QuantStudio 6 and 7 Pro Real-Time PCR Systems

Real-time PCR system with facial authentication login and voice commands,
Smart connected and smarter productivity at your fingertips
The Applied Biosystems QuantStudio 6 and 7 Pro real-time PCR systems are designed to offer high quality and excellent reliability with features to deliver a smart workflow experience that brings lab-changing qPCR innovations to your research. These systems feature an interactive 12.1-in touchscreen interface, intuitive software, pre-optimized protocol templates, and access to your data anytime, anywhere with our Connect cloud-based platform. Additional smart features are included to enable a personalized experience that improves efficiency and helps streamline your workflow.
• Smart features—hands-free functionality includes facial authentication login, voice commands, and RFID reader
• Manual error reduction—compatible with TaqMan Array Plates with RFID
• Interchangeable blocks—flexibility to change block formats between 96- (0.1 and 0.2 mL) and 384-well, and TaqMan Array Cards* via simply pushing a button or using a voice command
• Connect—access, analyze, and share data anytime, anywhere with Connect, our cloud-based platform for real-time information access, secure data storage, and online results sharing
• Remote access—monitor experiments and access results remotely using the Instrument Connect app
• Small footprint—minimal bench space required: only 54.7 x 33.8 x 52.5 cm (H x W x D) and 38 kg (wt)
• Multiplexing—5 or 6 optical channels (21 filter combinations for QuantStudio 7 Pro system)
• Results you can trust—10 logarithmic units of dynamic range to detect differences as small as 1.5-fold
• Easy access to help—embedded video help from the instrument
• Peace of mind—superior services and support with Smart Help and Smart Remote Support
QuantStudio Pro systems are compatible with Apple Mac computers.

Technical Specification

• Smart features
• Facial authentication Hands-free login and access to your personal profile
• Hands-free operation Perform basic operations using voice commands
• Radio-frequency identification (RFID) smart plate workflow: 2 embedded RFID readers to detect and decode Applied Biosystems™ TaqMan® Smart Plates
• Smart Help: For faster, more efficient, and more effective resolution of instrument and application issues
• Smart Remote Support: A real-time audio/video collaboration tool and an advanced remote desktop support tool that reduces instrument downtime from days to minutes Performance specifications
• Dye compatibility: FAM™, SYBR™ Green, VIC™, JOE™, HEX™, TET™, ABY™, NED™, TAMRA™, Cy®3, JUN™, ROX™, Texas Red™, Mustang Purple™, Cy®5, LIZ™, Cy®5.5
• Multiplexing: 5 or 6 targets
• Dynamic range: 10 logarithmic units
• Sensitivity (resolution): 1.5-fold resolution; detect down to 1 copy
• Research areas: Infectious diseases, pathogen detection, translocation analysis, viral load analysis, drug metabolism, plant sciences, agricultural biotechnology, oncology, inherited diseases, epigenetics, synthetic biology, stem cells Key applications Gene expression, copy number variation (CNV), high resolution melting (HRM), single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping, mutation scanning, mutation detection, Applied Biosystems™ Protein Thermal Shift™ analysis, microRNA profiling, methylation analysis System specifications
• Dimensions (D x W x H) and weight: 52.5 x 33.8 x 54.7 cm; 38 kg
• Sample capacity (block format):* 96-well 0.2 mL block, 96-well 0.1 mL block, 384-well block, Applied Biosystems™ TaqMan® Array Cards
• Reaction volume*: 10–30 μL for 96-well 0.1 mL block; 10–100 μL for 96-well 0.2 mL block; 5–20 μL for 384-well block; ~1.5 μL for TaqMan Array Cards
• Maximum ramp rate: 6.5°C/sec
• Average sample ramp rate: 3.66°C/sec
• Temperature uniformity: 0.4°C
• Temperature range: 4–99.9°C