February 23, 2010, WINOOSKI VT, USA - The Synergy^TM H4 Hybrid Microplate Reader from BioTek Instruments is now HTRF® certified. With this certification, Cisbio Bioassays guarantees that the Synergy H4 meets or exceeds strict performance and functional criteria for optimal HTRF® readout. The combination of Synergy H4 and HTRF® assays will provide researchers in life science and drug discovery with increased productivity and extended flexibility. 

Synergy H4 uses Hybrid Technology^TM to combine sensitive filter-based optics and flexible monochromator-based optics in one compact instrument for endless flexibility in current and future microplate-based assay choice. Additionally, Synergy H4 is compatible with BioTek's Take3^TM Multi-Volume Plate for low-volume measurements down to 2 μL.

BioTek Instruments, Inc., headquartered in Winooski, VT, USA, is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture, and sale of microplate instrumentation and software. BioTek instrumentation is used to aid in the advancement of life science research, facilitate the drug discovery process and to enable cost-effective quantification of disease relevant molecules in the clinic.