The Ruskinn brand was founded in 1993 and rapidly became established as one of the world’s leading suppliers and manufacturers of anaerobic and modified atmosphere workstations.
Ruskinn’s purpose built factory is located within the Sony Technology Centre near Pencoed in South Wales, UK. Ruskinn’s range of high quality workstations is available worldwide through a global network of carefully selected distributors.
Assisted Conception
Research has shown that the development of oocytes and embryos occur best in low oxygen/high humidity atmospheres at stable temperatures 1-2. Embryo quality and pregnancy rates can be improved if all laboratory procedures and microscopic examinations during the period from oocyte retrieval (OR) to embryo transfer (ET) can take place in a stable biological atmosphere
1. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2005: 84: 1181-1184: The Impact of oxygen tension on developmental competence of post thaw human embryos. Astrid Petersen, Anne Lis Mikkelsen, Svend Lindenberg.
2. Bull Acad Natl Med. 2005 Apr; 189(4):715-26; discussion 726-728.
Ruskinn has developed a revolutionary new incubated workstation which is totally enclosed within an optimised culture environment where all open manipulations and incubations can take place. Ac-tive® IVF System significantly decreases gamete and embryo stress and significantly increases pregnancy rates. The advanced ergonomic design then enables rapid transfer of media, petri dishes and pipettes and allows quick, comfortable hand access for the embryologist.
Ac-tive®(IVF) A4 product sheet
Ac-tive®(IVF)-N A4 product sheet
Microbiology
Ruskinn range of anaerobic workstations are designed specifically to help microbiologists to cope with rising workloads. From the "personal" Bugbox with a capacity of 280 plates to the "ultimate" Concept 1000, you will find the ideal workstation for your laboratory.
Anaerobic & Microaerophilic Workstations brochure (.pdf 2.4mb)
Anaerobic & Microaerophilic banner (.pdf 53kb)
Anaerobic & Microaerophilic poster (.pdf 77kb)
- >> Bugbox
- >> Bugbox Plus
- >> Bugbox Microaerophilic
- >> Concept 400
- >> Concept 400 Microaerophilic
- >> Concept Plus
- >> Concept 1000
- >> Concept 1000 Invivo2
Cell Biology
Ruskinn range of hypoxic workstations allow researchers to study even the most complex of cell interactions under perfect hypoxic or anoxic conditions. Oxygen, Carbon dioxide, temperature and humidity can be precisely controlled to create the perfect environment for all experiments. The advanced ergonomic design then enables rapid single plate loading, comfortable hand access and flexible use of a wide range of accessories.
Hypoxic & Anoxic Workstations brochure (.pdf 1.5mb)
Hypoxia Product Comparison (.pdf 120kb)
Stem Cell Investigations
Stem cells continue to show massive potential for regenerative medicine. To ensure researchers can realise this potential, the SCI-tive workstation range from Ruskinn Life Sciences Ltd has been specifically designed to enable both embryonic and adult stem cells to be isolated and differentiated under optimum atmospheric conditions.
Working under controlled conditions is essential to ensure the differentiation process does not result in inappropriate cell types and therefore the cells can be safely transplanted back into patients. Furthermore, the cell differentiating process can be studied with integrated microscopy and digital software (see SCI-tive All Inclusive System).
We have designed 2 workstation options for you:
Top of the range: to suit stem cell work that needs to be done in a Hepa-filtered environment, requiring imaging without exposing cells to sub-optimal atmosphere... 'SCI-tive All Inclusive System'
Mid range: to suit stem cell work that needs to be done in a in a hepa-filtered environment, but where there is no need for imaging inside the workstation... 'SCI-tive N System'