Gold Standard Diagnostics, Inc., a small company out of Davis, CA, just unveiled their Thunderbolt Automated Diagnostics Platform. The Thunderbolt is primarily an Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA) diagnostics tool, though it can be configured to perform chemiluminescence as well as multiplexing. Picture it as a customizable box with a fully programmable EIA processor that handles your samples and lets you customize it as you like. It seems like this is panning out to be Gold Standard Diagnostic’s flagship product and they’re keen to start showing it off.
From the press release:
The ThunderBolt platform will provide laboratory customers with a single hardware solution that can utilize multiple diagnostics technologies such as EIA, chemiluminescence and multiplexing. The inaugural product of the ThunderBolt platform is an EIA (enzyme immunoassay) processor, with a completely open software design capable of programming virtually any EIA test. EIA tests are widely used to detect and quantify substances such as peptides, proteins, antibodies and hormones, and to diagnose diseases and conditions including infections, cancer, metabolic disorders, allergies and autoimmune diseases.
In a single, easily configured run, the flexible ThunderBolt EIA processor can process multiple microtiter plates, while also running up to eight different simultaneous assays. With an onboard reader, the fully automated EIA processor offers a true “walkaway” solution for labs of any size. The compact design takes up less than half the workspace of similar EIA automated processors on the market. Cost-effective operation makes the ThunderBolt suitable for larger clinical laboratories, while it also provides the customizable capabilities needed in hospital or research laboratories.
Press release: Gold Standard Diagnostics Introduces the ThunderBolt Automated Diagnostics Platform…
Product page: GSD Thunderbolt…
