AKTA Go warranties ending soon Launched in 2019, the first AKTA Go systems are now coming off manufacturer’s warranty. Cytiva’s (GE Healthcare) AKTA Go is a  compact liquid chromatography system for routine protein purification. This compact little system has a simple, modular design. But like all protein purification systems, without regular maintenance, your AKTA Go might need repairs do...

AKTA Breakdown and Repair If your AKTA system isn't working properly, call the iLab Solutions service team. We can troubleshoot the issue by phone and schedule an on-site engineer visit if needed. We'll fix it right, first time and get you back up and running as quickly as possible. Our engineers carry a comprehensive kit of commonly required components and spare parts, ensuring a speedy turnaro...

New Maintenance and Repair Services for Process Manufacturing Chromatography & Ultrafiltration Systems. To complement our existing Analytical Scale FPLC service, iLab Solutions Ltd are excited to announce the new service, maintenance & repair of Process Scale Chromatography systems. Customers for our new services will typically use Millipore, Cytiva (formerly GE Life Sciences), Pall and...

AKTA start is a preparative chromatography system for laboratory scale protein purification. AKTA start is designed as a stand-alone system, with intuitive design, simple flow path, and user-friendly interface. making it easy to purify a wide variety of proteins using built-in quick start methods, pre-defined templates, or by creating your own methods. Regular maintenance of your AKTA Start is e...

We often refer to the instruments running protein purification techniques as the workhorses of the lab. Researchers rely on them to be up and running as standard. The great thing is that these instruments are actually quite simple to keep running well, as long as you follow some good housekeeping tips for sample preparation, buffer management, column cleaning and overall system cleanliness.  Prot...

Whether you are involved in manufacturing, transfer to manufacturing or R&D, if you work in a QC environment you’ve probably heard the term IQ/OQ. IQ (installation qualification) and OQ (operational qualification) are two independent and documented procedures used when a new piece of equipment or plant is being installed and commissioned for use. IQ/OQ  is used to check and test that a system ...

Give your older AKTA a boost with a software upgrade to Windows 7 or 10 OS We often talk to labs who are struggling to maintain the effectiveness of their systems because they are constrained by their software. It’s common to find older AKTA systems being controlled from lab PCs running on old Windows operating systems (XP or earlier) - with the associated networking and upgrade problems that brin...

You’ve selected your protein purification system, justified the capital expenditure and it’s installed and running in your lab. How can you ensure that you maximize your instrument investment and avoid the high costs associated with instrument failure?  (more…)

What if you’re not ready or not able to move to the next generation of AKTA instruments? For many labs, AKTA Explorer is their workhorse instrument and upgrading isn't an option. There just isn’t the budget or necessity to replace an otherwise satisfactorily working system. The concern for many labs is GE's discontinued servicing of AKTA Explorer from December 2017. Robust and Reliable We know tha...