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 proudly forms UK operation!

Gilson U.K. - Closer to you!

For over 30 years UK customers have trusted Gilson to provide them with products renowned for reliability, durability and greater precision. Thousands of UK bench scientists choose Gilson pipettes and tips. Many will also use automated liquid handling and HPLC products.

Gilson is proud to announce that it will provide you with full sales, service and support on all their products from a newly formed UK operation. Gilson is the only pipette manufacturer operating directly with customers in the UK.

Gilson products inspire confidence, allowing customers to trust in their results and remain loyal over many years. To meet recent demands in cost of ownership and ergonomics, which have been major factors in purchasing, Gilson have evolved their product range to reflect these needs whilst always recognising it is results that matter. Gilson staff are single minded and resolute in only recommending products that will be able to satisfy your requirements and will always ensure the latest product releases and technical information is readily available.

Gilson consumables are designed to enhance performance and prolong a products lifetime. They will always be readily available from UK stock. Our premium after sales service can tailor warranty and service packages to match workflow thereby giving customers the confidence for many years of successful operation.


Products you rely on, people you can trust

For pipettes and tips, customers now have the choice of working with our chosen partner, Scientific Laboratory Supplies (SLS), or with Gilson’s newly formed operation.

Please call Gilson on 0845 5196 872 or e-mail today at info@gilsonuk.com to discover how we can help you get the best out of Gilson products and how to benefit from the latest evolutions in the Gilson product range. To see our latest special offers and product information, please visit our NEW web site at www.gilsonuk.com. Gilson, 20 Charles Street, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 0EB.

SLS can be contacted on 0115 982 1111 or in Scotland 01236 431 857. For special offers visit www.scientificlabs.co.uk, Scientific Laboratory Supplies, Wilford Industrial Estate, Ruddington Lane, Nottingham, NG117EP.


About Gilson, Inc.

Gilson, Inc. provides high quality, dependable solutions for today's demanding liquid chromatography, solid phase extraction, manual liquid handling and gel permeation chromatography clean-up requirements. Gilson has worldwide sales and service supporting the pharmaceutical, biotech, environmental, clinical, food & beverage and forensic markets. Gilson's innovative products revolutionize the lab; providing the durability, flexibility, modularity and ease-of-use the industry has come to expect from Gilson.

Are you Motonomic??? - Discover Pipetman M

Gilson is proud to announce the release of Pipetman® M, a new family of pipettes and the latest evolution of the Gilson Pipetman®, the world’s pipetting standard for over 35 years. Lightweight and extremely comfortable, Pipetman M is fully motorized and requires virtually zero pipetting force. Pipetman M looks, performs, and feels like the renowned original Pipetman, and offers advanced ergonomic features and enhanced user-friendly functionality. Designed with both experienced and inexperienced users in mind, Pipetman M is extremely intuitive, requires no learning curve to master, and is offered at a price that is less than most users would expect to pay for a motorized pipette.

Boasting four essential pipetting modes, including reverse, mix, repetitive and pipetting, Pipetman M offers the same high reproducibility, accuracy and precision that users expect from Gilson pipette products. “The development of Pipetman M was done with the help of our customers.” says Dr. Robert Gilson, president of Gilson, Inc. “Our goal was to design a highly ergonomic pipette that greatly reduces the pipetting forces needed to aspirate and dispense, that consistently produces trusted results, and that is as easy to use as Pipetman.” Dr. Gilson went on to add “It was also very important to our customers that they not have to change how they pipette. We’re proud to say that Pipetman M is the result of this collaboration.”

Pipetman M bears all the hallmarks of the original Gilson Pipetman: incredible robustness, durability, and longevity coupled with the accuracy, precision and a level of comfort that is unmatched by any pipette on the market today. The motorized piston of Pipetman M virtually eliminates pipetting variability among users and because the speed of the piston is adjustable, users can pipette denser samples with accuracy and confidence. GLP features of Pipetman M include a lockable volume, service alert reminders and color-coded push-button that correspond to matching Gilson tip packaging. Like Pipetman P, Pipetman M is fitted with a universal tip holder that allows for a secure fit of most brands of tips, so there’s no need for a dedicated tip brand. Four models cover the range of 0.5µL to 1000µL.