Equipment Wishlist
Items AEMIDR needs to advance its research and surveillance programmes.
Class II Biosafety Cabinet
High-efficiency particulate air filtration hood for safe pathogen handling.
Ultra-Low Temperature Freezer (-80C)
Long-term bio-banking preservation for clinical isolates and viral RNA.
Quantitative Real-Time PCR (qPCR) System
Targeted gene amplification for infectious disease screening and viral load quantification.
Pass-Through Double-Door Autoclave
High-pressure steam sterilization to decontaminate biological waste before disposal.
Illumina MiSeq Benchtop Sequencer
Next-generation sequencing platform for deep metagenomic and whole-genome analysis.
Oxford Nanopore MinION
Portable, long-read sequencer for real-time field diagnostics and mobile surveillance.
Automated Nucleic Acid Extraction System
Magnetic-bead robotic workstation for high-throughput DNA and RNA isolation.
VITEK 2 Automated AST System
Phenotypic profiling tool for rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing and minimum inhibitory concentration determination.
Active Microbial Air Sampler
Portable impactor device for capturing and monitoring indoor and outdoor bioaerosols.
High-Volume Tangential Flow Filtration Rig
Concentration system to harvest viral and bacterial pathogens from environmental water bodies.
Fluorescence Inverted Microscope
High-resolution imaging platform to track cellular host-pathogen interactions and fluorescent markers.
Multi-Parameter Environmental Field Meter
Rugged handheld probe measuring pH, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity on-site.
Refrigerated Centrifuge
High-speed phase separation unit to pellet cells and extract nucleic acids at stable temperatures.
Milli-Q Water Purification System
Multi-stage filtration unit producing Type 1 ultrapure water for molecular biology assays.
Anaerobic Glove Box Workstation
Gas-controlled chamber for isolating and cultivating fastidious enteric bacteria from waste.
Microplate Reader (ELISA)
Photometric reader to quantify viral antigens, antibodies, and microbial growth kinetics.
Gel Electrophoresis and Gel Doc System
Nucleic acid fragment separation matrix equipped with a UV/LED digital imaging enclosure.
Qubit 4 Fluorometer
High-precision target-specific quantification tool for DNA, RNA, and protein library prep quality control.
Continuous Environmental Monitoring System
Networked sensor array for 24/7 wireless logging and automated alerting of freezer and incubator parameters.
Liquid Nitrogen Storage Dewar
Vacuum-insulated cryogenic container for ultra-low temperature, long-term metabolic suspension of cell lines.