Biotium Introduces More Affordable and User-Friendly DNA Gel Analysis Ideal for Educational Labs

The new Glo-Plate™ White Photoactivation Device is a cost-effective and user-friendly solution for developing DNA gels stained with DNAzure® Blue Nucleic Acid Gel Stain.
 
FREMONT, CA, June 16, 2025 / Biotech Newswire / -- Biotium, a leading provider of innovative fluorescent technologies for life science research, announces the release of the Glo-Plate™ White Photoactivation Device. This is a compact, LED-powered light box designed to develop DNA gels stained with DNAzure® Blue Nucleic Acid Gel Stain.
 
Specifically created to empower educational labs and academic environments, the Glo-Plate™ White offers a cost-effective and user-friendly alternative to expensive DNA gel imaging systems or hazardous UV light. The device delivers even, high-intensity white LED illumination across its panel, optimized for activating the blue dye precipitation in DNAzure®-stained DNA gels.
 
DNAzure® is Biotium’s revolutionary non-fluorescent stain that forms visible blue DNA bands under bright light, allowing for direct visualization with the naked eye and enabling precise gel excision without imaging equipment.
 
Key Features of the Glo-Plate™ White Photoactivation Device:
* Bright, uniform illumination for developing gels stained with DNAzure® Blue Nucleic Acid Gel Stain
* Eliminates UV light hazards - DNAzure® allows direct visualization of blue DNA bands without UV light
* Compact, lightweight design ideal for shared lab benches
* Two-year warranty included

 
Glo-Plate™ White Photoactivation Device


1 kb DNA ladder loaded on a 1% agarose gel in two-fold dilutions. The gel was stained with DNAzure® Blue Nucleic Acid Gel Stain.

By eliminating UV exposure and costly gel documentation systems, Biotium’s DNAzure® and Glo-Plate™ White combination empowers educators and researchers to perform DNA gel analysis using a simple, low-cost, and effective setup.

The Glo-Plate™ White Photoactivation Device is now available for purchase. To celebrate its launch, the device will be available at a 40% introductory discount when ordering directly from Biotium.com.

For more information on this innovative product and to explore the benefits of our safer and more sensitive DNA gel stains and imaging solutions, visit our Nucleic Acid Gel Stains page.
 
About Biotium
Biotium is a leading life science reagent manufacturer and supplier devoted to providing high-quality and innovative fluorescent tools that fuel scientific discovery. Our collaborative team of experienced chemists and biologists, who are at the forefront of fluorescent dye design, apply chemistry-based principles toward producing solutions for unmet challenges in life science and medical research. Since its founding in 2001, Biotium has developed over 30 patented technologies that have been licensed out to leading life science technology companies worldwide.
 
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