easyPunch STARlet - Automated Sample Punching and Processing

For DMPK sample card punching and pipetting.

The easyPunch STARlet consists of a STARlet Autoload liquid handling workstation comprising 4 ndependent 1 ml channels, a card and plate gripper and the punch module. computer with Hamilton enus software and 4 specific predefined methods is included as well.

The system can be used for a variety of different applications e. g. forensic reference databasing, MPK and toxicology studies in a pre-clinical and clinical environment, newborn screening and olecular diagnostics. easyPunch has been developed in collaboration with GE Healthcare Life Sciences.


Features:

• Automated sample card punching and downstream sample processing in one device
• 4 predefined method types included in delivery
  - HID: method for card punching and PCR setup using direct amplification kits
  - DMPK: DMPK method setup for card punching and subsequent addition of extraction reagent
  - Inventory: Method automatically inventories incoming cards.
  - Cherry pick cards: Cherry picking function to pick specific cards according to an imported work list
• Deck resources can be customized to fit a wide variety of different applications
• Input and output file can be tailored for downstream systems and LIMS* integration

Benefits:

• Only system that combines sample card punching with downstream liquid handling on one instrument
• Exceptional sample recognition enables impartial quality of sample analysis and punching due to exclusion of operator bias
• Process safety due to sample tracking on cards and target plates and other resources; monitoring of all process steps
• Seamless integration of different workflows by using predefined methods