RE: [Histonet] Biocare Intelipath
I'd have to third the comments about Biocare and the Intellipath. Biocare has to be the best company I have dealt with in all of the years I have been in this field in the area of support and customer service. One phone call with even a "maybe" issue gets the whole team involved. That reason alone makes the Intellipath a great instrument. Linda Blazek HT (ASCP) Manager/Supervisor GI Pathology of Dayton Digestive Specialists, Inc 7415 Brandt Pike Huber Heights, OH 45424 Phone: (937) 396-2623 Email: lbla...@digestivespecialists.com -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Kim Merriam Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 9:12 AM To: Karen Lahti; Sheila Adey; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] Biocare Intelipath I second Karen's comments about Biocare and the Intellipath. I work in an early discovery research pathology lab at a large biotech firm. We do not have a standard set of stains that we run (we are testing new ones all the time), so the open-ness of the instrument was key. You can use any antibody or detection system (we use antibodies from many sources, including those made in-house), but we tend to use Biocare's detection reagents for chromogenic staining. We also do all of our IF staining on the machine. I am a long-time customer of Biocare's and I even got to beta-test the Intellipath instrument a few years ago. They are by far one of the best companies I have ever worked with, they are super customer-oriented and the service engineers come quickly, if your machine needs to be fixed. I would defintely get a demo into your lab to see if it fits your needs. Kim Merriam, MA, HT(ASCP)QIHC Cambridge, MA From: Karen Lahti To: Sheila Adey ; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Sent: Mon, May 9, 2011 12:47:22 PM Subject: RE: [Histonet] Biocare Intelipath Sheila, I have been a long time Biocare user, as well as many years of experience with just about every IHC company/instrument on the market today. I have had a fair share of "issues" with each. I am amazed continuously at the attention and care I am given from the whole Biocare company. When I call with even a minor maybe problem, I do feel as if I am their only customer. I get immediate response. The IntelliPath instrument does require more tech time to prepare the slides which I resisted from the very beginning. I have learned the flexibility this has brought to validation and overall quality of staining. The antibodies and detection are exceptional in comparison to other vendors. The detection coupled with the instrument enabled our lab to drastically reduce the cost of each stain and keep a high level of quality that is reproducible from day to day. Karen Karen D. Lahti, HT(ASCP)QIHC, MLT(AMT) Histology Supervisor Arizona Digestive Health 1300 N. 12th Street #550 Phoenix, AZ 85006 480-236-6559 cell 602-687-7218 office -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Sheila Adey Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 3:57 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Biocare Intelipath Hello Netters We are considering an Intelipath. I'd like some opinions on the instrument from users out there. Thanks in advance!!! Sheila ___ 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
Re: [Histonet] Biocare Intelipath
I second Karen's comments about Biocare and the Intellipath. I work in an early discovery research pathology lab at a large biotech firm. We do not have a standard set of stains that we run (we are testing new ones all the time), so the open-ness of the instrument was key. You can use any antibody or detection system (we use antibodies from many sources, including those made in-house), but we tend to use Biocare's detection reagents for chromogenic staining. We also do all of our IF staining on the machine. I am a long-time customer of Biocare's and I even got to beta-test the Intellipath instrument a few years ago. They are by far one of the best companies I have ever worked with, they are super customer-oriented and the service engineers come quickly, if your machine needs to be fixed. I would defintely get a demo into your lab to see if it fits your needs. Kim Merriam, MA, HT(ASCP)QIHC Cambridge, MA From: Karen Lahti To: Sheila Adey ; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Sent: Mon, May 9, 2011 12:47:22 PM Subject: RE: [Histonet] Biocare Intelipath Sheila, I have been a long time Biocare user, as well as many years of experience with just about every IHC company/instrument on the market today. I have had a fair share of "issues" with each. I am amazed continuously at the attention and care I am given from the whole Biocare company. When I call with even a minor maybe problem, I do feel as if I am their only customer. I get immediate response. The IntelliPath instrument does require more tech time to prepare the slides which I resisted from the very beginning. I have learned the flexibility this has brought to validation and overall quality of staining. The antibodies and detection are exceptional in comparison to other vendors. The detection coupled with the instrument enabled our lab to drastically reduce the cost of each stain and keep a high level of quality that is reproducible from day to day. Karen Karen D. Lahti, HT(ASCP)QIHC, MLT(AMT) Histology Supervisor Arizona Digestive Health 1300 N. 12th Street #550 Phoenix, AZ 85006 480-236-6559 cell 602-687-7218 office -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Sheila Adey Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 3:57 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Biocare Intelipath Hello Netters We are considering an Intelipath. I'd like some opinions on the instrument from users out there. Thanks in advance!!! Sheila ___ 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
RE: [Histonet] Biocare Intelipath
Sheila, I have been a long time Biocare user, as well as many years of experience with just about every IHC company/instrument on the market today. I have had a fair share of "issues" with each. I am amazed continuously at the attention and care I am given from the whole Biocare company. When I call with even a minor maybe problem, I do feel as if I am their only customer. I get immediate response. The IntelliPath instrument does require more tech time to prepare the slides which I resisted from the very beginning. I have learned the flexibility this has brought to validation and overall quality of staining. The antibodies and detection are exceptional in comparison to other vendors. The detection coupled with the instrument enabled our lab to drastically reduce the cost of each stain and keep a high level of quality that is reproducible from day to day. Karen Karen D. Lahti, HT(ASCP)QIHC, MLT(AMT) Histology Supervisor Arizona Digestive Health 1300 N. 12th Street #550 Phoenix, AZ 85006 480-236-6559 cell 602-687-7218 office -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Sheila Adey Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 3:57 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Biocare Intelipath Hello Netters We are considering an Intelipath. I'd like some opinions on the instrument from users out there. Thanks in advance!!! Sheila ___ 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