VICTOR® Nivo™

Now with Alpha Technology, the VICTOR® Nivo™ system packs all popular detection modes into the industry’s smallest multimode reader footprint. The perfect microplate reader for everyday biochemical and cell-based assays, it measures at any wavelength, with top and bottom reading of all standard technologies (top only reading for Alpha). Its software interface is easy to learn and use, and lets you control the instrument from almost any device – perfect for multiuser environments. Combine with our assays and reagents to get you started right away.
The VICTOR Nivo system is a high-performance filter-based multimode microplate reader equipped with all major detection technologies:

  • Absorbance
  • Luminescence
  • Fluorescence intensity
  • Time-resolved fluorescence
  • Fluorescence polarization
  • Alpha
  • It’s a compact, light-weight multimode plate reader designed for life science research laboratories performing routine low-throughput assays, or assay development work, with diverse application requirements.

The VICTOR NIVO system’s software has a modern, workflow-oriented user interface which is easy to learn and use and includes pre-written application protocols to get users productive quickly. In addition, MyAssays Desktop Standard software is provided for data analysis.

The browser-based control software is independent of operating system, so it can be controlled via a variety of touchscreen devices, for example Windows or Mac OS PCs or tablets.

The VICTOR Nivo microplate reader can be operated via WiFi or a network connection, enabling experiments to be set-up, run and monitored remotely, such as from outside a biosafety cabinet or from a neighbouring lab.

Detection Technologies

At the heart of the VICTOR Nivo multimode plate reader is a dynamic wheel system with space for up to 32 filters, enabling the detection of a multitude of different dyes. Filters are exchanged between the inner and outer wheels, so any individual filter can serve either the excitation or emission light path. As a result, there’s no need to install new filters when switching between assays, and filters are locked in place, so they can’t get lost in the lab – ideal for multi-user environments. When fully-loaded, the filter system provides the flexibility to detect many dyes with better sensitivity and greater cost-effectiveness than a monochromator.

For absorbance measurements using the VICTOR Nivo multimode plate reader, there is a choice of either a filter- or a spectrometer-based system. With the spectrometer-based plate reader, full spectrum absorbance measurements are ultra-fast – 230 to 1000 nm at selectable resolutions (2.0 nm, 5.0 nm, 10 nm) in less than 1 second per well.

Up to eight discrete wavelengths can be detected at once in a single measurement with no wavelength switching, and the spectrometer-based VICTOR Nivo system also allows the detection of a wide range of dyes or measurement of samples with unknown absorbance spectra.

Features & Benefits

  • Compact, lightweight multimode plate reader which frees-up bench space and is easy to move into a biosafety cabinet or another lab
  • Internal dynamic filter wheel system, with space for up to 32 filters, provides ready access to filters for a large number of dyes
  • For absorbance, choice of filter-based detection for best sensitivity or spectrometer for wavelength flexibility
  • Time resolved fluorescence certified for use with HTRF® technology
  • Top and bottom reading of all standard technologies (absorbance, luminescence, fluorescence intensity, time-resolved fluorescence and fluorescence polarization), top reading only for Alpha; with high performance for plate formats from 1 to 1536-wells
  • Optional dispenser for applications such as fast kinetics, flash luminescence assays, or dual addition assays
  • Integrated temperature control (up to 65 °C) and optional gas control unit to keep cells viable during long term kinetic assays
  • Browser-based software enables the plate reader to be controlled from a variety of devices – PC, laptop or tablet
  • Can be controlled via network or WiFi to facilitate remote working and data access