Innovative Labware for Life Sciences

Stretton Scientific supplies and supports a range of products focusing on the life science community. We supply instrumentation and consumables offering complementary technologies focusing on sample preparation and analysis.

We have over 10 years experience of working with the scientific community guaranteeing a high standard of service for both products and support.

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Tissue homogenisation

The Precellys homogenisation range of instrumentation and consumables from Bertin Technologies offers superior technology. This complete range achieves rapid and consistent lysis, grinding and homogenisation of biological samples prior to extraction of DNA, RNA, proteins and metabolites.

  • Range of 0.5ml to 7ml tubes
  • Flexible and rapid throughput
  • Diverse range of samples processed
  • Optional chilled homogenisation
  • L3 compliant

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Tissue microarrays

The Accumax Tissue Microarrays offers a broad spectrum of malignant and normal tissues. The TMA's are provided with detailed pathological and clinical information. Thorough QC and packaging conditions optomises integrity and quality of the TMA's.

  • Detailed pathological information
  • Reader friendly layout
  • Accurate tissue selection
  • Packaged under nitrogen
  • Competitively priced

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Realtime PCR

Cepheids Smartcycler is the only random access, modular PCR instrument. Capable of testing 16 different protocols simultaneously in a single instrument. Cepheid's SmartTube product is a sealed pressurised poloypropolene tube designed to minimise the risk of amplicon contamination, maximise heat transfer and optomise optical sensitivity.

  • Simple,rapid and flexible
  • 4 optical channels detecting 8 dyes
  • Rapid protocol optomisation
  • Robust for 'in-the-field' applications
  • Expandable up to 96 reactions

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Featured products and services

Precellys 24Precellys 24
The Precellys 24 is a highly efficient rapid cell lysis and homogenising instrument designed to liberate DNA, RNA and proteins from a wide range of specimens. Utilising a bead beating process coupled with a powerful figure of 8 motion allows lysis to be achived with very short programs typically less than one minute. Read more »

Precellys 24 DualPrecellys 24 DUAL
Fast, effective and reproducible homogenisation of up to 6 samples in 7 ml tubes or up to 12 samples in 2 ml tubes. Read more »

 Homogenisation tubes
For automated lysis Stretton Scientific offer a range of pre-filled homogenisation consumables. The pre-filled sterilised tubes are supplied with a range of grinding media selected to optimise applications. The beads range from 2.8mm steel beads for highly resistant tissue such as bone and hair down to 0.1mm glass beads for bacteria,spores and yeast. Read more »

Latest news

Spring 2012 Minilys Promotion £1,500 or  £900 if purchased with a Precellys instrument. Limited stock available.

Spring 2012 Precellys Dual accessories now available including 7ml tube racks and 7ml centrifuge adaptors.

2011 Flexible purchase/lease options available. Please enquire for further information.

2011 Up-Dated Precellys Application Centre

Application notes now available for the Minilys. For further information click here.

2011 Precellys instrument loan service available

Precellys 24 or Precellys Dual available for short term loan for one off projects. Please contact us for further information.

2011 Up-dated Precellys Application Center !

Please visit our application center for all the latest homogenisation up-dates. Read more »

2011 'Minilys' from Bertin Technologies
Soon to be launched in March the 'Minilys' from Bertin Technologies offering a small personal homogeniser for 2ml and 7ml samples.

2011 CK01 0.1mm ceramic beads
Newly launched the CK01 0.1mm ceramic beads in the 7ml tubes for microorganism applications on the Precellys Dual and soon to be launched on the Minilys.

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