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Applied Biosystems is a company that looks to offer tools and instruments for the purpose of accelerating clinical research. The company was founded by Leroy Hood and Marvin Caruthers in 1998, in Foster City, California, United States.
The company is interested in providing for clinical research, drug discovery, pathogenic detection and development, environmental analysis, and DNA analysis. Applied Biosystems provides real-time PCR instruments, instruments for Sanger sequencing, microarray research services, rapid identification systems, and PCR thermal cyclers.
Some of the applications that Applied Biosystems creates their instruments for include gene expression analysis, genotyping and genomic profiling, agri-genomics, animal health, human identification, reproductive health, real-time polymerase chain reactions, contaminant and impurity testing, microarray analysis, and sample preparation.
Their instruments include their QuantStudio 6 and 7 real-time PCR systems, SeqStudio Genetic Analyzers, Axiom Propel Workflow Solutions, and their ProFlex PCR system. Their ProFlex PCR systems are equipped with five blocks which can run up to three experiments at a time and independent from each other, remote applications, temperature control, and more.
