SOCEAN distributes WESTpro™ and GENEpro™ — protein and nucleic acid reagents developed and manufactured in Daejeon, Korea, by a scientist-founded reagent maker (est. 2017). Time-saving formats, side-by-side data on key products, and quotation-based pricing for labs and distributors worldwide.
WESTpro™ Garasani Prestained Protein Ladder — tri-color, NIR-compatible, benchmarked lane-for-lane against Thermo Fisher #26619. (Manufactured in the USA; distributed under the WESTpro™ brand.)
57 WESTpro™ / GENEpro™ SKUs covering the Western blot workflow end to end, plus nucleic acid electrophoresis, PCR and rapid extraction — catalogued under SOCEAN's SL part numbers.
SignalBright™ signal enhancer, abBANKER™ antibody diluents, protein-free 5-minute blockers, 5-minute stripping buffer and SignalLight ECL substrate.
APS-free gel buffers (OptiPAGE™, EzyGold™), NEWRun™ fast SDS run buffers, water-destain SkyBLUE™ stain, membrane stain and the Garasani prestained ladder.
SignalBlot™ wet transfer buffers and alcohol-free BLOTsemi™ semi-dry buffers for NC and PVDF membranes.
OttimoLyse™ cell/tissue lysis buffers (with or without inhibitors) and protein-free or BSA-based ELISA diluent/blockers.
Agarose run buffers, non-toxic RunGreen™ / RunRed™ gel stains and loading dyes, and six Garasani DNA ladders (50 bp to 1 kb PLUS).
2× high-fidelity master mixes — J9 LongHiFi for accurate long-range PCR, plus FastHiFi and FastLong (15–20 kb) formats.
Direct RNALyse™ (Korean patent) and Direct DNALyse™ lysate-to-PCR buffers with no phenol/chloroform, and naBANKER™ RNA/DNA preservation buffer.
Cell adhesion reagent, cell freezing solution and transfection reagent, plus agarose and dust-free SDS.
Budget alternatives to common column extraction, PCR, plasmid prep and DNA ladder kits. Specifications and pricing are shared on request.
Each flagship item is marked with the level of evidence behind it. Pricing is by quotation; data sheets and trial samples are available on request.
| Product | Cat. No. | Format | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| WESTpro™ SignalBright™ EnhancerBoosts antibody signal in WB/ELISA; much stronger bands than standard 5% skim milk/TBST antibody dilution (goat anti-actin WB) | SL20100 | 250 / 500 mL | Application data |
| WESTpro™ OttimoLyse™ I / IICell/tissue lysis for IP & WB; recovery compared with Thermo M-PER, SignaGen CompLysis and RIPA | SL20900 / SL20910 | 100 mL | Benchmarked |
| WESTpro™ Garasani Prestained Protein Ladder10–250 kDa, tri-color, NIR-compatible; MW accuracy matched to Thermo Fisher #26619 | SL21100 | 500 µL | Benchmarked |
| WESTpro™ Rapid 5-MIN Blocker/DiluentProtein-free; 5-min block gave results comparable to 60 min in 5% skim milk (anti-GFP, anti-MBP) | SL20620 | 500 mL | Application data |
| WESTpro™ Rapid WB Signal EraserStrip in 5 min with no re-blocking; no reducing agents or odor | SL20410 | 500 mL | Application data |
| WESTpro™ NEWRun™ SDS Run BufferLaemmli-gel compatible; 30–40% shorter run than Tris-glycine-SDS | SL20240 | 1 L (10×) | Application data |
| GENEpro™ Direct RNALyse™Lysate straight to RT-PCR, no phenol/chloroform; Korean patent 10-2753513 | SL10100 | 100 mL | Spec sheet |
| GENEpro™ RunRed™ Safe Gel StainNon-toxic red fluorescent DNA stain, an EtBr alternative | SL10310 | 0.5 mL | Spec sheet |
| GENEpro™ Garasani 100 bp DNA Ladder100–1,500 bp, 11 bands, loading dye premixed, stable 3 months at RT | SL10520 | 250 µL × 2 | Spec sheet |
| GENEpro™ J9 LongHiFi 2× PCR Master MixHigh-fidelity master mix for accurate long-range amplification | SL10600 | 1 mL | Spec sheet |
Benchmarked — side-by-side data against a named commercial reference. Application data — manufacturer's comparison against a standard method. Spec sheet — manufacturer specification. Data sheets available on request.
Our focus is the Korean-made Performance line. For budget-driven projects, Value-line equivalents to common Qiagen / Thermo Fisher kits are available on request.
Budget-constrained biotech startups, diagnostic labs and university groups purchasing on personal research grants.
All reagents supplied strictly for Research Use Only, labeled accordingly.
Pricing by quotation for your volume, destination and distributor needs.
Evaluation samples free of charge - you only cover the shipping cost.
One inbox for quotes, data sheets, lead time and technical questions.
Tell us what you use now and we'll send matched samples free of charge - you only cover the shipping cost.
Tell us the products you use now (e.g. Thermo Fisher, Bio-Rad catalog numbers) — we'll reply within one business day with matched WESTpro™ / GENEpro™ items, a quotation, lead time and sample options. Value-line equivalents are available on request.