BMG LABTECH Microplate Readers

BMG LABTECH - The Microplate Reader Company - offers a wide range of microplate readers for a multitude of applications in life science, drug discovery and research. No matter what your assay, BMG LABTECH offers multidetection, dedicated and HTS microplate readers to fit your application needs.

Multidetection Microplate Readers

PHERAstar FS - The Next-Generation HTS Microplate Reader
The PHERAstar FS HTS microplate reader is a designed to read multiple detection modes including UV/Vis absorbance spectra, fluorescence intensity, FRET, fluorescence polarization, time-resolved fluorescence, HTRF®, LANCE®, DELFIA®, AlphaScreen® / AlphaLISA®, luminescence and BRET in all plate formats up to 1536. This multidetection microplate reader also incorporates Tandem Technology.

PHERAstar Plus - The Ultimate HTS Microplate Reader
The PHERAstar Plus is a multidetection microplate reader with Simultaneous Dual Emission detection and is capable of the following detection modes: Fluorescence intensity, FRET, fluorescence polarization, time-resolved fluorescence, HTRF®, LANCE®, DELFIA®, AlphaScreen® / AlphaLISA®, UV/Vis absorbance, luminescence and BRET.

Omega Series- Mulidetection Microplate Readers with Tandem Technology
BMG LABTECH's FLUOstar and POLARstar Omega microplate readers incorporate UV/Vis spectrometer based absorbance with ultra sensitive filter based detection in additional detection modes including fluorescence intensity, FRET, time-resolved fluorescence, TR-FRET,AlphaScreen® / AlphaLISA® and luminescence, BRET. The POLARstar Omega microplate reader even has additional fluorescence polarization and simultaneous dual emission detection.

NOVOstar - Microplate Reader for Cell-based Kinetic Assays
The NOVOstar is a compact multidetection microplate reader offering five detection modes and a unique dual microplate carrier which accommodates one reagent plate and one sample plate. This microplate reader comes with an integrated pipettor system for automated assembly and instantaneous reading of assays in microplate formats up to 384-well. 

OPTIMA Series - Multimode Microplate Readers
The FLUOstar OPTIMA and POLARstar OPTIMA are filter based multi-mode microplate readers designed for a wide range of applications in academic and pharmaceutical research. These multimode microplate readers come with four or five detection modes including fluorescence intensity, time-resolved fluorescence, luminescence, absorbance and fluorescence polarization.

Absorbance Microplate Readers

FLUOstar OPTIMA ABS - Filter-based Absorbance Microplate Reader
The FLUOstar OPTIMA ABS is a filter based absorbance microplate reader fro ELISA and more. This absorbance microplate reader is fully upgradeable to a multidetection microplate reader with additional detection modes.

SPECTROstar Omega - Spectrometer-based Absorbance Microplate Reader
The SPECTROstar Omega is an absorbance microplate reader that is capable of capturing an absorbance spectrum (220 - 1000 nm) at a resolution of 1 nm. Read times faster than 1 second per well are possible. This absorbance microplate reader can also be upgraded to a multidetection microplate reader with additional detection modes.

SPECTROstar Nano – Absorbance Reader for Microplates, Cuvettes and Low Volumes
Using an ultra-fast spectrometer, this absorbance microplate reader captures a full UV-Visible spectrum (220 to 1000 nm) in less than 1 sec/well and measures low-volume samples down to 2 µL as well as cuvettes  and microplates up to 1536-well format. With its simple to use 'Quick Run' feature it reads ELISAs, RNA, DNA, protein (Bradford, BCA, Lowry), cell growth, and beta-galactosidase assays at the touch of a button due to predefined protocols. Using the Low Volume LVis Plate, the SPECTROstar Nano absorbance reader is the perfect instrument for low-volume DNA/RNA, UV and other colorimetric protein assays and much more.

Luminescence Microplate Readers

LUMIstar OPTIMA - High performance Luminescence Microplate Reader
The LUMIstar OPTIMA luminescence microplate reader provides ultra high sensitive reading of flash and glow luminescence assays in end-point, kinetic and multiple wavelength mode. This luminescence microplate reader is also DLReady^TM certified and can be upgraded to a multidetection microplate reader at any time.

LUMIstar Omega - Upgradeable Luminescence Microplate Reader
The LUMIstar Omega is DLReady^TM certified microplate reader for luminescence. This unique luminescence microplate reader is fully upgradeable to a multidetection microplate reader including additional detection modes and a UV/Vis absorbance spectrometer.

Fluorescence Microplate Readers

FLUOstar OPTIMA F - Upgradeable Fluorescence Microplate Reader
The FLUOstar OPTIMA F is a fluorescence microplate reader designed for a wide range of fluorescence assays. This microplate reader is a dedicated fluorescence microplate reader which is upgradeable to a multidetection microplate reader at any time to include additional detection modes such as luminescence and absorbance.

Nephelometry Microplate Readers

NEPHELOstar Plus- Laser-Based Microplate Nephelometer for Measuring Light-Scattering
The NEPHELOstar Plus is a new laser-based nephelometer that measures light-scattering. It is perfect for measuring compound solubility and bacterial/fungal/cellular growth in a microplate.

Based on light-scattering principals, the NEPHELOstar Plus has a greater dynamic range than absorbance instruments that measure the same assays using turbidity. New accessories such as the ACU, which independently controls both CO₂ and O₂ inside of the reader, ensure optimal conditions for cell growth assays performed on the NEPHELOstar Plus.