RE: [Histonet] Best IHC Stainer

2009-08-28 Thread Sebree Linda A
Randi, We also use Ventana instruments (3) but use whose ever antibodies make sense for our work situation. You don't need to blow your budget especially if you go with concentrate antibodies and purchase user fillable dispensers from Ventana. Basically there are no limitations for which

RE: [Histonet] Best IHC stainer Ventana Ab's

2009-08-28 Thread Maria Katleba
What announcement? -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Weems, Joyce Sent: 27 August 2009 14:05 Cc: histonet Subject: RE: [Histonet] Best IHC stainer Ventana Ab's Everyone may want to check

RE: [Histonet] Best IHC stainer

2009-08-27 Thread Greg Dobbin
I echo Joyce's comments! Greg Greg Dobbin, R.T. Chief Technologist, Anatomic Pathology Dept. of Laboratory Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, P.O. Box 6600 Charlottetown, PEC1A 8T5 Phone: (902) 894-2337 Fax: (902) 894-2385 I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have. -

Re: [Histonet] Best IHC stainer

2009-08-27 Thread Rene J Buesa
I prefer the DAKO. Check, besides the instrument itself, the reagents COST and how open one system is compared with the other. René J. --- On Wed, 8/26/09, Gareth Blaeuer Davis gareth.da...@hotmail.com wrote: From: Gareth Blaeuer Davis gareth.da...@hotmail.com Subject: [Histonet] Best IHC

Re: [Histonet] Best IHC stainer

2009-08-27 Thread godsgalnow
Ventana reagents eem to be a little pricey, but if you want a system that you can load and walk away from, it is the way to go.  DAKO is an easy enough to use instrument and is an open system, but they are going to a price per slide kind of thing, if I remmeber correctly. I prefer the IP

Re: [Histonet] Best IHC stainer

2009-08-27 Thread Jackie M O'Connor
-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu 08/27/2009 10:05 AM To gareth.da...@hotmail.com, histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu cc Subject Re: [Histonet] Best IHC stainer Ventana reagents eem to be a little pricey, but if you want a system that you can load and walk away from, it is the way to go

Re: [Histonet] Best IHC stainer

2009-08-27 Thread dusko trajkovic
...@hotmail.com; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 8:05:35 AM Subject: Re: [Histonet] Best IHC stainer Ventana reagents eem to be a little pricey, but if you want a system that you can load and walk away from, it is the way to go.  DAKO is an easy enough to use

RE: [Histonet] Best IHC stainer

2009-08-27 Thread Maria Katleba
...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of godsgal...@aol.com Sent: 27 August 2009 08:06 To: gareth.da...@hotmail.com; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] Best IHC stainer Ventana reagents eem to be a little pricey, but if you

RE: [Histonet] Best IHC stainer Ventana Ab's

2009-08-27 Thread Weems, Joyce
: Thursday, August 27, 2009 16:46 To: Maria Katleba Cc: histonet Subject: RE: [Histonet] Best IHC stainer Ventana Ab's Most people are unaware of this, but that's probably because Ventana has had a contract with Cell Marque for years as their primary antibody and other consumables source. --- On Thu, 8

RE: [Histonet] Best IHC stainer

2009-08-26 Thread Weems, Joyce
They are both good instruments. From my experience pricing is high for the Ventana reagents and there seems to be an increase in DAKO pricing from what I see on the Net. Have you looked at the Leica Bond? We found that to be a good fit for us. Started out to add it to our DAKO line, but ended