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Springtime may have come and gone, but it’s never too late to start your spring-cleaning! As a matter of fact, with a little bit of elbow grease and a lot of patience, you can restore your silver block 9700 thermal cycler to pristine condition. This is routine procedure when SeqGen performs preventative maintenance on the thermal cycler, but we are more than happy to share our trade secret! 

 

No matter how big your lab is, you’ve probably asked yourself this question. It’s difficult to decide whether to continue on with the sequencer or qPCR you know and love, or go with the powerful new technology. When you start to consider things like service plans and the hassle of changing equipment, it can feel like an overwhelming decision. To make the right decision, there are a few things you should consider.

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The most important thing from a servicer is support. Not just any support, but quick support and results. At SeqGen, our engineers are not only experts in their field with Masters Degrees in biology or engineering, but they’ve also been immersed in our culture of superior customer service.

Too often, mergers and acquisitions leave customers high and dry, without any kind of support for their machines and resources. It’s our job and number-one priority to care about you, and make sure you know that when you work with us, you are never just another client number.

Protecting your sequencer or qPCR is no laughing matter. For many labs, the smallest problem can cause days of downtime. Although it is impossible to avoid all of these issues, a coverage plan with SeqGen will minimize downtime so you can get back to your samples.

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We’ve got you covered.

Starting in January of 2017, ThermoFisher/Life Technologies has announced that they will no longer service the ABI 3130 or 3130xl Genetic Analyzers. Their plans for the continuing maintenance of the 7900HT will also follow suit in the next couple of years.

If you have one of these machines, you’ve probably already gotten something from ThermoFisher stating that you will have to upgrade to new technology, like it or not.

Equipment downtime is the worst. Work backs up, your lab is losing money and on top of it all, you’re just plain bored.

With so many moving parts, these complex machines need routine maintenance to ensure they are in proper working condition. If you don’t have an adequate coverage plan on your equipment, it could mean many more down days for your lab.

Here at SeqGen, customer happiness is the highest priority. In efforts to ensure we are performing at the highest level of customer service, a series of testimonials were executed to evaluate client case studies. The following is one company's testimonial of their service with SeqGen.