
Fabio Gasparri, Nerviano Medical Sciences

5 out of 5

“I used Qubit™ nucleic acid staining dyes and results are good - linearity and excellent quantification of DNA dilution.”
Umesh Satyanarayana, L&T Technology Services Limited

5 out of 5

“Great, versatile instrument. The combination of luminescence, fluorescence and imaging covers a wide variety of assays from one instrument.”
Laura McMullan, CDC

4 out of 5

“The PerkinElmer Envision is a fast and sensitive multimodal plate reader. It is the workhorse in our lab for all kinds of plate-based assays.”
Friedrich Reinhard, GSK

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