QuantStudio™ 1 Real-Time PCR System, 96-well, 0.2 mL

The Applied Biosystems QuantStudio 1 Real-Time PCR System makes quality and reliability the practical choice. This affordable instrument offers basic features ideal for those new to qPCR or those who have a limited budget. Despite its affordability, the QuantStudio 1 system offers the quality, reliability, and advanced user experience of our QuantStudio family of instruments.

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Features of the QuantStudio 1 system include:
• Touchscreen—a large 8.5-inch interactive touchscreen
• Fixed block—one fixed 96-well, 0.2-mL isothermal block with an easy-to-open manual drawer
• Reaction volume—10–100 μL
• Multiplexing capability—offers the three most commonly used excitation and emission filters: FAM, VIC, and ROX
• Protocols—pre-optimized protocol templates
• Software—intuitive software that supports analysis via web browser or desktop computer
• Dyes—three filters calibrated for FAM/SYBR Green/SYTO 9, VIC/HEX/TET/JOE, and JUN/ROX/Texas Red dyes
• Sensitivity—detect differences as small as 1.5-fold quantities in singleplex reactions
• Dimensions (H x W x D) and weight—40 x 27 x 50 cm, <26 kg

Thermo Fisher Connect
Thermo Fisher Connect with cloud-enabled services provides scientists with a secure place to store, analyze, and share data. Upload data from the instrument or upload your own files from anywhere you have web access. Applied Biosystems qPCR Analysis Modules within Thermo Fisher Connect are web browser-based software tools that are flexible, fast, and easy to use.

Easy to use
The QuantStudio 1 Real-Time PCR System is compact in form, factory calibrated, and delivered in user-friendly packaging to enable fast and simple installation for immediate use. The interactive touchscreen provides a modern usability experience, and the simplified instrument software/pre-optimized protocol templates allow users of any experience level to quickly set up and start a run.

Design and analysis software

Option 1: QuantStudio Design and Analysis cloud software
• Supports web browser-based system configuration with PC or MAC computer
• Streamlined software for improved usability and response time
• Enables secure access of your data when and where you want through Thermo Fisher Connect
• No software to install, no licenses and no versions to update

Option 2: QuantStudio Design and Analysis desktop software
• Supports traditional co-located computer system configuration on Windows™ 7 and Windows™ 10 OS
• Streamlined software for improved usability and response time
• No licenses to purchase

Results you can trust
Improved well-to-well and instrument-to-instrument data accuracy is achieved with OptiFlex technology, which features three coupled excitation and emission filter channels with white LED.

Sensitive data analysis
Detect changes in target quantity as small as 1.5-fold in single-plex reactions and obtain 10 logs of linear dynamic range.

High application versatility
Simple and optimized protocols, reliable assays and reagents, and intuitive software are available for a broad range of applications, including gene expression, genetic variation, gene regulation, and more.