Life Science Research Tools
Proven solutions for electrophoresis, blotting, imaging, and sample storage. Through our partnership with Hoefer, we bring laboratories the quality tools they need — and can rely on — to get the results they expect, from routine protein and nucleic acid separations to fully traceable, automated sample management.
Hoefer, established in 1967, specializes in developing and manufacturing tools and complementary accessories for gel electrophoresis and blotting applications. Decades of experience allow Hoefer to deliver products that are intelligently designed for top performance and ease of use.
Their premium products can be found in laboratories around the world and are proven to deliver consistent and reproducible protein and nucleic acid electrophoretic separations. Scientists can trust that Hoefer instruments, accessories, and consumables meet the highest standards of excellence.
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Vertical electrophoresis systems, casters, gradient makers and precast gels
SE300 miniVE™ Integrated Vertical Electrophoresis and Blotting Unit
Electrophoresis and transfer in one
A compact all-in-one unit that runs electrophoresis and electro-transfer with straight lanes and sharp bands.
SE250/SE260 Mighty Small II Mini Vertical Electrophoresis Units
Actively cooled rapid mini screening
Compact mini vertical units with active cooling for rapid, low-buffer screening of proteins and nucleic acids.
SE600 Series Vertical Electrophoresis Systems
Fully submerged for sharp resolution
Dual-cooled systems that fully submerge gels for sharp, well-defined bands at uniform temperature.
SE400 Series Vertical Electrophoresis Systems
Rugged, economical units for teaching labs
Rugged, economical air-cooled vertical units built for busy multi-user teaching laboratories.
SE215 Gel Casters
Cast multiple mini gels at once
Multiple gel casters that pour uniform homogenous or gradient mini gels with identical results.
SE6602 Gel Casters
Cast up to ten large gels
Multiple and dual casters for SE600 large-format units delivering identical gels from one solution.
SG Series Gradient Makers
Polyacrylamide, sucrose, and CsCl gradients
Heavy acrylic gradient makers with leak-free Teflon valves for polyacrylamide, sucrose, and CsCl gradients.
Mighty Small™ Precast Gels
Ready-to-use Bis-Tris mini gels
Ready-to-use Bis-Tris mini gels with MOPS buffer for sharper, higher-resolution bands.
Nucleic Acid Electrophoresis
Horizontal submarine agarose systems from mini to high-throughput
HE33 Mini Horizontal Agarose Electrophoresis Unit
Fast DNA separations with passive cooling
Mini horizontal agarose unit for ultra-fast DNA restriction fragment separations with a chilled heat-sink base.
HE99X Max Horizontal Agarose Electrophoresis Unit
High-resolution separation, 100 bp to 20 kbp
Horizontal agarose unit delivering high-resolution nucleic acid separation across a wide fragment range.
SUB Swift Horizontal Electrophoresis Unit
From single samples to 96-well runs
Flexible horizontal unit scaling from single-sample tests to 96-well high-throughput runs.
SUB Evo Horizontal Electrophoresis Unit
Process two 96-well plates at once
High-throughput horizontal unit processing two 96-well plates at once for fast parallel loading.
SUB Series Submarine Gel Electrophoresis Units
Submarine units from mini to maxi-plus
Family of submarine gel units from mini to maxi-plus with adjustable combs and safe handling.
SUBHT High Throughput Submarine Gel Electrophoresis Unit
Run a 96-well plate in 30 minutes
High-throughput submarine unit for post-PCR SSP screening, loading a full 96-well plate at once.
HE-FLEX Horizontal Electrophoresis Complete System
All-in-one system with built-in power supply
All-in-one nucleic acid system with built-in variable power supply and LED display.
Blotting
Wet-tank and semi-dry protein & nucleic acid transfer
TE22 / TE42 / TE62 Wet Tank Transfer Units
Even wet transfers with uniform field
Wet tank units that evenly transfer proteins and nucleic acids onto membranes using a uniform field.
TE70XP / TE77XP / TE77X Semi-Dry Transfer Units
Protein transfers in under an hour
Semi-dry units that transfer proteins from gels using minimal buffer for fast, clean blots.
Western Blotting System Packages
Complete electrophoresis-to-blotting bundles
Pre-configured bundles pairing a vertical electrophoresis unit, transfer unit, and power supply for complete western workflows.
Power Supplies
Reliable, programmable electrophoresis power supplies
PS600 / PS300B / PS200HC Power Supplies
Reliable power for electrophoresis and blotting
A family of reliable electrophoresis power supplies covering mini gels to large-format blotting.
Imaging Systems
Gel documentation, fluorescence and near-field chemiluminescence imaging & analysis software
Chemi FX Multi Fluorescence and Chemiluminescence Imaging System
Film-comparable chemi and fluorescence imaging
Premium CCD imager delivering film-comparable chemi and fluorescence sensitivity without a darkroom.
FPGD2 FlexPro Gel Doc Imaging System
Publication-quality DNA, RNA, and protein gel imaging
Compact gel doc delivering publication-quality DNA, RNA, and protein gel imaging.
FXGD3 FlexSecure Gel Doc Imaging System
High-resolution, reproducible gel documentation
Versatile CMOS gel doc for high-resolution, reproducible DNA, RNA, and protein documentation.
LumiBlot Near-Field Chemi Imager
Ultra-sensitive lens-free near-field imaging
Lens-free near-field chemi imager delivering ultra-high sensitivity for demanding blots.
GelSys Image Capture Software
Intuitive image acquisition for Hoefer imagers
Intuitive acquisition software bundled free with Hoefer's Chemi FX, FPGD2, and FXGD3 imagers.
GelTools Analysis Software
Powerful automated gel and blot analysis
Flexible automated analysis software for gels, blots, colony counting, and reporting.
Sample Storage Solutions
Tri-coded tubes, laser marking, capping/decapping and barcode automation
Tri-coded Sample Storage Tubes
-196°C to 120°C, fully traceable
Laser-etched cryo storage tubes with dual 2D and barcode coding for unequaled sample audit traceability.
Smart TubeLaser
12 cryotubes marked in under 10 seconds
Compact desktop laser marker giving permanent, scratch-proof tube etching that replaces failure-prone labels.
AutoLaser Marking Machine
Up to 1200 tri-coded tubes per hour
High-throughput laser marker etching tri-code tubes with permanent, contamination-resistant, low-temperature-proof codes.
AutoCap 96/48 Capper/Decapper
Cap a full SBS rack in one minute
Automated capper/decapper that processes a full SBS rack fast for high-throughput lab automation.
HandheldCap 8/6 Capper/Decapper
Handheld capping in 10 seconds
Lightweight ergonomic handheld capper/decapper bridging manual and automated tube-handling workflows.
AutoCap Dispenser
Automated decap, dispense, and recap
Fully automated system that decaps, recaps, and dispenses cells and reagents to prevent cross-contamination.
Barcode Reader
Decode a whole rack in under a second
Camera-based reader that decodes an entire SBS rack of 2D-coded tubes almost instantly.
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