Do you need an instrument with a high level of accuracy and functionality or do you need a simple all round instrument ?

Do you need Pharmacopeia compatibility ?

Along with Pharmacopeia compatibility, do you need a variable bandwidth dual beam instrument with the possibility to do advanced method development ?

We recommend the Ultropsec 9000.
Dual beam, deuterium tungsten light sources, variable bandwidth (0.5, 1, 2, and 4mm), touchsreen, USB data storage and PC control. Pharmcopeia compatible and allows for advanced method development.

We recommend the Ultrospec 8000.
Dual beam, deuterium light sources, touchscreen, 1nm bandwidth, USB data storage and PC control. It is pharmacopeia compatible.

Do you need a dual beam instrument with built in methods for your applications and sophisticated software such as multi-wavelength options and fluorescent methods ?

We recommend the Ultrospec 7000.
Entry level dual beam instrument with a xenon light source for lower running costs and there is a 2nm bandwidth. The unit is touchscreen and has USB data storage as well as a PC control option.

We recommend the Ultrospec 2100.
Single beam, high end UV-Visible 3nm bandwidth instrument, wavelength range 190-900nm, with an 8 position cell changer suppled as standard and has options for temperature control.

Do you need to measure protein and nucleic acids or just protein and / or cells ?

What volumes do you need to measure ?

Do you need to measure DNA and direct protein only or DNA and direct color method protein ?

We recommend the SimpliNano.
An easy to use instrument designed for the reliable measurement of nucleic acid or protein samples.

We recommend the NanoVue Plus.
Drop and measure sample plate, results given in seconds. An easy to use instrument designed for reliable measurement of nucleic acid or protein samples.

Would you like the option to do wavelength scanning, kinetics, and calibration curves at any wavelength ?

We recommend the GeneQuant 1300.
A compact instrument with a range of stored methods for a qunatitation of proteins, nucleic acids, and bacterial cell cultures. PVC software and cables are provided.

We recommend the GeneQuant 100.
Personal life science spectrophotometer. PVC software and cables are NOT supplied.

Do you need built in stored methods, temperature control, cell measure option and graphical display or just simple protein measurements ?

We recommend the Novaspec III.
An easy to use, lightweight instrument for measuring absorbance, % transmission, concentration, and rate.

We recommend the Novaspec Plus.
A good value instrument for general laboratory use. Includes stored methods for protein quantification and enzyme kinetics.

We reocmmend the Ultrospec 10.
Measures the density of cells in suspension at 600nm.