AKTA Service Plans

Equipment Covered iLab Solutions are specialists in liquid chromatography separation systems, from small-scale analytical to full production capacity. We service all makes and models of AKTA by Cytiva (formerly GE Life Sciences), including: AKTA start | pure | avant | explorer | xpress | prime/prime plus | purifier For all other makes and models please enquire.
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AKTA start Service & Repair

AKTA Start in lab for chromatography FPLC
AKTA start is a preparative chromatography system for laboratory scale protein purification. AKTA start is designed as a stand-alone system, with intuitive design, simple flow path, and user-friendly interface. making it easy to purify a wide variety of proteins using built-in quick start methods, pre-defined templates, or by creating your own methods. Regular maintenance of your AKTA Start is e...
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Software Upgrade – Give your AKTA a Boost

Laboratory laptop
Give your older AKTA a boost with a software upgrade to Windows 7 or 10 OS We often talk to labs who are struggling to maintain the effectiveness of their systems because they are constrained by their software. It’s common to find older AKTA systems being controlled from lab PCs running on old Windows operating systems (XP or earlier) - with the associated networking and upgrade problems that brin...
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AKTA Preventative Maintenance – How important is it?

Preventative maintenance
You’ve selected your protein purification system, justified the capital expenditure and it’s installed and running in your lab. How can you ensure that you maximize your instrument investment and avoid the high costs associated with instrument failure?  (more…)
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Continued Support for AKTA Explorer

AKTA Explorer
What if you’re not ready or not able to move to the next generation of AKTA instruments? For many labs, AKTA Explorer is their workhorse instrument and upgrading isn't an option. There just isn’t the budget or necessity to replace an otherwise satisfactorily working system. The concern for many labs is GE's discontinued servicing of AKTA Explorer from December 2017. Robust and Reliable We know tha...
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