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Tips & Tricks
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...
Platforms
Our platforms offer walk-away, sample-to-answer solutions for life science research, clinical research, and diagnosticsALPCO is a global leader in platforms for immunodiagnostics and molecular diagnostics. Our proprietary automated sample-to-answer solutions provide efficiency and ease-of-use for th...
ELISA Instrumentation
Automate ELISA Testing to Improve Performance and Productivity Shifting from manual ELISA processing to automation helps reduce variability and improve analytical performance. ALPCO offers automation to optimize workflow, capacity, and productivity.DYNEX DS2® 2-Plate ELISA Processing SystemCompact....
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...
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...
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 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 ...
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...
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...
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...
Terminal Complement Complex (TCC) ELISA Now Available
ALPCO now offers an ELISA to measure the concentration of TCC (sC5b-9) levels in human plasma; an essential step to evaluate whether foreign materials in contact with blood are triggering an immune response. The Complement TCC ELISA is easy-to-use with a 2-hour incubation and reflects complement act...
Complement System TCC and C4d ELISAs Now Available
ALPCO is pleased to announce the availability of two new immunoassays to measure complement system activation, the Complement C4d ELISA and the Terminal Complement Complex (TCC) ELISA.The complement system plays an essential role in acute and chronic inflammation, in immune response to infection...
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...
5 Reasons to Consider Immunoassay Automation
Article: 5 Reasons to Consider Immunoassay Automation Download 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 for more than 50 years. The sensitivit...
ALPCO + GeneProof Merge to Form a Global Diagnostics Company
In April of this year, ALPCO proudly announced its merger with GeneProof. Together we are a global leader in immunodiagnostics and molecular diagnostics providing you, our customers, with reagents and proprietary automated sample-to-answer solutions for the tests that matter most to you. T...
Iron Regulation and Homeostasis: Kits to Study Regulatory Proteins
Iron Homeostasis Iron is a trace element required for several critical cellular processes. Too little iron (anemia) or too much iron (iron overload) can be harmful. While there is no known mechanism for the controlled excretion of excess iron, a handful of regulatory proteins control the absorpti...
ELISAs for CHO Host Cell Proteins
Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells are the most dependable and most popular host cells for the industrial production of biotherapeutics. They are stable cell lines that are adaptable to a wide range of culture conditions and routinely produce very high protein and antibody yields. More importantly,...
Differentiating IBD from IBS with Fecal Calprotectin Testing
In an effort to improve patient care, an increasing number of gastroenterologists are using fecal calprotectin levels as a first step in the diagnosis of IBD versus IBS. ALPCO tests enable clinicians to accurately assess patients via calprotectin and quickly start patients on the right treatment pat...
High Throughput Calprotectin Testing with ALPCO Immunoturbidimetric Assay
Maximize lab efficiency with ALPCO's calprotectin immunoturbidimetric assay. Leverage existing analyzers, ensure accurate results, and improve turnaround times. 
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...