Optic Modules

The PHERAstar series of multidetection HTS microplate readers are the easiest microplate readers on the market to optically configure for various assays. The PHERAstar series employs a unique Optic Module concept that frees users from worrying about which filter is installed, which dichroic is being used or if the components are installed correctly. The PHERAstar Optic Modules incorporate an integrated design which allows users to concentrate on running assays and not running instrumentation - just drop an application module into one of the five module bays and read the assay. It is that simple.

PHERAstar Optic Modules contain all the necessary parts to read the assay of your choice in one convenient and easy-to-use package. An Optic Module will contain all the interference filters, dichronics, beam splitters and polarizers needed to run a specific assay. The components will be matched and optimized by our scientists and engineers; therefore, users never have to guess if the right equipment is in place or if the reader is configured correctly, as with other HTS microplate readers.

Each Optic Module is labelled with a barcode and read by the PHERAstar series of HTS microplate readers to eliminate the possibility of using the wrong filter set for an assay. BMG LABTECH has produced hundreds of Optic Modules for customers around the world for various assays. Below you will find a list of some of the most popular assay and dye specific optic modules in use today.

If BMG LABTECH has not constructed an Optic Module that a customer requires, our scientists research the assay parameters and will make recommendations for the customer. This partnership between BMG LABTECH and our customers ensures that the correct Optic Module is built for their assay and gives the customer the freedom to run the assays that they choose. With BMG LABTECH’s Optic Module system, the customer is in control.

Sample of Optic Modules for some common assays :

AdaptaTM	Coumarin	Fluorescein	mOrange	TAMRA
AlphaScreen®	Cy5TM	HTRF®	MTT	Rhodamine
Alamar Blue	Cy3BTM	JOE	NADH	ROX
AMC	DAPI	Kinase-GloTM	Nano OrangeTM	Texas Red®
Alexa Fluor® Dyes	EDANS	Luciferase	Omnia Kinase	tdTomato
Beta-Lactamase	EGFP, EYFP, etc.	mCherry	PicoGreenTM	TranscreenerTM
Chroma-GloTM	Far Red	mStrawberry	PolarScreenTM	Z-LyteTM
				and many others.....

Chroma-Glo and Kinase-Glo are trademarks of Promega Corp. Adapta, NanoOrange, PicoGreen, PolarScreen, Z-Lyte and Alexa Fluor are trademarks of Invitogen Corp. Texas Red is a registered trademark of Invitrogen Corp. AlphaScreen is a registered trademark of Perkin Elmer Inc. HTRF is a registered trademark of Cisbio International. Transcreener is a patented technology of BellBrook Labs. Cy3b and Cy5 are trademarks of GE Healthcare.