PTC Tempo Thermal Cycler

The key design challenge in developing Bio-Rad’s next generation of conventional PCR thermal cyclers centred around catering for a diverse range of applications, serving both individuals and broader lab spaces. This required a deep understanding of lab environments and workflow needs, translated into a highly adaptive product offering that maintained high performance with increased efficiency.

The sculptural precision of PTC Tempo embodies the seamless scalability that accommodates the demands of any laboratory workload. •Based on a single common platform, Tempo was developed with two lid operating options – manual and automatic opening/closing. Unique hinge designs accomplish compatibility with a range of PCR sample plate configurations, with the automated version’s motorised lid and locking mechanism enabling integration with loading robotics for increased throughput and efficiency •A refreshed, intuitive user interface and flexible connectivity options streamline protocol management, while the uniquely projected illumination of the mode-light provides a subtle but highly visible status signal for the busy clinician

Scientific research and analysis is crucial in development of our medical resources, with advancements having global impact for our health and well-being. The breadth of such work is immense, with each industry and sector having their own individual needs. PTC Tempo is a device driven by the importance of understanding the diversity of needs and providing a solution on a single operating platform. At its core lies precision, reliability, and accuracy, which has been made more accessible to a wider range of laboratories through its compact, adaptable design. Like the research itself, advancements in the products laboratories use change lives.

PTC Tempo’s design maximises capacity within laboratories where space is almost always at a premium: •The unique manual lid dual-hinging system allows low-height clearance to fit and be operated under lab bench shelving •The device’s back-set centre of mass and footing placement facilitates the PTS Tempo’s touch screen to safely overhang on shallow benchtops •All high use inputs and USB port are front facing. This, combined with the front-to-rear airflow, achieves clear 3-sided access for automated well plate loading/unloading or relatively close side-by-side device placement without compromising thermal performance BIO-RAD is a trademark of Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.