Facilities and Instrumentation

NextGen Sciences' laboratories are equipped with state-of-the-art instrumentation for mass spectrometry, proteomics and recombinant protein production.

Key Instrumentation

Mass Spectrometry

  • LTQ XL Orbitrap (Thermo)
  • TSQ Quantum (Thermo)
  • LTQ XL (Thermo)
  • Q-TOF2 (Waters)
  • nano Acquity UPLC (Waters)
  • Paradigm MG4 HPLC (Michrom)
  • nano1100 HPLC (Agilent)
  • ProGest Digestion Robot (Genomic Solutions)


    • Electrophoresis

  • 2-Dimensional gels and SDS-PAGE apparatus (BioRad, Invitrogen, Genomic Solutions)
  • ProPic Gel Excision Robot (Genomic Solutions)
  • Solution IEF (Invitrogen)
  • Flatbed IEF
  • HPLC
  • a2DEoptimizer (NextGen Sciences)


    • Laboratory Software

  • Mascot (Matrix Sciences)
  • Scaffold (Proteome Software)
  • Xcalibur (Thermo)
  • Masslynx (Waters)
  • SEQUEST (Thermo)
  • PEAKS de novo sequencing software (BSI)
  • NonLinear Discovery 2D image analysis


    • General laboratory instruments and systems

  • Miscellaneous general laboratory equipment including centrifuges, PCR machines, speed vacs, shakers, freezers (-80oC and -20oC), refrigerators, high volume DD Water System, laminar flow hood, fume hood, etc.
  • Power source backup with a natural gas powered generator for true uninterrupted power
  • Automatic backup of electronic files onto external multi-terabyte hard drives
  • 400 sq. ft. 4oC room

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