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Nanostring nCounter™ System
Nanostrings are fluorescent barcodes that bind to target mRNA for digital gene expression analysis. Read more
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Robotic System
Our automated robotic system integrating liquid handling, amplification, barcoding, plate-reading and sealing devices.
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Affymetrix Fluidics Station
The GeneChip® Fluidics Station is used for the wash and stain operation of Affymetrix GeneChip® arrays. Read more
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SlideBooster by Advalytix
The micro-agitation station has been designed for the incubation of DNA and protein microarrays, as well as for tissue sections.
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illumina iScan
The iScan Reader supports rapid, sensitive, and accurate imaging of all BeadChip-based genetic analysis products. Read more
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BeadArray
BeadArray technology is based on 3-micron silica beads that self assemble in microwells on silica slides or fiber optic bundles.
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Caliper LabChip
The LabChip GXII uses Sipper Chip technology for anlaysis of protein samples. Read more
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Tecan's HydroFlex Plate Washer
Features vacuum filtration for automated washing and DNA-purification for a variety of plate types in 96-well format.
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Microarray Spotter
The Centre 4 traditional spotting robots for mechanical deposition of cDNA (or any other material) onto coated glass slides.
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Hybridization Oven by illumina
Has a wheel with a variable rotation speed of 5-60 rpm and an oven with a temperature ramp from ambient to 65°C in 25 minutes.
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Agilent Technologies
The UHN Microarray Centre was Canada's first Agilent Certified Microarray Service Provider. Read more
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SciGene Microarray Processor
Programmable, robotic instruments automating post-hybridization processing steps. Washes and dries up to 24 slides.
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Computational Power
We have two clusters of Apple hardware to handle data processing, BLAST, and many other bioinformatics applications. Read more