AACC 2023
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Ask About Our Targeted Solutions for Your GI Testing.Customized solutions for your calprotectin testing needs.GI SOLUTIONSEnsure AccuracyNew! Calprotectin Immunoturbidimetric...
Fecal Calprotectin Testing from Extraction to Results – Simplify Complexity
Immunoturbidimetric Assay for Fecal CalprotectinExtraction to Results – Simplify ComplexityLeverage the power of our FDA-Cleared Immunoturbidimetric (IT) Assay for fecal calprotectin designed to integrate seamlessly with your existing clinical chemistry analyzer. Experience a method that is not only...
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...
Responsibility
ALPCO’s Diabetes Research Travel GrantALPCO strives to provide scientists and healthcare professionals with robust tools for their research and clinical diagnostic endeavors. We understand that championing extraordinary discoveries requires extraordinary efforts, and support. We are proud to continu...
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...
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...
Introducing the STELLUX® Chemi Active GLP-1 (7-36) amide ELISA
Watch our video to learn more about the STELLUX® Chemi Active GLP-1 (7-36) amide ELISA and how you can now measure this incretin hormone with confidence.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Chu3VhEEpt0&t=3s
The STELLUX® Chemi Active GLP-1 (7-36) amide ELISA features increased sensitivity to ac...
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 ...
How DPP-4 Complicates Measuring GLP-1 Accurately
We know that the proper collection and handling of samples is vital for eliminating analytical variability and improving accuracy when measuring active GLP-1 (7-36) amide.
ALPCO is here to help your lab reduce technical errors and improve assay results when running the STELLUX® Chemi Active GLP-1...
How to Properly Collect and Handle GLP-1 Samples
We know that the proper collection and handling of samples is vital for accurately measuring GLP-1.
ALPCO is here to help your lab reduce technical errors and improve assay results when running the STELLUX® Chemi Active GLP-1 (7-36) amide ELISA.
Watch our video to learn how to properly collect...
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 ...
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.
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Toxicology
Drug-Induced Organ Injury
Toxicological side effects are a common obstacle in drug development pipelines and often manifest in site-specific damage to vital organs, including the liver, kidney and heart. Estimates of compound attrition from failure to meet safety endpoints are as high as 45% in pre...
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...
Physiological Actions of Natriuretic Peptides
Introduction
Humans have at least 50 discovered hormones managing vital biological functions in the body. These hormones are produced by the body’s organs and glands. Natriuretic peptides (NPs) are structurally related hormones synthesized and released from the heart, including atrial natriuretic p...
Stool-Based Biomarkers to Differentiate Between IBD and IBS
What are IBD and IBS?
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are two different gastrointestinal tract issues affecting millions of people every day. Although there is some overlap between symptoms of IBD and IBS, differences still remain in regards to pathologies, risks...
Regulating Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Consumer Products
Date: September 27, 2016
Author: Andrea Tarbet, Product Marketing Associate at ALPCO
From cosmetics to water bottles, endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) have surfaced in our everyday lives. EDCs are compounds that can interfere with the endocrine system’s ability to help an organism develop...
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Biomarkers
Introduction
Humans and the environment are exposed to numerous chemicals every day1. Each year, about 2,000 new chemicals are manufactured in the U.S.2. Research findings over the years have shown how some chemicals known as endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) can interact with the endocrine sys...
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...