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The Revolution for Nucleic Acid Gel Documentation – ‘Made in Germany’
The FastGene® FAS-DIGI PRO is our newest imaging system for the detection of DNA and RNA in agarose gels.
The unique Blue/Green LED technology, together with a very easy to use software and a top camera, enables agarose gel documentation of highest quality.
The FastGene® FAS-DIGI PRO is a fully networkable Gel Doc System, which enables simple transfer of images when connected to an external PC.
Blue/Green LED Technology – for a safe detection of DNA and RNA
The heart of the FAS-DIGI PRO is the revolutionary Blue/Green LED technology.
The FAS-DIGI PRO is composed of a strong Blue/Green LED transilluminator that emits visible light at a wavelength of 470 – 520 nm. In contrast to harmful UV light, no nucleic acids are damaged with Blue/Green LEDs. The Blue/Green LED technology enables the detection of all common green (e.g., MIDORIGreen, SYBRTM Green)), yellow (e.g., SYBRTM Safe) and red (e.g., ethidium bromide or GelRedTM) DNA dyes.
The transilluminators
The hood of the FAS-DIGI PRO can be easily removed. This allows a very easy excision of DNA bands on the huge Blue/Green LED illuminated work surface of 21 cm x 26 cm. A superb uniform transillumination is guaranteed by 12 LED arrays at each side.
The detection of protein is possible due to the additionally included white LED table which comes with an integrated battery.
The camera
The very light-sensitive Canon camera has a very large APS-C CMOS sensor.
The camera is connected directly to the power supply system of the FAS-DIGI PRO and is thus constantly supplied with power.
The imaging software
The FAS-DIGI PRO is delivered together with the intuitive NIPPON Genetics Camera Studio software. This software enables the optimization of all important camera settings (aperture, exposure time, zoom and focus) in real time.
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Dr. Karin Hage-Ahmed Universität für Bodenkultur Wien/University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna Department für Nutzpflanzenwissenschaften/Department of Crop Sciences Institut für Pflanzenschutz/Institute of Plant Protection –
Für unsere phytopathologischen Fragestellungen haben wir ein möglichst einfaches aber auch sehr funktionales Geldokumentationssystem gesucht. Das FastGene FAS Digi Pro System konnte uns sowohl durch den einfachen und modularen Geräteaufbau als auch durch die sehr intuitive Kamerasoftware, die eine schnelle Optimierung der Aufnahmeparameter erlaubt, überzeugen. Durch die gegebene Netzwerksfähigkeit können die erstellten Bilder auch sehr einfach in unsere Netzlaufwerke übertragen werden. Zusätzlich hat uns auch die Blue/Green LED Licht Technologie überzeugt, die es uns nun ermöglicht grüne DNA-Farbstoffe (und andere) zu detektieren ohne dabei Nukleinsäure schädigendes UV-Licht zu verwenden.
Translated by NIPPON Genetics EUROPE:
Dr. Karin Hage-Ahmed, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Department of Crop Sciences, Institute of Plant Protection
For our phytopathological questions, we were looking for a gel documentation system that was as simple as possible but also very functional. The FastGene FAS-DIGI PRO system impressed us with both, its simple and modular device design and its very intuitive camera software, which allows the recording parameters to be quickly optimized. Thanks to the network capability the created images can also be easily transferred to our network drives. We were also impressed by the Blue/Green LED light technology, which now enables us to detect green DNA dyes (and others) without using UV light that damages nucleic acids.
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Institut für Muskuloskelettale Medizin, Universitätsklinikum Münster –
Wir haben das Gerät seit ein paar Monaten in Gebrauch und sind damit sehr zufrieden. Die Handhabung ist einfach und das Gerät macht gute Bilder. Dadurch das kein UV-Licht verwendet wird, ist es wesentlich angenehmer Banden aus dem Gel auszuschneiden. Jedoch ist es schwieriger die Banden genau auszuschneiden, da man nicht direkt von oben auf das Gel schauen kann, ohne die Dunkelkammer zu entfernen.
Bei der Software würden wir uns noch ein Beschriftungstool wünschen, um die Gele direkt beschriften zu können.
Translation by NIPPON Genetics EUROPE:
We have been using the instrument for a few months and are very satisfied with it. The handling is easy and the instrument takes good pictures. Since no UV light is used, it is much more pleasant to cut bands out of the gel. However, it is more difficult to cut out the bands precisely because you cannot look directly at the gel from above without removing the darkroom. With the software, we would still like a labeling tool to be able to label the gels directly.
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Dr. Stefano Pepe, TIGEM, Italy –
This Gel Doc equipment is really user friendly and the quality/price rate is really fair compared to the historic system like Bio-Rad, etc. You don’t need laptop or desktop to check and download your images… an app by Canon is enough. The Blue light is really powerful and avoids all the problems linked to UV lamp. A solid and less expensive alternative to the competitors.
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Dr. Tanja Rehders, Botanisches Institut, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel –
Wir haben das FastGene FAS-Digi PRO seit einiger Zeit in Gebrauch und sind sowohl mit der benutzerfreundlichen Handhabung der Software, wie auch der Qualität der Aufnahmen sehr zufrieden. Wir verwenden als Farbstoff Ethidiumbromid, womit DNA im Gel sehr gut detektierbar wird. Von uns wurden keine nennenswerten Unterschiede zur Detektion mit herkömmlichen UV-Transilluminatoren festgestellt.
Lediglich das Ausschneiden von Banden aus einem Gel gefällt uns an dem System nicht so gut. Die vom Hersteller vorgesehen Entfernung der Dunkelkammer empfinden wir als etwas unhandlich. Wir haben uns zu diesem Zweck einen selbstgebauten Amber-Filter oben an der Kammer befestigt, der jetzt bei Bedarf heruntergeklappt werden kann. Mit dieser Modifikation gefällt uns das Geldokumentationssystem sehr gut und können es mit gutem Gewissen weiterempfehlen.
Translation by NIPPON Genetics EUROPE:
We have been using the FastGene FAS-Digi PRO for some time now and are very satisfied with the user-friendly handling of the software and the quality of the recordings. We use ethidium bromide as a dye, with which the DNA detection is very good. We did not find any significant difference in signal to the detection using conventional UV transilluminators.
Only the cutting out of bands from a gel we like the system could be optimized. The removal of the darkroom provided by the manufacturer is perceived as being somewhat unwieldy. For this purpose, we have attached a self-made amber filter to the top of the chamber, which can now be folded down if necessary. With this modification, we like the gel documentation system very well and can recommend without hesitation.
Comment from NIPPON Genetics EUROPE:
Thank you very much for your honest feedback. We follow your recommendation. The current version of the FAS-Digi PRO comes with an amber shield, which can be attached with magnets inside the box. Cutting out DNA bands is now very easy without removing the hood.
Furthermore, the new version of the FAS-Digi PRO comes also with a white light source for the visualization of petri dishes and protein gels. For this purpose, you just have to remove the amber filter from the lens.
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Prof. Dr. Olivia Masseck, Synthetische Biologie, Universität Bremen –
Wir arbeiten nun seit einigen Monaten zu unserer großen Zufriedenheit mit dem FastGene FAS-Digi Pro in Kombination mit dem Farbstoff Midori Green. DNA Proben sind sehr gut detektierbar und dank der mitgelieferten Software sind leicht und schnell sehr gute Bilder gemacht. Einziges Manko: Zum Ausschneiden von Gelbanden, wäre ein beiliegendes Plexiglas, das durch eine Erhöhung einer Seite schief in der Kammer liegt von Vorteil, da man so in einem 90° Winkel auf das Gel gucken kann und somit genauere Schnitte durchführen werden könnten. Das Geldokumentationssystem erfüllt bis auf diesen Punkt alle unsere Erwartung. Wir würden das FastGene FAS-DIGI jederzeit weiterempfehlen.
Translation by NIPPON Genetics EUROPE:
We have been working for a few months with the FastGene FAS-Digi Pro with great satisfaction using the dye Midori Green. DNA samples are very easy to detect and thanks to the supplied software, very good pictures are taken quickly and easily.
The only drawback: To cut out gel bands, an enclosed Filter, which is attached to the system´s chamber could be advantageous because you can look at a 90 ° angle to the gel and thus more accurate cuts could be performed.
The gel documentation system meets all our expectations to this point. We would recommend the FastGene FAS-DIGI Pro at any time.
Comment from NIPPON Genetics EUROPE:
Thank you very much for your honest feedback. We follow your recommendation. The current version of the FAS-Digi PRO comes with an amber shield, which can be attached with magnets inside the box. Cutting out DNA bands is now very easy without removing the hood.
Furthermore, the new version of the FAS-Digi PRO comes also with a white light source for the visualization of petri dishes and protein gels. For this purpose, you just have to remove the amber filter from the lens.s
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