Meridian² Delivers High Throughput Liquid Handling for PCR

LGC, the international life sciences and measurement company, has announced the launch of Meridian², the next generation liquid dispensing system.

The Meridian² liquid dispensing system provides a non-contact, on-the-fly dispenser suited to a wide range of dispensing applications, including reagents for genotyping and standard PCR.

This next model in the Meridian² product solution adds two plate positions for enhanced efficiency and, throughout, integrated barcode reading and automated mixing of assays. The Meridian² easily integrates into laboratories with existing SNPline automation or other Meridian instruments.

Mark Dearden, VP Strategy and Marketing, Genomics, LGC said, “The Meridian² is another innovative solution for our customers. The Meridian² addresses the common issue of accurately and cost effectively dispensing reagents with increased throughput. As part of the SNPline system of modular laboratory instrumentation, the Meridian² is a key component in LGC’s unrivalled solution for laboratories generating flexible high-quality genotyping data, helping us towards our vision of using our science for a safer world.”

The Meridian² accurately dispenses the low 1 μL volume into a 1536-well plate in less than 45 seconds, with a CV of less than 5%, and the vacuum-based aspiration system allows multi-plate dispensing for increased efficiency. Its innovative tip design provides both strength and cost effectiveness. The non-contact dispense eliminates potential for cross contamination to remove the requirement for disposable pipette tips

Find more information on the Meridian², SNPline or LGC’s other innovative genomics solutions, here.