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Plate-Based ELISA
Leverage a Comprehensive Portfolio of ELISA KitsChoose from hundreds of ELISA kits to measure analytes in therapeutic areas including immunology, diabetes and obesity, infectious disease, gastroenterology, allergy, and more.Chemiluminescent and Colorimetric Plate-Based Assays  ALPCO offers hundred...
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ImmunoassaysWhat kind of sample type can be used with the kit I purchased?Each type of kit has been validated for the sample types indicated in its protocol. All other sample types would have to be validated internally. Please contact ALPCO's product support team for further information regardi...
Advance your GLP-1 research with optimized assays
Advance your GLP-1 research with optimized assays  The growing interest in GLP-1 receptor agonists underscores their potential, not only in helping manage diabetes and obesity, but also in offering possible benefits for kidney and heart health.    We offer an extensive portfolio of immunoassays o...
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A Guide to STELLUX® Chemiluminscence ELISAs: An Infographic
Today, multiple immunoassay platforms exist, providing scientists and clinicians with the means to measure a variety of biomarkers1,2,3. However, research indicates some immunoassay platforms have limitations that can inhibit progress in the laboratory4,5,6. In an effort to provide researchers with ...
Immunoassays for Intact and Total Proinsulin
ALPCO is pleased to announce the availability of two new immunoassays, the Intact Proinsulin ELISA and the Total Proinsulin ELISA.  Proinsulin is a precursor molecule produced by pancreatic ß-cells, primarily in response to glucose, that is cleaved equally into insulin and c-peptide. Elevated le...
AutoPlex Automated Multiplex Biomarker Analysis
ALPCO’s automated multiplex assay, AutoPlex GI Panel, provides sensitive and accurate measurement of up to 5 GI biomarkers in human stool samples. The panel combines the workflow advantages of multiplexing with the proven reliability of traditional chemiluminescence sandwich immunoassays to enable b...
ALPCO Releases STELLUX® Chemiluminescent Human Intact Proinsulin ELISA
ALPCO announced in a press release on February 18, 2014 that the company has launched their new STELLUX® Chemiluminescent Human Intact Proinsulin ELISA, the latest assay to be launched in the company’s STELLUX® Chemiluminescent product line. The new Human Intact Proinsulin ELISA features a broad dyn...
ALPCO Releases New Chemiluminescent Human C-peptide ELISA
ALPCO announced the launch of its new STELLUX® Chemiluminescent Human C-peptide ELISA on December 5, 2014. This highly characterized assay measures C-peptide requiring only 50 µL of human serum, plasma or cell culture supernatant. The ELISA exhibits greater sensitivity and a broader dynamic range co...
Complement System Solutions for Drug Development and Clinical Research
Datasheet: Complement System Immunoassays Download The complement system is essential to innate immunity which protects from chronic, autoimmune, and infectious disease. There are three distinct pathways of complement activation: classical, lectin/MBL, and alternative. Each leads...
ALPCO and Cisbio US, Inc. Announce Sales and Distribution Agreement
Date: July 1, 2015 ALPCO is pleased to announce a strategic account sales and distribution agreement with Cisbio US, Inc. Cisbio will now have exclusive access to ALPCO’s high quality STELLUX® Chemiluminescence and colorimetric Diabetes and Obesity assay portfolio in order to provide these produc...
Customer Spotlight: Measuring Functionality of Islet Microtissues
Date: July 26, 2016 Beta cell generation has gained much traction in recent years among diabetes researchers. Investigators are not only converting adipose tissue and skin cells into beta cells, they are also starting to grow beta cells in a petri dish in vitro. Swiss company InSphero has begun m...
ALPCO and InSphero Collaborate to Advance Metabolic Disease Research at ADA 2017
Date: June 6, 2017 ALPCO announced it will collaborate with InSphero, a supplier of 3D cell culture solutions, at the ADA’s 77th Scientific Sessions June 10-12 in San Diego. Together, ALPCO and InSphero aim to enhance the study of islet function, regeneration, and preservation by providing resear...
ALPCO and InSphero Partner to Offer a Complete Solution to Assess Beta-cell Function in Islet Microtissue Culture Models
July 23, 2018 ALPCO recently announced its partnership with InSphero, AG to provide customers with a complete solution to assess beta-cell function in islet microtissue culture models. InSphero’s 3D InSight™ Diabetes Discovery Platform offers users a comprehensive beta-cell function applic...
An Accurate Solution to the Challenges with Measuring GLP-1
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is a gut hormone which plays an essential role in insulin secretion and glucose homeostasis1. While GLP-1 has become central to many metabolic disease research programs, various GLP-1 ELISA kits currently available on the market have been failing to meet the needs of ...
A Comparison of Colorimetric and Chemiluminescence ELISAs
Are you curious about chemiluminescence ELISAs, but not exactly sure what they are, or how to use them? Our video A Comparison of Colorimetric and Chemiluminescence ELISAs discusses how similar these two types of assays are, and how they can enhance your lab testing. Watch our video to: Lear...
Now Available: 510(k) Cleared Fecal Calprotectin ELISA
ALPCO received 510(k) clearance from the US FDA for its new fecal Calprotectin Chemiluminescence ELISA test. The ALPCO Calprotectin Chemiluminescence ELISA’s superior clinical accuracy will enable clinical laboratories to provide the most accurate results to gastroenterologists facing the cha...
Ampersand Capital Partners Acquires American Laboratory Products Company
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Salem, NH – September 21, 2020: American Laboratory Products Company, Ltd. (ALPCO), a specialty in vitro diagnostics company, today announced the majority recapitalization of the company by Ampersand Capital Partners. Ampersand’s investment will be used to support ALPCO’s wo...
12 ELISA Tips and Tricks: An Expert’s Guide to Improve Your Technique
The Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) is a proven sensitive method for detecting and quantifying specific biomarkers in a wide range of clinical and research samples. The accuracy and precision of ELISAs can be affected by many factors, including pipetting, washing, and sample-handling techn...
Diabetes and Obesity
Diabetes and Obesity Learning Library! As a leading provider of testing solutions for the diabetes and obesity research community, we support scientists’ efforts to gain a greater understanding of these conditions. With no cure for type 1 or type 2 diabetes and a lack of effective obesity treatment...
GI Testing
Calprotectin Chemiluminescence ELISA (80-CALPHU-CH01) The Calprotectin Chemiluminescence ELISA is an in vitro diagnostic chemiluminescent assay intended for the quantitative measurement of fecal calprotectin, a neutrophilic protein that is a marker of intestinal mucosal inflammation, in human sto...
How Can Your Lab Benefit from Immunoassay Automation?
The use of the Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) technique has assisted both clinical and research laboratories in quantifying analytes of interest in heterogeneous samples. The sensitivity and specificity achievable with immunoassays are often ideal for biomarker testing. However, manually ...
Melatonin Products for Sleep Disorder-Related Research
Melatonin is an endogenously expressed hormone present in a wide spectrum of organisms from bacteria to humans.  Primarily secreted by the pineal gland, melatonin enters the circulation via cerebrospinal fluid and plays a key role in the regulation of the sleep-wake cycle.  Melatonin levels help m...
MacroArray Diagnostics GmbH (MADx) partners with ALPCO to offer a fully automated sample-to-answer multiplex allergy test solution to the North American market
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Salem, NH – February 1, 2022: ALPCO (Salem, NH), a leading US producer of novel immunoassay testing platforms, recently announced an exclusive distribution partnership with MacroArray Diagnostics GmbH (Vienna, Austria). Together they offer a comprehensive line of testing ...