Benchtop Instruments

Explore our portfolio of powerful and accurate benchtop instruments to accelerate your research.

Explore now:  Protein detection, quantification, and analysis    Cell detection and analysis     Cell biology     Molecular biology solutions     Sample preparation

In the spotlight

Introducing the Thermo Scientific Varioskan ALF Multimode Microplate Reader. This new, versatile plug-and-play plate reader is basic at its best:

  • Fast, flexible, and easy to use
  • Multiple detection modes: absorbance, turbidimetry, luminescence, and fluorescence
  • Visual workflow and ready-made, validated protocols

Find out more about Varioskan ALF

Protein detection, quantification, and analysis

Fluorometers

Invitrogen Qubit benchtop instruments

Accurate, specific, and sensitive quantification of DNA, RNA, endotoxin, and protein samples. 

Microvolume spectrophotometers

Thermo Scientific NanoDrop instruments

Advanced UV-Vis sample intelligence for accurate, fast assessments of sample concentration and purity. 

Microplate readers

Thermo Scientific microplate readers

Our benchtop detection instruments offer flexibility, performance, and speed for a variety of applications and assays.

Imaging systems

Invitrogen iBright imaging systems

Straightforward total lane protein and house-keeping protein normalization workflows allow for easy image analysis from start to finish, no matter what your experience level.

Western blotting

Invitrogen iWestern workflow

Designed to address processing efficiency, reproducibility, and robustness of results, the iWestern workflow enables exceptional western blot results with minimal hands-on time.

Cell detection and analysis

Automated cell counters

Invitrogen Countess benchtop instruments

Each compact instrument offers advanced algorithms to allow you to quickly and accurately count cells from the bench while avoiding user variation normally associated with traditional cell counting.

Cell imaging microscopes

Invitrogen EVOS digital imaging systems

EVOS systems offer easy yet powerful imaging capabilities for a wide range of applications. With top-of-the-line imaging components, these microscopes can capture high-resolution images and videos for publication-quality results.

Cell biology

Transfection system

Invitrogen Neon NxT Electroporation system

Save valuable research time and samples with the compact electroporation platform designed and engineered for performance, flexibility, speed, and simplicity.

Molecular biology solutions

PCR thermal cyclers

Applied Biosystems ProFlex PCR system

Experience reliability and performance with the flexibility of five block options. Interchangeable block formats enable you to maximize your throughput or run independent experiments concurrently.

Nucleic acid electrophoresis

Invitrogen E-Gel Power Snap electrophoresis systems

Integrated precast gel running and imaging platforms that help save time and streamline the nucleic acid electrophoresis workflow. Load, run, and analyze on one, fully integrated device.

Sample preparation

Sample preparation system

Thermo Scientific KingFisher systems

KingFisher instruments provide easy-to follow protocols that remove manual steps and help reduce overall processing time and errors associated with sample preparation while increasing the yield reproducibility of your results compared to manual workflows.

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Cell imaging resource center

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Lab essentials

Your research must go on. Stay focused on your critical work with essential lab products to help your experiments to keep moving forward.

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