Sales OverviewEvolution 260 Bio UV-Vis spectrophotometer

ProductInformationSheetOT52290

Product Description A 2011 R&D Award recipient, the innovativeThermo Scientific Evolution 260 Bio UV-Visiblespectrophotometer provides great performance,high versatility and ease of use for life sciencecustomers.

QA/QC Customers

Unique Selling Point

Product Features Customer Benefits

Innovative CUE (Customized User Environment) script and intuitive Easy-to-understand bio analysis, ease-of-use, minimized potential errors, INSIGHT Bio software offer compliance with 21 CFR Part 11 high flexibility and full compliance with regulations

Long lifetime xenon flash lamp Reduced hassle associated with lamp change, no need to wait for lamp towarm up, and low cost of ownership

Double-beam design Spectral Bandwidths (SBWs) of 1 nm, 2 nm, and Best performance for a wide range of tasks with different sample typesApplication Focused Beam Geometry (AFBG) of microcells, fiber optics, and materials optimized

Software and accessories for Performance Verification (PV) and calibration Capability to perform PV and calibration with ease and reliability; Hands-ontime to perform and document PV testing reduced from ~5 hours to <5 minutes

Fast wavelength scanning with excellent repeatability Improved productivity

R&D Customers

Unique Selling Point

Product Features Customer Benefits

Powerful INSIGHT Bio software Windows embedded and innovative CUE script Easy-to-understand bio analysis, ease-of-use, high flexibility and minimized for developing customized methods potential errors

Double-beam Spectral Bandwidths (SBWs) of 1 nm, 2 nm, and Best performance for a wide range of tasks with different sample typesApplication Focused Beam Geometry (AFBG) of microcells, fiber optics, and materials optimized

Wide range of accessories for various applications and instrument calibration Versatility for analysis of many sample types; in-house calibration forconfidence in instrument performance

Long life time xenon flash lamp Reduced hassle associated with lamp change, no need to wait for lamp towarm up, and low cost ownership

4 USB ports and identical software interface for PC control and local control High usability and freedom of choice to save space without sacrificing performance

FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY

Model Part NumberEvolution 260 Bio Local Control 14380425Evolution 260 Bio PC Control 14380424

The Evolution™ 260 Bio UV-Vis spectrophotometer provides ready-to-use and easy-to-follow bio assays includingnucleic acid concentration, protein concentration, Bradford analysis, etc. It offers customers the reliability,repeatability and convenience to work in a highly regulated environment in life science. In addition to CUE scripting,a unique software tool that simplifies measurements and is customizable to users’ needs, the Evolution 260 Bioensures high product quality control through optimized measurements for life science applications.

The Evolution 260 Bio UV-Vis spectrophotometer is a high performance and user-friendly instrument at a competitive price. It offers convenience to life science customers with the easy-to-follow bio methods while enabling them to perform a widerange of tasks for different sample types. With a full range of accessories available, optimized sample measurement andextensive data analysis capabilities, the Evolution 260 Bio offers great flexibility and reliability for research in life science.

Opportunity – Target Customers

Primary QA/QC Customers

Lab managers and research scientists in QA/QC of pharmaceutical,biotech, CROs, etc.

Primary R&D Customers

Lab managers and research scientists in R&D across a variety ofindustries including universities and research institutes, pharmaceutical,biotech, CROs, etc.

Applications

Measure sample absorbance, transmittance and reflectance with theapplications of fixed wavelength, scan, kinetics and quant.

Cross Selling

Thermo Scientific spectroscopy products including the Nicolet iS5 FT-IR.

Competitive Analysis

Evolution 260 Bio Shimadzu UV-1800 Agilent Cary 60 Perkin-Elmer Lambda 25

Optical Double-beam Double-beam Dual-beam (claim to be double-beam, Double-beamConfiguration but no access to reference beam)

Spectral 1 nm, 2 nm, Micro AFBG (2 nm), 1.0 nm 1.5 nm 1.0 nmBandwidth Fiber AFBG (4.5 nm),

and Materials AFBG (15 nm)

Light Source Xenon lamp Deuterium and Tungsten Xenon lamp Deuterium and Tungsten

Photometric >3.5A -4.0–4.0A -3.3–3.3A N/ARange

Scanning Speed 1–6,000 nm/min scan 2–3,000 nm/min scan 1–24,000 nm/min scan 1–2,880 nm/min scan31,000 nm/min slew 6,000 nm/min slew 24,000 nm/min slew N/A slew

Control Options Local or PC control Local or PC control PC control only PC control4 USB ports USB port USB port No USB port

Software – Modern, award-winning – Out-of-date, black and white – Non-Windows-like interface – Method customization (requires – Easy-to-follow Bio methods – Multi-component (MCA) and – Method customization (requires programming skills)

– Innovative CUE script for bio methods included programming skills) – Non-Windows-like interfacemethod customization – Bio software available

Accessories – Very broad range – Broad range – Broad range – Broad range– Mercury lamp – Autosampler – Autosampler – Autosampler– Smart accessories with – Microplate readereasy software control

List Price Low High, but discounts available High, but discounts available High, but discounts available(Long-term cost) (Low) (High) (Low) (High)

Shimadzu UV-1800 Agilent Cary 60 Perkin-Elmer Lambda 25

Evolution 260 Bio Advantages – Lower cost of ownership – True double-beam – Easier scripting software– AFBG – 1 nm SBW and AFBG – AFBG– Long lifetime light source – Easier scripting software – Long lifetime light source– Scripting software – Broader range of accessories: – Faster scanning– Faster scanning better Peltier systems, – Broader range of accessories: – Broader range of accessories: Mercury lamp and smart CVC better Peltier systems,better Peltier systems, – Bio methods included fiber optic accessory, andfiber optic accessory, and Mercury lamp and smart CVC Mercury lamp and smart CVC – Bio methods included

Competitors’ Advantages – Autosampler accessory – Autosampler and – Autosampler accessory increases throughput microplate reader – Better wavelength accuracy

– Better wavelength accuracy – Better wavelength accuracy– MCA included – Faster scanning

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