Protein fractionation is a complex process requiring highly trained personnel and sophisticated technology. The process also involves the use of reagents with irritating odors, such as acetic acid. Olympus developed electrophoresis analyzers as fully automated protein fractionation systems.
Olympus electrophoresis analyzers comply strictly with the standard operating method stipulated by the Japanese Electrophoresis Society. In 1980 Olympus received the Society's Kodama Prize in recognition of the exceptional reliability of test results from its systems.
Olympus introduced its first electrophoresis analyzer, the AES, in 1978. It was the world's first fully automated electrophoresis system for use in protein fractionation. Olympus succeeded in creating a system that complied fully with the standard operating method of the Japanese Electrophoresis Society and delivered highly reliable results.
AES200
Launched in 1981, the AES200 was a compact electrophoresis analyzer. Like the AES, it was based on the concept of full compliance with the standard operating method. With the introduction of the AES200, automated testing became feasible even for medical institutions that carried out relatively few tests and could not afford to invest heavily in facilities and equipment.
Olympus has since developed five generations of large-scale and small-scale systems, which are now used in numerous medical facilities, especially in Japan and Europe.
