Steven Riedmuller, V. P. of Technology for Hudson Control Group, presented an overview on Gene Optimization Techniques at Cambridge Healthtech Institute's PepTalk 2007 conference. Mr. Riedmuller's presentation was part of the Protein Process Development track and focused on the essential molecular biology tools that make up Hudson's Prolink Express System and how these tools have been used for novel projects in gene optimization. The audience of over 100 attendees showed great interest in the modularity of Hudson's approach to automation and integration and asked Mr. Riedmuller to expand on how the Prolink Express System can assist researchers in other gene assembly processes. This session was one of the best attended at the conference.

The ProLink Express^TM System is the first fully automated proteomics workcell to integrate all plate delivery and transfer operations together with automated data tracking from initial bacterial colony picking through final protein expression and measurement. The Prolink Express can be used in gene sequencing studies, forensic testing, cell toxicity studies and most ELISA assays, and will provide significant benefits in the area of proteomics, toxicology, antibody production, gene assembly, molecular biology and biomarker discovery.

This system is currently in use by the USDA in a ground-breaking research project to create new genes that will convert the substances in agricultural waste into ethanol and by major pharmaceutical companies conducting research in molecular biology.