University of California, Carl Zeiss MicroImaging, and P.A.L.M. Microlaser Technologies agree on cooperation

06-Apr-2004

The Lucy Whittier Molecular and Diagnostic Core Facility at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis), Carl Zeiss MicroImaging, Inc., and P.A.L.M. Microlaser Technologies AG have agreed to cooperate in research activities using P.A.L.M.`s unique laser microdissection and pressure catapulting technologies (LMPC) in combination with UC Davis capabilities at the Core Facility.

The technology of the LMPC allows the isolation and transportation of the targeted material into a collecting device only with the force of light hence eliminating contamination with unwanted adjacent tissue or mechanical contact. Due to the purity of the captured material all subsequent analyses are possible without the impairment through impurities and contaminations.

UC Davis will use P.A.L.M.`s unique technology for the isolation and collection of pure tissue samples to be processed with its analytical systems (e.g. quantitative real-time TaqMan PCR) with a very high degree of automation for its service applications. Carl Zeiss and P.A.L.M. will use the set up at UC Davis for information, demonstration and training of the P.A.L.M.`s laser microdissection unit for customers or interested parties. Joint development of protocols and application support activities for the broad spectrum of applications benefiting from laser microdissection is another goal of this cooperation. P.A.L.M.`s research and application laboratory in Germany will also be incorporated into the information exchange. With the system now installed, UC Davis has the latest PALM® MicroBeam laser microdissection unit on site including the brand new automated RoboMover system for high throughput sample collection in a 96-well format.

"We are very pleased to be able to combine the ease and functionality offered by the P.A.L.M. system with our TaqMan applications. We believe that not only the Core Facility and research groups from the University will benefit from this opportunity at UC Davis but also those from outside using our services" says Christian Leutenegger from the Lucy Whittier Molecular Core Facility. "We invite everybody to experience the new possibilities in molecular research this new combination at UC Davis offers."

The Lucy Whittier Molecular and Diagnostic Core Facility is an independent unit at the School of Veterinary Medicine at UC Davis created from a grant by a private foundation to stimulate and enhance molecular research by concentrating infrastructure, PCR assays, optimized protocols and know-how in a Core Facility. Services offered include full sample analysis with pre-analysis consulting, sample preparation, TaqMan PCR system generation, and TaqMan PCR analysis as well as training and consulting.

Carl Zeiss MicroImaging is the exclusive distributor for PALM® MicroLaser Systems in North America.

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