Covaris - Complex Samples to Quality Analytes
Covaris, a PerkinElmer Company, develops instruments, consumables, and reagents for Life Science customers for sample preparation solutions in genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics research. Adaptive Focused Acoustics® (AFA ®) is the Gold-Standard for shearing and Covaris’ robust, reliable workflows achieve highly accurate, fast and reproducible results with greater efficiency. Key applications include shearing, library prep, FFPE extraction, protein sample prep, and cell lysis.
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Our Sample Prep Solutions
Sample Preparation Utilizing Adaptive Focused Acoustics® (AFA®) Technology
Perspective & Insights
2012
AFA® patent granted
80+
issued patents
40,000+
citations in peer-reviewed publications
6,500+
instruments sold
150+
employees worldwide
20+
years of service
Why Covaris and What You Can Expect
We offer comprehensive, integrated sample preparation workflows for genomics, proteomics, and beyond.
- ‣ Robust, efficient and reproducible DNA and RNA sample prep workflows with accurate and reliable results that improve NGS performance
- ‣ AFA technology for cell lysis, tissue disruption, and molecular processing for a wide variety of samples, including complex biological matrices
- ‣ HQ and yield of total nucleic acid from FFPE samples using scalable workflow solutions for active deparaffinization, extraction, isolation, & purification
- ‣ Comprehensive, one-plate extraction of proteins from any biological matrix sample matrix, followed by efficient purification & accelerated digestion
- ‣ Robust, reproducible, fast non-contact chromatin shearing for epigenomic assays
Unmatched flexibility and performance with truCOVER® Library Prep kits
- ✔ Consistent and uniform library sizes, even for low-input or degraded samples
- ✔ Operational efficiency with 30% reduced turnaround time
- ✔ Wide sample input range (0.1 - 500 ng) across a variety of sample types
High-Quality Proteins from FFPE Samples
- ✔ Efficient, fast, and robust extraction of proteins from any biological matrix
- ✔ High protein coverage and peptide depth regardless of the starting sample amount
- ✔ Accelerated digestion without any additional missed cleavages ensuring increased peptide depth & concentration
Reliable Downstream Analysis
- ✔ Complete tissue rehydration and emulsification of paraffin from FFPE samples for optimal recovery
- ✔ Improved de-crosslinking of DNA from proteins
- ✔ Efficient sample processing for reduced input requirements and faster turnaround time