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The QuantStudio 1 Real-Time PCR System workflow is supported by the following software applications:

Design & Analysis 1 (DA1) & Touchscreen instrument operating software

The desktop instrument operating software enables users to operate QuantStudio 1 instruments.  Customers who need to operate the system with the desktop software must use the Design and Analysis v1.x series. 

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Design & Analysis 2 (DA2) software

Design & Analysis 2 software enables users to set up run templates, open completed run files to analyze data, and review results in an integrated and streamlined fashion. The software provides a suite of secondary analysis modules for specific qPCR applications.

While DA2 software can be run with the security, audit, and e-signature (SAE) enabled, this feature does not apply to the QuantStudio 1 systems.

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If you have purchased a QuantStudio 1 Real-time PCR System, you may download the system software above.

The software is available in a Thermo Fisher Connect folder. To download the software:

  1. Click the Get Software button above, then sign in to thermofisher.com. Note: If you do not have a thermofisher.com account, click Create Account in the sign in screen, then follow the instructions.
  2. After you sign in, the Thermo Fisher Connect folder will open. Locate the software product or documentation of interest, then click download.

For Research Use Only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.