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GENESYS Vis/UV-Vis Spectrophotometer Selection Guide
Developed for users, designed for results
From classroom teaching, to routine measurements, to discovery of the next breakthrough material, Thermo Scientific GENESYS spectrophotometers are designed to meet the needs of today's modern laboratory.
Click the UV-Vis and Vis tabs below to see our instrument comparisons.
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- Start taking measurements immediately with the simple-to-use, high-resolution, color-display start menu
- Exchange samples with ease with large, accessible sample compartment
- Save your data fast any way you want it with multiple data-export options
For teaching labs, research labs and industrial QC requiring robust construction, ease-of-use and software capability | For advanced teaching labs, R&D, research and life science applications requiring higher throughput or temperature control. | For advanced teaching labs, R&D, research and life science applications requiring higher throughput or temperature control. | For laboratories requiring double beam with a reference cell position. | ||
| Click on the instrument titles for more information and specifications. | GENESYS 50 | GENESYS 150 | BioMate 160 | GENESYS 180 | |
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| FEATURES: | |||||
| Spectral range | UV-Vis | UV-Vis | UV-Vis | UV-Vis | |
| Optics | Dual Beam | Dual Beam | Dual Beam | Double Beam | |
| Display | 7-inch touchscreen | 7-inch touchscreen, tiltable | 7-inch touchscreen, tiltable | 7-inch touchscreen, tiltable | |
| Supports test tubes | ✓ | ||||
| Removable and washable sample compartment | ✓ | ||||
| 4 and 8-cell changer compatible* | Single-cell only | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Sipper, Peltier, fiber probe compatible |
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| A-T-C | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Scanning | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Quant, fixed, live display, OD600 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Kinetics | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Thermo Scientific VISIONlite software compatible | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Wi-Fi USB adaptor, available | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Snap-on printer, available | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Life Science methods - Nucleic Acid A260; Protein A280 and A205; Protein Colorimetric assays | ✓ | ||||
| Sample compartment |
| Accommodates (optional):
| Accommodates (optional):
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| Warranty | 2 years** | 2 years** | 2 years** | 2 years** | |
| For teaching labs, research labs and industrial QC requiring robust construction, ease-of-use and software capability | For teaching labs, research labs and industrial QC requiring robust construction, ease-of-use and software capability | For advanced teaching labs, R&D, and research applications requiring higher throughput or temperature control. | |||
| Click on the instrument titles for more information and specifications. | GENESYS 30 | GENESYS 40 | GENESYS 140 | ||
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| FEATURES: | |||||
| Spectral range | Vis | Vis | Vis | ||
| Optics | Single Beam | Dual Beam | Dual Beam | ||
| Display | 5-inch color screen | 7-inch touchscreen | 7-inch touchscreen, tiltable | ||
| Supports test tubes | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Removable and washable sample compartment | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| 4 and 8-cell changer compatible* | Single-cell only | Single-cell only | ✓ | ||
| Sipper, Peltier, fiber probe compatible |
| ✓ | |||
| A-T-C | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Scanning | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Quant, fixed, live display, OD600 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Kinetics | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Thermo Scientific VISIONlite software compatible | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Wi-Fi USB adaptor, available | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Snap-on printer, available | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Life Science methods - Nucleic Acid A260; Protein A280 and A205; Protein Colorimetric assays | |||||
| Sample compartment |
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| Accommodates (optional):
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| Warranty | 2 years** | 2 years** | 2 years** | ||
For teaching labs, research labs and industrial QC requiring robust construction, ease-of-use and software capability | For advanced teaching labs, R&D, research and life science applications requiring higher throughput or temperature control. | For advanced teaching labs, R&D, research and life science applications requiring higher throughput or temperature control. | For laboratories requiring double beam with a reference cell position. | ||
| Click on the instrument titles for more information and specifications. | GENESYS 50 | GENESYS 150 | BioMate 160 | GENESYS 180 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | ||
| FEATURES: | |||||
| Spectral range | UV-Vis | UV-Vis | UV-Vis | UV-Vis | |
| Optics | Dual Beam | Dual Beam | Dual Beam | Double Beam | |
| Display | 7-inch touchscreen | 7-inch touchscreen, tiltable | 7-inch touchscreen, tiltable | 7-inch touchscreen, tiltable | |
| Supports test tubes | ✓ | ||||
| Removable and washable sample compartment | ✓ | ||||
| 4 and 8-cell changer compatible* | Single-cell only | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Sipper, Peltier, fiber probe compatible |
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| A-T-C | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Scanning | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Quant, fixed, live display, OD600 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Kinetics | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Thermo Scientific VISIONlite software compatible | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Wi-Fi USB adaptor, available | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Snap-on printer, available | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Life Science methods - Nucleic Acid A260; Protein A280 and A205; Protein Colorimetric assays | ✓ | ||||
| Sample compartment |
| Accommodates (optional):
| Accommodates (optional):
|
| |
| Warranty | 2 years** | 2 years** | 2 years** | 2 years** | |
| For teaching labs, research labs and industrial QC requiring robust construction, ease-of-use and software capability | For teaching labs, research labs and industrial QC requiring robust construction, ease-of-use and software capability | For advanced teaching labs, R&D, and research applications requiring higher throughput or temperature control. | |||
| Click on the instrument titles for more information and specifications. | GENESYS 30 | GENESYS 40 | GENESYS 140 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | |||
| FEATURES: | |||||
| Spectral range | Vis | Vis | Vis | ||
| Optics | Single Beam | Dual Beam | Dual Beam | ||
| Display | 5-inch color screen | 7-inch touchscreen | 7-inch touchscreen, tiltable | ||
| Supports test tubes | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Removable and washable sample compartment | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| 4 and 8-cell changer compatible* | Single-cell only | Single-cell only | ✓ | ||
| Sipper, Peltier, fiber probe compatible |
| ✓ | |||
| A-T-C | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Scanning | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Quant, fixed, live display, OD600 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Kinetics | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Thermo Scientific VISIONlite software compatible | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Wi-Fi USB adaptor, available | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Snap-on printer, available | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Life Science methods - Nucleic Acid A260; Protein A280 and A205; Protein Colorimetric assays | |||||
| Sample compartment |
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| Accommodates (optional):
| ||
| Warranty | 2 years** | 2 years** | 2 years** | ||
** Three-year warranty available upon instrument registration
Legendary reliability. Unrivaled usability.
Built on the foundation of 60 years of spectroscopy experience, the next generation Thermo Scientific GENESYS family of Vis / UV-Vis spectrophotometers provides exceptional performance with a contemporary design. There is a GENESYS spectrophotometer you can count on to provide accurate, reproducible results for your application requirements.
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