ORANGE COUNTY, CALIF. (January 27, 2024) – Beckman
Coulter, Inc. will feature seamless, automated workflow solutions
and improvements in throughput and cellular analysis at the
LabAutomation2011 conference, convening Jan. 29 through Feb. 2 in
Palm Springs, Calif. In addition to workshops and scientific
posters, the exhibit, in booth 217, will showcase applications and
systems dedicated to next generation sequencing (NGS) sample
preparation, stem cell research, assay screening miniaturization
and more.
Beckman Coulter will present two workshops for conference
attendees: The first on Monday, Jan. 31, is entitled "Next
Generation Sequencing Sample Prep Solutions: Beckman
Coulter’s Continuum of Solutions for Manual to
High-Throughput NGS Sample Prep Processing," and will cover how
high-throughput NGS sample preparation workflow improves results
and saves time. On Tuesday, Feb. 1, Prof. J. Paul Robinson of
Purdue University will present "Automated Stem Cell Workflow
Processes and Analysis by Flow Cytometry" that will detail how
cellular growth, maintenance and differentiation benefit from
automation and experiments designed to enhance development of
specific cell lineages. Attendees can access an
online registration form for complete details.
Explaining the role of technology in the development of
high-value assays will be a series of Beckman Coulter poster
sessions presented by researchers and product development
specialists. Three in the series are entitled: cAMP Assay Using
Spatial Proximity Analyte Reagent Capture Luminescence (SPARCL*)
Technology; Automated Optimization of Murine Embryonic Stem Cell
Differentiation into Cardiomyocytes; and Analysis of
Differentiation of Embryonic Stem Cells by Automated Flow Cytometry
Sample Preparation on the Biomek NXP
Workstation. The authors will be available to discuss
the posters with attendees from 4 to 5 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday
during "Meet the Scientist" events in the Beckman Coulter booth
(#217).
The company’s exhibit will feature integrated platforms
used in the work presented in the workshops and posters and will
enable conference attendees to get first-hand information on how
the systems can integrate into their laboratories.
Workstations that will be displayed include a system for Roche 454
next generation sequencing sample prep featuring SPRIWorks II and a
Biomek system with REM e (a liquid handler that automates PCR
enrichment); a stem cell differentiation, identification and
characterization platform utilizing the Biomek NXP system, a
HyperCyt Autosampler* and a Gallios cytometer for high-throughput
flow cytometry; and other productivity enhancing research
laboratory systems.
Another highlight of the exhibit will be Beckman Coulter
Genomics’ SPRIworks Fragment Library System III, that
automates the preparation of libraries for the SOLiD*
Sequencer. With the introduction of this third system in the
series, researchers can use the SPRIworks systems to automate
library preparation for the three major next generation sequencing
platforms. SPRIworks Fragment Library System I for the
Illumina* Genome Analyzer, the initial product in the SPRIworks
series, won the New Product Award designation from the Association
for Laboratory Automation at the 2010 LabAutomation Conference.
Three new pipette tips that can be used in a range of
applications on the company’s Biomek FXp, NXp and 3000
workstations also will be displayed at the conference. The
tips, in environmentally responsible packaging, are certified to be
free of DNA (human and mouse), RNase and DNase, pyrogens/endotoxins
and trace metals, and will be available in pre-sterilized,
pre-sterilized with barrier and non-sterile versions. The
tips were designed in Beckman Coulter’s new Discovery Center
of Excellence in Indianapolis, a facility that houses global
marketing, product management, product development and support
organizations for the discovery and automation business.
"LabAutomation offers a great venue to display the advancements
Beckman Coulter has made in the past year and how they benefit
today’s research labs," said Brad Booze, director of Life
Science Automation for Beckman Coulter. "Our automation
workflow solutions are designed to elevate performance by providing
the ease-of-use and functionality needed to deliver high-quality
results faster."
About Beckman Coulter
Beckman Coulter, Inc., based in Orange County, California,
develops, manufactures and markets products that simplify, automate
and innovate complex biomedical tests. This year marks the
company’s 75th anniversary of advancing healthcare. More than
one quarter of a million Beckman Coulter systems operate in
laboratories around the world, supplying critical information for
improving patient health and reducing the cost of care. Recurring
revenue, consisting of consumable supplies (including reagent test
kits), service and operating-type lease payments, represents about
80 percent of the company's 2009 revenue of $3.3 billion. For more
information, visit www.beckmancoulter.com or
www.beckmancoulter.com/75years.
Biomek Laboratory Automation Workstations are for Laboratory Use
Only; not for use in diagnostic procedures.
cAMP Assay is in development; not for use in diagnostic
procedures.
Gallios is for Research Use Only; not for use in diagnostic
procedures.
Beckman Coulter, the stylized logo, Biomek, SPRI and SPRIworks are
registered trademarks of Beckman Coulter, Inc.
Gallios is a trademark of Beckman Coulter, Inc.
* SPARCL is a trademark of Lumigen, Inc., a Beckman Coulter
company. HyperCyt is a trademark of IntelliCyt Corp. SOLiD is
a trademark of Life Technolgoies. Illumina is a registered
trademark of Illumina, Inc.
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