Fluorescence, Luminescence Plate Reader

The FARCyte™ fluorescence and luminescence plate reader for all microplate formats is optimized to perform in combination with Amersham Pharmacia Biotech's red-shifted fluors - the Gold CyDye™ range. FARCyte complements Amersham Pharmacia Biotech's existing drug screening portfolio, which includes the LEADseeker™ homogeneous imaging system for ultra high-throughput screening and Scintillation Proximity Assay (SPA) for high-throughput screening. The integral software used in conjunction with the plate reader automatically selects the correct dichroic mirror and filters optimized for each CyDye fluor.

The system features short measurement times (80 seconds for a 1536-well plate) and accommodates any plate format up to 1536 wells for ultimate flexibility. Matched reagents in Gold toolboxes can be used for generic labeling and FRET. Automatic Z-optimization allows the use of smaller sample volumes. Gold CyDye fluors are from a single family of dyes and provide a number of beneficial characteristics such as; high sensitivity and specificity, pH insensitive across the range 3-10, high DMSO tolerance, good aqueous stability and high photostability.