Impact of NTS on Multidetection Microplate Readers and Benefits For Life Science Research Laboratories

摘要

The basic concept behind high-throughput screening (HTS) is a numbers game: If one has the technical ability to test thousands upon thousands of potential drug compounds against a specific target, it is likely that some compounds will interact with the target in a positive manner. Playing this numbers game quickly and efficiently is vital as our aging population faces increased incidences of heart disease, cancer, and respiratory disease. Drug discovery researchers have responded by increasing theirefforts and placing more demand on HTS reagents, instrumentation, and software providers: more information, more sample processing, and more options. Detectors and related detection technologies, including microplate readers, have evolved at the same frenzied pace as the field of HTS to provide faster turnaround, higher accuracy and precision, and more efficiency for screening volumes of drug candidates.