Tecan
Tecan
Tecan (pronounced: te-kan) is a Swiss company that specializes in the development, production, and distribution of automated workflow solutions for laboratories in the life sciences sector. The company's products and services include automated laboratory instruments, software solutions, and single-use consumables.
Etymology
The name "Tecan" is derived from TEchnology CANcer, reflecting the company's initial focus on developing technologies for cancer research.
Related Terms
- Laboratory Automation: The use of technology to streamline or substitute manual manipulation of equipment and processes in a laboratory.
- Life Sciences: The study of living organisms, including biology, botany, zoology, microbiology, physiology, biochemistry, and related subjects.
- Cancer Research: The scientific study of cancer, its causes, mechanisms, progression, treatment, and prevention.
- Single-use Consumables: Items intended for one-time use in the laboratory, often to prevent cross-contamination between samples.
- Software Solutions: Computer programs or sets of programs designed to manage and control the hardware of a specific data-processing system in order to allow users to employ it.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Tecan
- Wikipedia's article - Tecan
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