[Histonet] Tissue processor advice for a small start-up

[Caroline Miller]

Hi All,

Our company has reached the size where we can justify buying our own
processor! Yippee!!

However that also leads me to the issue of which one to buy :)

We will have very small batches of blocks to process, approx 10 per process
maybe twice per week, but we need the machine to be very responsive to
different processes - we have a microscope that sections and images at the
same time, therefore we do the staining prior to processing, and have to
tweak the protocols to keep enough contrast int the tissue by the end.

In short:
- low volume
- easy to use and change protocols
- good support for servicing and fixing should things go wrong.
- No formalin will touch the machine, and we will want to change out
solvents from the standard alcohols and xylenes (therefore I need a machine
who's warranty would not be affected by this.
- I would love to get this all in one package and buy the service contract
at the same time as the machine, preferably with the same company.
- If it helps with the cost, then I also want to buy a paraffin microtome :)

We are in San Francisco.

Commercial replies are totally acceptable here, but please do not reply all.

Thanks, as ever, histonet!

yours,
mills

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Caroline Miller (mills)
Director of Histology
3Scan.com
415 2187297