New Thermo Scientific Aspire Protein A, Protein G and IMAC Cobalt Tips offer fast and effective sample preparation for proteomic research

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the availability of the new Thermo Scientific Aspire Protein A, Protein G and IMAC Cobalt Chromatography Tips. Aspire™ proteomic tips are 1 ml pipette tips embedded with various Thermo Scientific Pierce resins, including immobilized Protein A Plus, Protein G Plus, and HisPur Cobalt resins. These pipette tips utilize color-coded purification workflows and allow accelerated sample preparation without compromising yield or purity. Up to eight samples can be processed in parallel within 20 minutes without the need for centrifugation. The Aspire chromatography tips allow for high-quality, cost-effective sample preparations in less time.

For more information about the Thermo Scientific Aspire Tips, please visit www.thermo.com/aspire.

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