Cytation™ 3 Wins Silver Edison Award

BioTek was presented with a Silver Edison Award for its Cytation 3 Cell Imaging Multi-Mode Reader in the Lab Diagnostics, Science/Medical category at the 2014 Edison Awards Annual Gala, held recently in San Francisco, CA. The awards, named after U.S. inventor Thomas Alva Edison, recognise product innovations which demonstrate lasting impact and value for users.

"Cytation 3 is at the leading edge of today's complex research applications," noted Peter Weith, BioTek Vice President of Marketing, Sales and Service. "We've already seen the positive difference it's made for our customers around the world, and we're honoured that these achievements are also independently recognised by the distinguished judging panel at the Edison Awards."

It is the fourth Silver Edison Award Cytation 3 has received since its 2013 launch. Additional awards include Fisher Scientific's Outstanding New Product Line Award, MipTec New Product Innovation Award and the SelectScience "Scientists' Choice Award for Best Drug Discovery Product". The reader combines automated digital fluorescence microscopy and conventional multi-mode microplate detection to provide both rich phenotypic and well-based quantitative analyses in a streamlined and upgradable workflow. It is said to be ideal for biochemical assays and is especially suited for live cell assays where temperature control, variable shaking and available gas control support an ideal environment for growing, imaging, counting and analyzing cells in microplates and other sample vessels.