Hey guys this is Sebastian. I am part of miniPCR.
-- Dakota -- you're right. Zeke (Ezequiel Alvarez Saavedra) carried Personal forward into miniPCR. You should definitely visit us and have a look at the mini. We'd be happy to have you over.
On Friday, July 25, 2014 6:11:28 AM UTC-4, jarlemag wrote:
Jarle -- it's good that there are different options. Different PCR machines will be better suited for different users. miniPCR cooling is not Peltier but convective. This helps reduce the machine size to a format that's easily moved around and shared across labs, or tucked away when not in use. Performance is similar to any high-end PCR instrument. we spent 6 months post-development validating and refining at top-notch academic labs (Harvard, MIT, UMass, etc.). It also has a software interface geared towards simplicity. For example, you can program miniPCR off your Android phone.
For us, one of the key drivers was to sell a product that's ready to go out of the box and has been fully QC'ed. Happy to chat if you have questions.
Cheers,
Sebastian
On Friday, July 25, 2014 6:11:28 AM UTC-4, jarlemag wrote:
In the last few years, several low cost (in relative terms) PCR thermocycler designs have become available for purchase. I only have personal experience with one of these, OpenPCR. However, other alternatives include PersonalPCR (http://personalpcr.com/) and miniPCR (http://minipcr.com/). Does anyone have experience using more than one "low-cost" PCR design? If so, can you tell a little about the differences, advantages and drawbacks of each? As far as I know, OpenPCR is the only one to use a peltier element for cooling. Do you consider this an important feature?I also noticed that Ezequiel Alvarez-Saavedra is on the team of both PersonalPCR and miniPCR. Does anyone know the signficance of this/the relation between these two? Is the design very similar?Lastly: Does anyone know the status of the LavaAmp project? There have been no official updates for a long time. I vaguely remember reading somewhere that it is still under development and a reason being given for the lack of updates, but I can't recall the details. Does anyone know anything?Best regards,Jarle Pahr
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