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We invite you all backstage and introduce the people behind our microplate readers. Today: He is addicted to learning new things and helping customers. Meet Service Technician and outdoors lover Brandon

Although the existence of mycoplasmas in cell cultures was already uncovered in 1956, many labs still struggle today with mycoplasma contaminations and their negative impact. Far worse, most scientists are not even aware of their presence. This blog highlights the different threats associated to a mycoplasma contamination and shows methods for the prevention, detection, and elimination of these nasty parasites from your cell culture.

We invite you all backstage and introduce the people behind our microplate readers. Today: He takes care that your microplate reader gets properly and safely packed and shipped. Meet Niko, one of the most recent additions to the BMG LABTECH family.

Apoptosis is a form of programmed cell death responsible for the removal of damaged or unnecessary cells. As one of the most investigated processes in cell biology, it comes with a large variety of assays to monitor, with different markers, its different stages and complex pathways. Here, we highlight the most important apoptotic markers and the respective microplate-based assays.

We invite you all backstage and introduce the people behind our microplate readers. Today: Sabine has been managing our office since 1998. Get to know this aspiring dressmaker and trained decorator.

DNA is at the centre of life, carrying genetic information that controls the huge breadth of living processes. But DNA doesn’t work alone, interacting with other nucleic acids – DNA and RNA – as well as different types of proteins. These interactions influence various biological processes, from the packing and transcription of DNA to its replication and repair. This blog uncovers the what, why and how of DNA interactions with various biomolecules.

We invite you all backstage and introduce the people behind our microplate readers. Today: If you ever wondered who built your Omega reader, then get to know Syamand from our production team. He could be your tour guide in our HQ facility. 

Kinases are a large and diverse group of enzymes which are the focus of roughly 1/3 of all drug development efforts due to their association with multiple diseases. Consequently, there is demand for assays that can detect kinase activity and subsequently their modulation by drug compounds. This has led to multiple commercial offerings that employ a variety of different detection technologies. Many of these assays employ microplates to allow for the measurement of 96 up to 1536 samples in parallel for which a multi-mode microplate reader is employed to read the experiment.

The lab of Associate Professor Dr Crystale Lim Siew Ying focusses on antibiotic resistance profiling. A key area of their research is quorum sensing inhibition as an alternative way to address this problem.

We invite you all backstage and introduce the people behind our microplate readers. Today: meet beach volleyball enthusiast Alex, our service manager with a secret identity (watch the video interview).