RE: Autostainer for IHC

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From:"Horn, Hazel" <HornHazelV@exchange.ach.uams.edu>
To:'Donald Hill' <sales101@bellsouth.net>, Sharon Osborn <topper2u@earthlink.net>, perl <perl@agri.huji.ac.il>
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I take an exception with Donald's answer.    The Dako stainer can complete a
run in as little as 45 minutes.   I hardly think the NEXes can do one in 23
minutes.     With the autostainer you can use your own antibodies from
whomever you choose.     You can run multiple programs at the same time.
i.e.
titration runs,  patient slides, etc.     You should consider Mr. Hill's
response as a sales pitch.   After all,
he works for  Ventanna.
Hazel

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Donald Hill [SMTP:sales101@bellsouth.net]
> Sent:	Sunday, February 20, 2000 11:15 PM
> To:	Sharon Osborn; perl
> Cc:	Histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> Subject:	Re: Autostainer for IHC
> 
> I think you should look at the NEXes, although DAKO does 48 slides, it can
> take 2 to three times as long to run those slides, I've seen head to head
> comparisons between the TAT and I would have to ask, why would you want to
> wait twice as long to get your slides? Also with the set up times
> involved,
> Ventana's system is so much faster and easier to set up.
> 
> I've seen people on here talking about the detection being closed and
> possibly costing more, Ventana is the only company that can gaurantee
> slide
> cost using thier reagents due to the 100ul per slide gaurantee and by
> using
> thier optimized reagents, high quality, consistant slides is what you get
> day in and day out. If cost is the most important factor in considering
> autostaining systems, Ventana by far is one of the most cost effective
> systems on the market. Give them a call and I am sure they will prove it
> to
> you as they did to me.
> 
> That's why I am working for them now!
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sharon Osborn <topper2u@earthlink.net>
> To: perl <perl@agri.huji.ac.il>
> Cc: Histonet@pathology.swmed.edu <Histonet@pathology.swmed.edu>
> Date: Sunday, February 20, 2000 10:24 PM
> Subject: Re: Autostainer for IHC
> 
> 
> >Dr. Perl,  The DAKO will do 48 slides, the Leica (if same as the USA
> model)
> >does 24 slides (I think).  It could be suitable for small volumes.  Here,
> >Zymed markets it with their detection system.  sharon osborn
> >
> >perl wrote:
> >
> >> Dear Histonetters,
> >>
> >> We are in the process of purchasing an Automated
> >> immunohistochemical stainer.
> >> If anyone has experience in this field, please let me know which
> >> system would you recommend.
> >> Here we can by machines made by: Ventana, Lab Vision, Lleica.
> >>
> >> Samuel
> >> Dr Samuel Perl
> >> Head, Dept. of Pathology
> >> Kimron Veterinary Institute
> >> P.O.Box 12, 50250 Bet Dagan
> >> ISRAEL
> >> E-mail: perl@agri.huji.ac.il  Fax: (972)39681730  Phone: (972) 39681635
> >
> >
> >
> 



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