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About Max Petersen

Max Petersen is responsible for marketing at Rigaku Automation.

European User Group Meeting 2011

The idea of the European User Group Meeting (EUGM) is to create a discussion forum between leading scientists in structural biology and Rigaku representatives, and will cover both X-ray techniques and automated protein crystallization. This is the first time that … Continue reading

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New Nano-head for the Phoenix RE

We wanted to let you know about an important change to our Phoenix RE drop-setters, namely that from today onwards all Phoenix RE units will be equipped with a new protein nano-dispense head. The change might be subtle in terms … Continue reading

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Optical Resolution and Protein Drop Imaging

When I think about the optical resolution capabilities of a microscope designed for protein drop imaging, I think about the smallest size crystal I could possibly resolve. And in fact, Wikipedia defines optical resolution as “the ability of an imaging … Continue reading

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Art Robbins Hanging Drop Seal Tested for UV Microscopy

UV imaging is a great technique to detect protein crystals under difficult imaging conditions  (precipitates, membrane screens, etc), but it requires some extra care when it comes to selecting crystallization plates and seals. The issue is that plates or seals … Continue reading

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First peek: DT Alchemist in Action

Well, the day has finally arrived: As our first desktop screen maker rolled of the production floor, we couldn’t resist snapping some pictures and taking some video; we had Mike take a stand in front of the camera and personally … Continue reading

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UV microscopy in protein crystallization: Resolution vs. Detection

Our last post about UV microscopy was all about optical resolution. We used protein needle crystals to get an idea what smallest size protein crystal would be that that we could resolve with our new imager. Of course we were … Continue reading

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Aspirations to Accurate Liquid Handling

One thing we are really proud of at Rigaku Automation is the accuracy with which we can dispense all types of stocks relevant to making protein screens. An important aspect is of course that we can “tap off” drops from … Continue reading

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Resolve This!

This has been the main challenge to our engineering team over the last year or so: Build a combined UV/visible  microscope with one specialized purpose: Allow for the reliable detection of protein crystals. UV light has a particular advantage for … Continue reading

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Help! The Customers are Coming…

It’s now the fourth year we are doing this: We try to keep the noise on the production floor down so our customers can come and visit us and learn about what we have been up to over the last … Continue reading

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