The latest addition to the Mastercycler range of PCR instruments, Mastercycler nexus provides researchers with increased heating and cooling rates by uniting new software with a fast 96-well block. All this is achieved while maintaining low power consumption and low noise emission levels (< 40dB[a]), making it suitable for work within busy life science laboratories. A heating rate of 5°C/s means run times using the instrument are very short, allowing several users to work on it during the course of a day. Up to three units can be combined for maximum throughput, and a booking schedule integrated into the software allows easy allocation of time to fit researchers’ schedules. When in use, the Mastercycler may be connected to a computer network, supplying email status updates on the progress of the PCR run. Eppendorf