Overview

Promega's investment in research and development for more than 30 years has led to an offering of over 2,000 products used to answer a variety of scientific questions. This commitment to innovation has proven valuable to customers as evidenced by thousands of scientific publications referencing the use of Promega reagents and instruments. Promega products play a vital role in supporting scientific advances made in the following areas:

Basic Research

University, private institute and government research labs around the world use Promega products to uncover how biological systems operate at a cellular and genetic level. These scientists seek to apply this knowledge in preventing disease, finding new cures and understanding the natural world around us.

The HaloTag® Mammalian Protein Purification System overcomes problems scientists experience while purifying genetically engineered fusion proteins. Researchers improve the recovery of difficult-to-express proteins, resulting in a tag-free protein ready for mass spectrometry analysis.

Drug Discovery

Biotechnology and pharmaceutical labs need tools to screen tens of thousands of compounds only to identify a handful of potential new drug candidates. These industrial researchers look for tools to shorten their product development cycles and reduce costs by weeding out undesirable drug characteristics (e.g. toxicity) sooner.

The ApoTox-Glo™ Triplex Assay measures multiple biomarkers to study the mechanism of cell death. The assay helps researchers assess a drug candidate's toxic effects, making it a valuable, predictive and cost-effective tool for drug discovery.

Forensics and Paternity Testing

DNA analysts create genetic profiles (DNA typing) to identify both victims and suspects during a criminal investigation. These same tools are applied in determining paternity and other familial relationships needed to identify victims of natural disasters.

New PowerPlex® 18d System allows amplification of STR loci directly from DNA collected on FTA® cards used to preserve blood and cheek swab samples. Forensic database and paternity testing laboratories are able to create an individual genetic profile without using additional DNA extraction steps.

Molecular Diagnostics

Medical technicians and clinical pathologists prepare DNA samples before performing diagnostic tests for organ transplants, infectious diseases and genetic screening.

Maxwell® 16 IVD System is a bench-top automation system for rapid nucleic acid isolation that is fully compliant with the European Union IVD Directive (98/79/EC) and is used in European clinical laboratories to prepare nucleic acid samples for diagnostic testing.