Affordable benchtop instrument makes power of flow cytometry accessible to all

Elimination of complicated fluidics results in small footprint and decreased maintenance

Small footprint and affordable price can give researchers greater insight into cellular functions

Billerica, MA — Billerica, MA – EMD Millipore, the Life Science division of Merck KGaA* of Germany, today announced the expansion of their industry-leading line of guava® easyCyte™ Benchtop Flow Cytometers. The new guava easyCyte family of compact, single-sampler systems allows more scientists than ever before to move their research from the core lab into their own lab.

The new easyCyte instruments offer up to eight-parameter detection in a single-sampler format. “The ease-of-use of these powerful instruments, combined with their small footprint and affordable price, can give researchers greater insight into cellular functions and mechanisms at the single cell level“ said Jason Whalley, Flow Cytometry Manager at EMD Millipore. The new instruments complement EMD Millipore’s flagship line of high-throughput easyCyte 96 sampler flow cytometers, which were launched in July 2009.

Four guava easyCyte single-sampler models are available: two single-laser units capable of detecting five to six parameters and two dual-laser systems that can detect six to eight parameters. Dual lasers allow researchers greater flexibility in choosing different fluorescent dyes with well separated emission spectra.

As with all guava flow cytometry systems, the new instruments utilize patented microcapillary technology that reduces the number of cells needed for analysis and the amount of waste generated – from liters per day with traditional approaches to less than 50 mL per day. Elimination of complicated fluidics gives guava instruments a small footprint and dramatically decreases user maintenance.

EasyCyte flow cytometers feature InCyte™ software that significantly improves data analysis compared to conventional packages. InCyte software allows researchers to view, compare and analyze up to six data sets simultaneously, which enables faster analysis of multiple cell populations or multi-cellular events.

In addition to flow cytometry instruments, EMD Millipore provides researchers with a total workflow solution that includes optimized reagent kits for life science and clinical applications, as well as in-field service.

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ABOUT EMD MILLIPORE

EMD Millipore is the Life Science division of Merck KGaA of Germany and offers a broad range of innovative, performance products, services and business relationships that enable our customers’ success in research, development and production of biotech and pharmaceutical drug therapies. Through dedicated collaboration on new scientific and engineering insights, and as one of the top three R&D investors in the Life Science Tools industry, EMD Millipore serves as a strategic partner to customers and helps advance the promise of life science. Headquartered in Billerica, Massachusetts, the division has around 10,000 employees, operations in 64 countries and pro forma 2009 revenues of $2.9 billion.

Millipore and guava are registered and easyCyte and InCyte are trademarks of Millipore Corporation.

*Merck KGaA or Merck shall mean Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany