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Thistle Scientific
About us
We put leading innovation in the hands of scientists, so they can chase answers, and turn learnings into legacy. One hypothesis at a time. We’re the manufacturer, distributor and innovator of Life Science technology and consumables.
Products & services
ECIS® (Electric Cell-substrate Impedance Sensing)
ECIS® (Electric Cell-substrate Impedance Sensing) is a real-time, impedance-based method to study many of the activities of cells when grown in tissue culture. These include morphological changes, cell locomotion, and other behaviour directed by the cell’s cytoskeleton. The ECIS® approach has been applied to numerous investigations including measurements of the invasive nature of cancer cells, the barrier function of endothelial cells, in vitro toxicity testing as an alternative to animal testing, and signal transduction involving GPCR’s for modern drug discovery
proSET Bioreactors
proSET bioreactors for all of your bioprocessing and cell cultivation needs. Manual or programmable control, it gives you complete control over your experiment to optimize your production process. Depending on your application and experimental needs, different optional devices are available to be integrated into the proSET systems. Whether it's cell cultivation, microbial fermentation, solid state bioprocessing of fungal applications, the proSET bioreactor provides the total package solution. CIP/SIP scale up vessels are also available upon enquiry
Thermal Cyclers & Real-Time PCR
Explore the range of premium Analytik Jena Biometra PCR and qPCR cyclers. Do you have an old or broken thermal cycler or qPCR Cycler? We will recycle this for you free of charge when you trade it in against the purchase of a new Analytik Jena qTower IRIS Real-Time thermal cycler or Biometra Series Thermal Cycler.
Centrifuges
A range of multi-function bench top touchscreen centrifuges simplify high-throughput sample processing with up to 35,720 x g, and an extensive rotor portfolio supports labware from microplates, microtubes and centrifuge tubes.
Laboratory Consumables
An exclusive range of lab consumables covering liquid handling, PCR, tube and plate storage
Live Cell Imaging
ibidi is a leading manufacturer for functional cell-based assays and advanced products for cellular microscopy. The range includes cultureware that allows the combination of cell culturing and imaging, instruments to cultivate cells under environmental conditions as well as reagents for living cells.
Electrophoresis
Thistle Scientific are the UK manufacturer of the Cleaver Scientific Brand Gel Tanks and Power Supplies. Speak to us about trading in your old electrophoresis equipment and receive a discount on new items from us . All old equipment will be responsibly recycled by our approved partners and our Gel Tanks Feature a 5-year warranty.