Caltag Laboratories

As of May 23, 2005, Caltag Laboratories was acquired by Life Technologies Corporation. Caltag Laboratories manufactures immunological reagents for flow cytometry. Its product portfolio includes monoclonal antibodies; monoclonal antibody combinations; polyclonal antibodies; avidin and streptavidin conjugates; and fixation and permeabilization kits, which are commercial reagent systems used for fixing and permeabilizing cells in intracellular flow cytometry assays. The company’s products are utilized for detecting human, mouse, and rat cell surface markers as well as intracellular markers, and Annexin V for apoptosis detection.