Bio-Rad Introduces Products and Software Upgrade for Experion System

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. has announced the introduction of a software upgrade and two products for its Experion™ system, an automated electrophoresis system that uses Caliper Life Sciences’ LabChip^_® microfluidic technology to speed 1-D protein and RNA separation and analysis.

Both the optional validation kit and security edition products are aimed specifically for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies.

The Experion version 2.0 software upgrade includes additional features and functions that make the system more competitive.

Customers upgrading their software will immediately benefit from several features that include an e-gram overlay icon, chip compare, internal standards, and multi-instrument operation using a single computer. The 2.0 upgrade will be included with Experion systems.

The validation kit provides customers with the necessary tools to ensure proper performance of the Experion system and assists in confirming and documenting that the Experion software and station are functioning to specifications.

For industrial accounts, the validation kit provides the tools and documentation to support customer installation qualification (IQ) and operational qualification (OQ) requirements.

The separations and data generated by the Experion system are also ideal for research in regulated lab environments.

The Experion security edition software includes the tools that will assist biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies to be in compliance with 21CFR part 11 guidelines. 

In addition to the IQ/OQ tests and protocols of the validation kit, the security edition also offers the user multi-level password protected access, customizable security features, archiving and printing, electronic signatures, and an audit trail.