Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Sole Source #0106
Announcement of a Sole Source Purchase
Awarded to:
Vendor: Arcturus
Amount:
$169,000
Terms: One-time transaction
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
First published
Wednesday June 2, 2004
The University
awarded
a contract for
a microdissection system
to
Arcturus
for
$169,000.
The proposed equipment is an Arcturus AutoPix laser capture microdissection (LCM) system. The Arcturus AutoPix system possesses several unique features not available in other laser microdissection systems. Through gentler capture technologies, the AutoPix obtains high-fidelity RNA samples. The sampling efficiency of the system is superior, particularly with regard to capturing individual cells and small areas of tissue. The high sampling rate afforded by this instrument is essential to meet the tissue-intensive demands of proteomics, and enhance sample integrity for downstream processing. The National Institute of Health awarded a grant for the purchase of this system.
For additional information, contact:
Jeanie Marsaglia
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
P. O. Box 19605
Springfield, IL 62794-9605
Phone: (217) 545-0233
FAX: (217) 545-9132
E-Mail:
jmarsaglia@siumed.edu
