High Throughput Instrumentation
High Throughput Hotel
January 21, 2024 2:11 pm | Product Releases | CommentsStratedigm offers the A700 High Throughput Hotel. The A700 complements the company's existing line of flow cytometry platforms which include the A600 High Throughput Auto Sampler and Stratedigm's suite of flow cytometer analyzers, ranging from the entry level two laser, eight parameter SE520 model to the S1000Ex.
Tube and Vial Labeling
January 14, 2024 2:03 pm | Product Releases | CommentsComputype, in partnership with Nautilus Systems, announced the launch of the Flexible Tube and Vial Feeder (Flex TVF), a new system for automatic downstream feeding of tubes and vials that helps increase efficiency. The system separates tubes or vials from a bulk hopper and feeds them into an automated labeling device.
Best Practices: A Revolution in Drug Titration
January 14, 2024 1:34 pm | by Tecan Trading AG | Articles | CommentsFast and accurate determination of a candidate compound’s IC50 or EC50 provides drug discovery biologists with valuable information for the development of new pharmaceuticals, yet traditional techniques are both time-consuming and laborious. For what might be considered a standard protocol, there is also a surprising amount of diversity in how these titrations are performed.
Sample Management Software Integrated with Liquid Handlers
January 10, 2024 2:09 pm | Product Releases | CommentsTitian Software and Labcyte Inc. announced an integration of the Mosaic sample management suite with the Access workstation and PODM automation platform—two Labcyte automation systems incorporating its Echo liquid handler.
Nanoliter Microplate Dispenser
January 8, 2024 2:14 pm | Product Releases | CommentsRedd&Whyte offers the Preddator liquid handling system for dispensing even difficult to pipette liquids into microplates. The system, which features unique dispense head technology, achieves less than 1 % CVs at nanolitre volumes, ensuring scientists can save time and reagent costs by generating consistent low-volume microplate assay results time after time.
Barcode Labeling
December 4, 2023 8:50 am | Product Releases | CommentsHudson Robotics' PA1000 Print & Apply is a high performance automated barcode labeling system. It prints multiple format barcode labels on any SBS footprint microplate.
pH Measurement in Microplates
October 26, 2024 9:23 am | Product Releases | CommentsHudson Robotics' Rapid_pH provides accurate measurements of the pH for a large number of samples in microplates, without the delays and inaccuracies inherent in electrode-based measurements.
High-Content Analysis Platform for Stem Cell and Oncology Research
May 4, 2024 10:24 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe Thermo Scientific ArrayScan Infinity HCS Reader with 3D imaging capability is specifically designed to enhance high-content analysis for stem cell and oncology research.
Control Software for Automated Liquid Handling Workstation
April 23, 2024 10:51 am | Product Releases | CommentsHamilton Robotics introduces INSTINCT—completely redesigned control software for the MICROLAB NIMBUS Automated Liquid Handling Workstation. INSTINCT supports a wide range of daily lab work with new tools that simplify and streamline programming.
Low Volume Serial Dilutions
February 23, 2024 8:52 am | Product Releases | CommentsTTP LabTech’s new mosquito HV has been developed to allow scientists to accurately handle low volume serial dilutions and assay plate preparations, across the 500nL to 5?L range.
Liquid Handling for the Masses
July 29, 2024 7:57 am | by Mike May | Articles | CommentsSmaller, easier-to-use instruments move more labs from manual to automated.
Pipetting & Plates on the Move
July 20, 2024 10:23 am | by Mike May | Articles | CommentsNew forms of automation make it less expensive and easier to manage liquid handling and plate reading.
Automated Homogenizer and Liquid Handling
May 9, 2024 9:17 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe Omni LH96 Homogenizer Workstation is designed for walk-away batch processing of up to 192 samples. It consists of a core processing platform that can be enhanced with a broad range of user specified modules.
Vacuum Nest for Filter Plates
April 19, 2024 9:46 am | Product Releases | CommentsHudson Robotics announces the VaryVac is designed for use in DNA prep, protein purification, solid-phase separations and other microplate-based filtration.
Robotic Microplate Labeler
April 6, 2024 7:41 am | Product Releases | CommentsHudson Robotics introduces the PA 1000 automated Print & Apply, a high capacity robotic microplate labeler that works for any laboratory. PA 1000 is easy, fast and offers flexibility in barcode printing, data management capabilities, and scalability, from individual manual plate loading to fully-automated robotic plate handling.
Integrated Colony Picking
February 15, 2024 6:17 am | Product Releases | CommentsTecan and SciRobotics announced the launch of the integrated Pickolo colony-picker for the Freedom EVO liquid handling platforms, providing customers with a complete solution for automation of molecular biology workflows, from cloning to PCR sequencing or cell-based screening.
Benchtop Acoustic Liquid Handling
January 31, 2024 9:54 pm | Product Releases | CommentsLabcyte's Access workstation takes the suite of software applications and automation control on the POD 810 automation platform to the bench top. It combines the Echo liquid handler with a high-precision robotic plate handling system to meet critical needs of improving assay results and reducing costs.
Automated Liquid Handling Workstation Integrates Robots
January 21, 2024 7:08 am | Product Releases | CommentsHamilton Robotics announced a successful collaboration with Peak Robotics to integrate the KiNEDx robot series with Hamilton’s MICROLAB STAR automated liquid handling workstation. The KiNEDx 4- and 5-axis robots increase the STAR’s access to microplate samples and third-party devices.
High-Throughput Target Enrichment
January 11, 2024 9:50 am | Product Releases | CommentsIntegrating advanced automation, liquid handling with Agilent SureSelect XT workflow—Agilent Automation Solutions has created a fully optimized and validated high throughput target enrichment solution. SureSelect XT combines next generation sequencing library preparation and gDNA preparative reagents with the SureSelect target enrichment system.
Culturing Automation
January 4, 2024 9:11 am | by Jeffrey M. Perkel | Articles | CommentsCell culture processes can be tedious and scream for automated alternatives, fortunately options exist that free up time and money throughout the lab.
Presenting and Storing SBS-format Labware
November 29, 2023 6:57 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe Agilent Labware MiniHub from Agilent Automation Solutions is a rotating random-access device for presenting and storing SBS-format labware in laboratory automation systems.
Software for Sample Management Storage System
November 23, 2023 6:33 am | Product Releases | CommentsHamilton Storage Technologies introduces asm Manager 3.1.0, an upgraded software package for its active sample manager (asm) systems. The modular asm systems store samples in an inert, temperature-controlled environment from ambient to -20?C and are ideal for high-throughput life science applications including compound management.
High Speed Colony Picking
November 4, 2023 7:43 am | Product Releases | CommentsHudson Robotics introduces RapidPick ‘Lite’, a scaled -down version of its RapidPick Workcell. RapidPick ‘Lite’ is primarily for users who need high speed colony-picking but can't afford, or don't wish, to couple the automated plate-handling and picking/re-arraying functions with the RapidPick's immediate pre-pick media filling and immediate post-pick sealing of the growth/daughter plate.
Automated Transport of Petri Dishes
November 4, 2023 7:40 am | Product Releases | CommentsDon Whitley Scientific presents Petri-Flow manufactured by Zisys Ltd, a laboratory solution that automates the transportation of Petri dishes from receipt of sample to analysis.
High-Content Screening Automation for Confocal and Widefield Microscopy
October 27, 2024 9:39 am | Product Releases | CommentsLeica Microsystems has extended its automated high-content screening solution to cover applications on widefield fluorescence systems. The Leica HCS A package enables fast and efficient multi-position experiments—from automated image recording routines to complex multi-dimensional high-content screening experiments with simultaneous image export for immediate analysis by external analysis software.
