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ArcGen Pro is a resident of the Life Sciences Incubator at UC Riverside and benefits from access to a state-of-the-art laboratory outfitted with a comprehensive suite of advanced instrumentation that supports cutting-edge research in biotechnology and the life sciences. For plant growth and incubation, the facility includes Percival CU36L6 and E75L1 growth chambers, Geneva GSR 500 LED shakers, and Caron 76269 LED multi-tiered chambers. Its refrigeration and cryo-storage capabilities feature standard refrigerators, a ThermoFisher FPLC cabinet, multiple ultra-low freezers—including two water-cooled –80°C Fisher units, a Forma upright –80°C freezer, and two –20°C ThermoFisher units—and a VWR CryoPro liquid nitrogen system. Biosafety is ensured with four VWR Purifier Logic Class II A2 biosafety cabinets and four Kewaunee Supreme Air LV chemical fume hoods. Incubation equipment includes four Fisher HeraCell 240 CO₂ incubators, a Fisher 1510 benchtop incubator, two gravity incubators, and shaker systems from Eppendorf and VWR.

Imaging and microscopy tools include two ECHO Rebel inverted tissue culture microscopes, one ECHO Revolve fluorescence microscope, and a ZetaView QUATT PMX‑420 nanoparticle tracking analyzer.

For molecular quantification, the lab is equipped with a NanoDrop OneC spectrophotometer and a DeNovix fluorimeter. Extensive centrifugation resources include a Beckman Optima XPN100 ultracentrifuge, a Beckman Avanti JXN30 high-speed centrifuge, and six benchtop centrifuges with assorted rotors. Genetic analysis is supported by advanced PCR systems, including the Applied Biosystems ProFlex 96, QuantStudio 5 real-time PCR, BioRad CFX Opus 96, and the BioRad ddPCR system. Microplate processing is handled by a Molecular Devices SpectraMax i3x plate reader and a Versa WellWash 96 plate washer.

ArcGen Pro benefits from full access to UC Riverside’s core research facilities, including proteomics, genomics, nanofabrication, and plant transformation platforms.