We use the Leica platforms and just got a Leica RX which is for animal research and ISH, we love the openness of it.
Patsy Ruegg, HT(ASCP)QIHC Ruegg IHC Consulting 40864 E. Arkansas Ave Bennett, CO 80102 H 303-644-4538 C 720-281-5406 prueg...@hotmail.com rueggihcconsultin...@outlook.com This email is confidential and intended solely for the use of the Person(s) ('the intended recipient') to whom it was addressed. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author. It may contain information that is privileged & confidential within the meaning of applicable law. Accordingly any dissemination, distribution, copying, or other use of this message, or any of its contents, by any person other than the intended recipient may constitute a breach of civil or criminal law and is strictly prohibited. If you are NOT the intended recipient please contact the sender and dispose of this e-mail as soon as possible. -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Mike Thompson Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2014 11:10 AM To: Colleen Forster Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] IHC-start-up Diagnostic Biosystems has the same platform with tech support that is outstanding! Michael O. Thompson Director of Sales Diagnostic BioSystems Phone: 1-888-896-3350 Mobile: 412-860-1288 Office Fax: 412-727-6080 "IHC Made Affordable" www.dbiosys.com Colleen Forster <cfors...@umn.edu> wrote: >I totally agree with William. I do animal IHC and I am, using the >Biocare Nemesis, which be the same as the Dako platform. Completely >open so you can do what you need to at a cost you can afford > >Colleen Forster HT(ASCP)QIHC >u of MN > > > >On 1/23/2014 11:44 AM, Will Chappell wrote: >> Doing ihc on animal tissue is very tricky, if for no other reason than you >> are trying to standardize an antibody across multiple species. You will need >> to use every trick in the book and invent some of your own to get >> reproducible results. >> >> I would steer clear of any platforms that do not let you customize >> everything. I would suggest an OLD Dako or biocare's IntelliPath. Both have >> their quirks but they have the openness you require. >> >> William Chappell >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Jan 23, 2014, at 11:49 AM, Erin Sarricks <esarri...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi all- >>> >>> Our histopathology lab is looking to set up an IHC component to >>> service the request of our clients. All work is on animal tissue. We will >>> probably run about 1,000 IHC slides the first year and hope to increase the >>> workload each year. Some stains we would run would include CD4, CD8, >>> Ki-67 and TUNEL. We looked at the Ventana Discovery XT and appeared to be a >>> good fit for our needs. Does anyone have any other advice on other >>> machines we should look into? Any information or advice would be greatly >>> appreciated. Thank you! >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Erin Sarricks, HT (ASCP) >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Histonet mailing list >>> Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu >>> http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet >> _______________________________________________ >> Histonet mailing list >> Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu >> http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > > >_______________________________________________ >Histonet mailing list >Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu >http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet