Multiskan® Ascent

Excellent optical performance at top speed
Titertek's innovative Multiskan Ascent offers superior photometric measurement performance for 96 and 384 well plates. Advanced software features are easy to use both in routine and research applications. Multiskan Ascent's robotic compatibility makes it optimum for high throughput environments.

Advanced photometric measurement features
· Excellent optical performance for 96 and 384 well plates
· Fast measurement for increased capacity
· Powerful Ascent PC Software for research applications
· Easy-to-use internal software
· Robot compatible for high throughput environments
· Optional floppy disk station to save results and assay protocols
· Optional incubator for temperature controlled applications

Excellent optical performance for 96 and 384-well plates
The next step in photometric measurement, Titertek's Multiskan Ascent offers superior reliability for research laboratories around the world. The high-quality optical system ensures excellent reproducibility, accuracy and reliable results. The ability to measure with remarkable linearity up to 4 absorbance units decreases the time needed to obtain the sample results, as extra dilution of samples is not needed.

Fast measurement for increased capacity
Multiskan Ascent provides fast and accurate measurements for routine and research applications. Its 384 well plate reading capability allows the use of superior photometric features in high throughput environments. It takes only 9 seconds to measure 96 well plates and 20 seconds to measure 384 well plates.

User-friendly internal software for routine applications
The user comes first with Multiskan Ascent's easy-to-use internal software for routine applications. Menus clearly show different operations. The entire process can be easily followed because assay programming is based on questions and answers. Up to 100 assay protocols and 50 assay results can be saved in the Multiskan Ascent's memory. Internal software contains end-point, two-point and kinetic measurements, with qualitative and quantitative calculations. A wide range of curve fit types, together with transformation and extrapolation, offers flexible result data handling capabilities. Cut-off equations, scaling, validation, quality control and the possibility to use dilution factor features make the internal software even more functional. The flexible and visual plate map for blanks, calibrators, controls and samples is also a special feature of Multiskan Ascent.
Calculating curve fit types:
Linear regression Quartic polynomial
Point to point Cubic spline
Quadratic polynomial 4 parameter logistic
Cubic polynomial

Robot compatible for high throughput environments
Another feature that makes Multiskan Ascent ideal for high throughput environments is its simple and easy robot integration.

Optional floppy disk station
To facilitate saving test results or transferring the results to a computer, Multiskan Ascent can include a floppy disk station. Data is stored in ASCII format.

Optional incubator
An optional in-built incubator can be included for assays requiring temperature control. Temperature can range up to 50°C.

Powerful Ascent PC Software for Multiskan Ascent
Windows™ -based Ascent Software is one of the most flexible software packages available. The open and flexible assay set-up enables various research applications.
· Highly visual approach to assay set up
· Comprehensive spreadsheet environment for flexible data handling
· Versatile curve fittings with graphs
· Qualitative calculations include user-defined cut-off
· Easy integration with robotic and HIS/LIMS systems
Assay procedure steps, such as measure, shake, incubate, save/load, as well as customized pause steps, are easy to set with the drag and drop technique.