POLARstar Omega Microplate Reader Improves Lab Efficiency : Saves Lab Assistants

The latest high-performance microplate reader from BMG LABTECH the, POLARstar Omega, is designed to enhance lab productivity in six different detection modes using ultra-fast UV/Vis spectrometry customisable for varying life science applications.

Laboratories seek tools that can keep up with demanding workflows. The POLARstar Omega is designed for such labs with high performance plate analysis combined with unmatched flexibility – an great equipment that justifies the cost for any focused lab in precision and speed. The reader delivers a range of advanced capabilities that place it right along the top with other popular microplate readers.

Why Do Labs Need the POLARstar Omega?

It can range from low-throughput research to high-throughput screening, so it has a lot of applications. Perhaps its greatest advantage is it can handle six different modes of detection: fluorescence intensity-including FRET-, fluorescence polarization, luminescence-including BRET-, UV/Vis absorbance, time-resolved fluorescence-including TR-FRET-, and AlphaScreen it is, therefore, the device of choice for labs with diverse requirements, such that many types of assays can be performed in one device rather than requiring separate devices.

But what really sets apart the POLARstar Omega is its ability to improve workflow efficiency and data accuracy. It is equipped with two matched photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) that allow for simultaneous dual-emission detection-perfectly suited experiments involving multiple fluorescent signals. Add to this an ultra-fast UV/Vis spectrometer that provides full-spectrum absorbance measurements in less than a second and you have a machine which dramatically reduces experiment times without compromising on results.

Flexibility Meets Precision

For the cell-based applications labs, the POLARstar Omega comes with an optional Atmospheric Control Unit for tight control of O2 and CO2 levels, making it perfect for any assay requiring sensitive cell lines. In addition, the device is available for top and bottom reading, enabling flexibility with varied sample types and experimental setups. Whatever microplate format you use-96-well or 384-well, this device will adjust to the specific needs of your lab in no time.

The feature of real-time kinetic monitoring is obvious: sensitive reactions capture within precision their real time kinetics. Additionally, the plate shaker and incubator option can shake at temperatures up to 65 °C, which helps deliver uniform conditions for the most demanding assays.

Liberating Lab Assistants Everywhere

Time is what is critical in any lab and usually the most laborious tasks end up on a Lab Assistant’s plate. The high precision injectors on the POLARstar Omega can fill and inject reagents simultaneously with detection, thereby offering considerable time savings along with reduced well-to-well variability. Coupled with multi-user control and MARS data analysis software, post-experiment data handling is made greatly easier for lab teams to coordinate and rapidly interpret results. It is also designed to perfectly couple with the LVis Plate and Stacker for automating repeating tasks, hence maximally making the workflow effective and minimizing risk factors from human errors.

In a nutshell, the POLARstar Omega is much more than a reader for microplates: this reader is a high-performance and flexible solution for optimizing the precious time required for reliable results and maximized productivity of your whole lab. Assays for fluorescence-based readings or absorbance measurements as well as even more sophisticated cell-based experiments will benefit from the perfect balance between its advanced features and usability.

Know more about POLARstar Omega here.