Gilson Celebrates 40 Years of PIPETMAN®

A milestone is fast approaching for Gilson, Inc., as it celebrates 40 years of delivering innovation.  Four decades ago, the PIPETMAN pipette was created as the first adjustable volume pipette on the market with its patented volumeter registered in 1972.  Today, it is still one of the most popular pipettes in labs worldwide.  Since then, Gilson has focused on launching new, innovative products based around the reputable PIPETMAN.

In honor of its anniversary, Gilson will be hosting celebrations worldwide to thank customers for their continued support and will be raffling off special anniversary items throughout the next three months including limited edition PIPETMAN. 

Gilson, Inc., established in the 1950s as Gilson Medical Electronics (GME) Co. in Middleton, WI, was founded by the late Dr. Warren Gilson and originally produced instruments ranging from photographic chart recorders for cardiac catheterization to metal detectors for locating shrapnel. Having designed a device in the 1940s to measure respiratory volumes in a circular format with a digital readout, Gilson combined this with the features and the engineering of a German-made pipette to invent a pipette with a digital readout and counter wheels. It was compact and cheap to make. Importantly, it dispensed accurate volumes of liquid. British scientists were first introduced to PIPETMAN in 1971 and in 1972 the PIPETMAN Classic was launched.

GILSON ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF THE N-GLYCAN TOOLKITs

Gilson, Inc. is proud to announce the release of an innovative and ’manually automated’ TOOLKIT to change the historically tedious and labor intensive process of N-Glycan analysis.  The Gilson TOOLKITs use the rapid N-Glycan sample preparation GlykoPrep™ Kit from ProZyme to provide an even more efficient and streamlined process with consistently reproducible results from the electronically tracked protocol. 

The hassle of manually tracking each step in a paper booklet is eliminated.  Instead, the Gilson SD TOOLKIT and Gilson MD TOOLKIT utilize the tracking functionality of the duo-plate TRACKMAN™ pipetting tracker to guide glycobiologists through each and every step within the GlykoPrep protocol using text screens and lighted wells.  The use of the Gilson TOOLKITs eliminates the risk of errors caused by routine distractions.   Further increases in efficiency are directly related to letting the TRACKMAN keep track of which cartridges are loaded and processed, and using the foot pedal to advance the TRACKMAN protocol frees both hands, allowing consistent N-Glycan sample preparation in less than 3 hours. 

“Confidence that the sample data is reliable was one of our main goals for the Gilson TOOLKITs.  Distractions, pipetting variability, training new glycobiologists, and laboratory documentation are no longer concerns when using the manually automated Gilson TOOLKITs,” explains Toni Hofhine, Director-Gilson Knowledge Center.  Day-to-day variation is significantly reduced with the use of the Gilson PIPETMAN disposable tips on either the PIPETMAN™ M or PIPETMAN™ Neo Multichannel pipettes to transfer samples into the AssayMAP® cartridges that are used throughout the protocol.  Currently available only to customers residing in the United States, the Gilson TOOLKIT simplifies the science of N-GLYCAN sample preparation and allows for ease in transitioning to a higher throughput per day; from 1 to 24 samples.   

For more information, please visit our website www.gilson.com.

Gilson Launches WWW.PIPETMAN.EU - A New Online Store for the European Market

Gilson S.A.S proudly announces the launch of WWW.PIPETMAN.EU, a new online web shop that caters specifically to the European scientific market.

Unveiled on August 1, 2010, WWW.PIPETMAN.EU provides a multi-lingual platform that is offered in French, German and English. Orders for Gilson products placed through the website can be shipped to 10 European countries, allowing for an extremely easy shopping experience for users throughout the region. The site also allows users to purchase products in either Euros or Swiss Francs.

“Our customers want to be able to order products when it is convenient for them.” Silke Ubben, Marketing Manager, said. “Consumers throughout Europe now have easy access to our entire line of manual liquid handling products and pricing, and a convenient way to purchase lab equipment directly from Gilson. This online store is also a great tool to reach new customer groups and to support our international expansion.”

Products available on WWW.PIPETMAN.EU range from the entire line of PIPETMAN® pipettes and Gilson tips, to personal bench top equipment. As an incentive for using the new web shop, customers placing orders online between now and Nov. 30, 2010, will receive a 10% discount off their entire order.

The overall navigation, placing items in the shopping cart, and applying discount codes is very intuitive and fast to manage. After registration, the login and user account are activated by the Gilson customer support group and the user can start placing items in their online shopping cart. Currently, only purchase orders are accepted as payment; however online payment options will be available in the near future.

The new online store allows customers to keep in touch with Gilson, to find out more about high quality manual liquid handling products useful for any laboratory and, furthermore, keep up-to-date about new product news, promotions and special offers.