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Expert ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: UF
Excellent product! Would definitely recommend it.
Application Area: Western blotting
"Excellent product! Would definitely recommend it. I have been using LiCOR Odessey Western imaging system for more than 5 years and have been very happy with it. Very easy to use, sensitive and fast. You can also quantify your blots using the analysis software."
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ReviewerMember since: 2020
Organization: Imperial College London
Easy to use, sensitive, great customer service.
Application Area:NIR western blot analysis
"Easy to use, sensitive, fantastic customer service and technical assistance even years after purchasing the instrument."
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ReviewerMember since: 2020
Organization: LMU Munich
A great addition to the lab - hard to imagine working without it.
Application Area:Western blot, southern blot
"Very easy to use, very robust instrument, time saving and high qualtiy results."
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ReviewerMember since: 2020
Organization: Northeastern State University
An excellent purchase.
Application Area:Analyzing protein and nucleic acid
"The instrument is easy to use. It was easy to train undergraduates to use the instrument. It is easy to annotate the figures and export the images. The instrument has turned out to be a valuable resource for many in the faculty and students in our department."
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ReviewerMember since: 2020
Organization: INSERM
Great imager! High sensitivity.
Application Area:Cell biology, cancer, bone tumors
"Bought this instrument to replace old G-box. It is very easy to use with precious gain of time for students. Software is very good to use. No problem with sensitivity and system is very reliable. I highly recommend the Odyssey Fc imaging system for daily use for western-blotting."
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ReviewerMember since: 2020
Organization: Newcastle University
Easy, accurate and replicable blots!
Application Area:Western blot
"A splendid piece of equipment, a bit massive in term of footprint but very reliable, easy and fast to use. All you need for accurate and replicable blots! Sales care are very efficient and organize great seminars. You can't go wrong with Li-COR!"
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ReviewerMember since: 2020
Organization: Imperial College London
Excellent results, very easy to use, excellent customer support.
Application Area:Western blot and DNA gel imaging and analysis
"This instrument is extremely easy to use. It handles all types of western blots and DNA gels. The product support is superb both before and after purchase. Excellent shared instrument and the free software “lite” allows people to analyze the results at the desk."
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ReviewerMember since: 2020
Organization: M.D. ANderson Cancer center
Like it, but taking the plunge full time is tough.
Application Area:Western analysis of proteins
"It's easy to use, but not many people have taken the plunge for complete use. I tried it with chemiluminescence. It worked well, but the images are a bit fuzzy."
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ReviewerMember since: 2020
Organization: Univ of Wisconsin
Thrilled we have this in the lab.
Application Area:Western blots
"Easy to use, quick results, easy to train new lab people to use. Great customer service."
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ReviewerMember since: 2020
Organization: George Fox University
Great results, intuitive software, easy to use, versatile instrument.
Application Area:Western blotting and DNA gel electrophoresis
"The instrument is safe and relatively simple to operate. It has helped us save on reagents and time. It is primarily operated by our undergraduate students and research students, and requires minimal training. It is a very versatile instrument for a primarily-undergraduate research program."
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ReviewerMember since: 2019
Organization: Phoenix Children's Hospital
When our lab moved, the first instrument we purchased was a LI-COR imager, love it!
Application Area:Near infrared western blotting
"NIR western blotting provides superior detection when compared with traditional chemiluminescent techniques. To this end, we migrated into the LI-COR workflow two years ago and haven't looked back. Their product allows you to keep your existing western blotting equipment, and with relatively minor adjustments (changing the secondary antibody, namely), your workflow becomes NIR. Their scanner is easy to use, provides clear images, and their accompanying software makes analysis & documentation easy."
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ReviewerMember since: 2019
Organization: Newcastle University
Consistent results and very quick and easy to use.
Application Area:Protein expression analysis in both cells and tissue samples
"Easy to use machine that allows the quick visualization of multiplexed membranes, could not go back to the hassle of ECL use and membrane stripping with chemiluminescent Western blotting!"
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ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: Phoenix Children's Hospital
Moved to a new lab, looking to get one!
Application Area:Western blot imaging and analysis
"Excellent results over a wide dynamic range. Easy to use as a shared instrument (many users). Can multiplex which saves time and money."
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Expert ReviewerMember since: 2010
Organization: City of Hope National Medical Center and Beckman Research Institute Department of Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics 1500 E Duar
Very good equipment!
Application Area:Western blot
"High quality results. Easy to use. No x-ray film required. Saves time, money and the environment. Highly recommend to others"
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Expert ReviewerMember since: 2010
Organization: City of Hope National Medical Center and Beckman Research Institute Department of Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics 1500 E Duar
Great results, cannot live without it.
Application Area:Analyze proteins using western blot
"High resolution scanned image. High sensitivity to detect western blot bands. Easy to use. Save time. No dark room and x-films needed."
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ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: University of Chicago
Love this instrument.
Application Area:Western Blotting, Imaging
"Borrowed from another lab. This thing is terrific. I want one!"
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Advanced ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Barrow Neurological Institute
Solid imager with great features.
Application Area:multiplexing of antibodies
"The Odyssey Fc has been an awesome addition to the lab. The machine allows for multiplexing of antibodies which is extremely useful. Our local technical rep has been an extremely valuable resource as well."
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ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Karolinska Institutet
Better than others on the market
Application Area:Western Blot Analysis
"Awesome product, easy to use! Friendly interface, good customer care"
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Advanced ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
Application Area:Analysis of protein knockdown efficiency
"With the Odyssey® Fc Imaging System, we are now able to determine our mutation specific knock down very precisely and highly reproducible on one blot. The sensitivity of the fluorescent labeled secondary antibodies is outstanding."
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ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: University College London
Application Area:western blotting (chemi and IR), dot blotting
"It is definitely providing a high quality result when compared to older systems. The software is user friendly and can be easily customized."
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ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Drexel University College of Medicine
Application Area:Visualizing Western blots
"This instrument is extremely easy to use and produces results very quickly. The visual results can be hit-or-miss. Sometimes the image is of impeccable quality, very high resolution, and other times it is grainy and unfocused. I don't know enough about how the image is captured to correct this. Overall I would recommend this product for visualizing Westerns."
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ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Virginia Commonwealth University
Application Area:Cancer cell signaling pathways
"I love this instrument - super easy to use for ECL or fluorescence. The data can be easily quantified and images adjusted. Everything is also in one place - data with exposure times (no more files of film). We also received excellent training and the support, whether for reagents or troubleshooting, is also great."
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ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Application Area:Protein detection in cell and tissue lysates, DNA gel imaging and analysis
"Everyone using the instrument has found it very easy to use. It has great sensitivity and the ability to multiplex antibodies has been great. The support reps have been very responsive to questions and troubleshooting."
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ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Marquette University
Application Area:Quantitative western blot
"Excellent piece of equipment. Easy to use, intuitive interface, and gives high-quality images. Quantification of bands is simple and accurate."
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ReviewerMember since: 2014
Organization: Benedictine University
Application Area:Western blots and DNA gels
"Super high quality results on Westerns. The images blow away ECL-film or HRP/AP color development on nitrocellulose. Directly compared to other (non-IR dye) competitors for linearity of signal detection. Odyssey was the only one that came close to accurately measuring 10-fold serial dilutions of a protein sample over 3 orders of magnitude. Quantitation is believable with this machine & IR dyes. IR dyes have very low background. Sloppy undergrads get beautiful results as long as they process the samples per protocol (stringy DNA will ruin any gel run) and clean the equipment after use (MeOH washes for the transfer sponges are important to do regularly). This machine should be a workhorse for any lab that's doing westerns on a daily basis. Best money I've ever spent on equipment. "
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ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: University of West Florida
Application Area:quantitative Western blot analysis
"I have used Odyssey products for 8 years and I have never had a problem with the equipment or the reagents from Li-Cor. Everything is of the highest quality and has made quantitative Western blot detection extremely easy and reliable. The equipment is very robust and I have yet to have a need for service. I can highly recommend the Odyssey Fc. "
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ReviewerMember since: 2014
Organization: University of Tuebingen - Children's Hospital
Application Area:Western Blot and PCR Gel Imaging
"The Li-Cor Odyssey Fc Imaging System is easy to use and the operation is self-explanatory. Two different wavelengths for western blot fluorescent dyes (680 and 800nm) and PCR gels dyed with gel red (detection 600 nm) are available. Gels and blots can be detected for 30 seconds, 2 minutes or 10 minutes. Quantitative analysis of the spots is fast and easy. Pictures can be exported as .jpeg .tiff or PNG with 150, 300 or 600dpi. The only negative is that the handling of the software could be based more on windows-handling (e.g. shortcuts)."
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ReviewerMember since: 2013
Organization: University Of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Application Area:Secondary antibody
"It is easy to use and good value for money. We also liked the service after sale. We would absolutely recommend it to all researchers in this field."
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ReviewerMember since: 2013
Organization: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Application Area:Immunoblotting
"The Odyssey Fc Imaging Station has worked really well for our group. It is easy to use and allows us to image our blots quickly. Although it took us a little while to figure out the best (and cheapest) blocking solution for our purposes, our blots look great and the IR dyes seem quite sensitive. We've even had instances where the IR dyes have been more sensitive than traditional ECL and film. We also really enjoy the ease of quantifying our bands with the Odyssey software. Overall, this was a great purchase for our lab, which routinely uses immunoblotting in our work. I would highly recommend this instrument to anyone looking to more accurately quantify their Westerns or streamline their Western blotting."
The Odyssey Fc System is the only imaging system that offers superior chemiluminescent detection and the benefits of quantitative infrared Western blot detection as well as the ability to document DNA gels using the 600nm channel. The Odyssey Fc System allows your lab to combine the proven advantages of infrared fluorescence detection with simple, streamlined qualitative chemiluminescence detection on one instrument.
And, all LI-COR imaging systems and products give you access to our outstanding team of expert support scientists.
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Manufacturer LI-COR Biosciences | Available Worldwide
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