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News Release from: Franek Technologies | Subject: Laboratory UPS
Edited by the Laboratorytalk Editorial
Team on 13 November 2007
Franek chosen by Applied Biosystems and
Illumina
Franek Technologies is named in site preparation documents for both Applied Biosystems and Illumina as recommended power protection provider for newest, cutting edge genome analysis instrumentation
Franek Technologies has officially been selected as the recommended source to provide instrumentation grade LPS units for Applied Biosystems's (ABI) Solid and Illumina's Genome Analysis System Together with Roche Applied Science and 454 Life Sciences's Genome Sequencer FLX system, these complex, highly automated systems represent the most cutting edge genome analysis technology enabling new applications beyond the boundaries of traditional genetic analysis
This article was originally published on Laboratorytalk on 2 May 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Based on a 13-year working relationship with ABI and over two years with Illumina (formerly Solexa), Franek Technologies is now written into the site prep documents for both ABI's Solid System DNA analyser and Illumina's Genome Analysis System for all model 1206 configurations for North American and international installations.
The inclusion in the site prep documents for both companies demonstrates the understanding these manufacturers place on the importance of providing supplemental power protection for these complex and highly automated systems, as well as a high level of trust placed in Franek Technologies from market leaders to protect their leading edge technology.
The importance of protecting costly instrumentation, ensuring the reliability of reportable results, while protecting often irreplaceable samples has been highlighted by the recent wild fires that swept across the state of California.
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These fires posed a real threat with serious consequences for the biotech and forensic centers in California's Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Ventura counties.
Franek Technologies protects approximately $750 million in instrumentation in these areas and none of the protected instrumentation experienced losses as a result of fire-related power fluctuations and glitches.
Installed battery back-up systems enable managed shutdowns for all protected instrumentation and related computer equipment so instrumentation was not damaged and samples were not destroyed.
ABI's Solid system, Illumina's Genome Analysis System, and the Roche Applied Science and 454 Life Sciences's Genome Sequencer FLX system have been added to Franek's growing online application database that allows scientists and laboratory managers to protect their specific instrumentation against power glitches, uncontrollable transients, and outright outages that are so prevalent in laboratories around the world today.
This online, user-friendly resource currently contains over 1500 instruments from more than 100 manufacturers.
Site visitors simply input their instrument manufacturers and model numbers and the database will instantly determine the appropriate pre-certified Franek Technologies' power protection unit necessary to ensure 24/7 instrument and result reliability.
"We are pleased to work with these leading DNA instrumentation companies to develop comprehensive power protection solutions, as well as being recognised and included in the site preparation documents for ABI's and Illumina's latest genome analysis technology," commented Ray Hecker, VP and general manager, Franek Technologies.
"We are currently shipping LPS units to customers who recognise this high level of processing and throughput such as ABI, California Institute of Technology, DOE, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Harvard University, Illumina, University of California at Los Angeles, University of Southern California, University of Washington, and internationally. Request a free brochure from Franek Technologies ...
"These laboratories realised that providing supplemental certified power protection is not a luxury but a requirement as part of their laboratory management's best practices.".
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