Lab Automation Products & Reviews

Highly efficient and reproducible plate washing and liquid dispensing.

The new microfluidic cell sorter that dispenses single cells into PCR plates.

The ultimate upgrade in cell line development.

Label-free and fluorescence isolation of microbiota, cultured bacteria, and yeast

synTQ by Optimal Industrial Technologies is a regulatory compliant, PAT knowledge manager and quality-centric control software suite. The award-winning, market-leading platform supports companies in the digital transformation of their production processes.

The Cloning Platform is a complete workflow solution for single-cell cloning. It offers automated handling of miniturised culture volumes as low as 200 nL and easy confirmation of monoclonality on day 0. Gentle handling with built-in programs for plating cells, feeding colonies, and harvesting clones maximises cloning efficiencies. With imaging and fluorescence options available, there's a configuration to suit your needs. 

Luminoskan Ascent Microplate Luminometer - Ideal for luminometric research applications The Luminoskan Ascent is a dedicated microplate luminometer, ideal for glow and flash luminometric assays. Application areas of the Luminoskan Ascent Reporter gene assays ATP assays Cytotoxicity Immunoassays DNA quantitation Cell proliferation Phagocytosis Intracellular Ca2+ Enzyme assays Microbiological assays Reactive oxygen assays Advant…

Full Walk-Away Automation • Infeed Lidded Plate • Interchangeable Pipettors • Reformat Plates 24-96-384-1536 • Ultrasonic Tip Washing • Six Workstations Process up to 100 Microplates Automatically through Complex Protocols • 100 Plate Walk-Away Automation • Filtration Plate Automation • Magnetic Bead Automation • Heat & Cool Plate Nests • Shaking Plate Nests • Windows® Programming A Different Design for each Specific Applicati…

Series 5000 Silica Analyzer, 0.00 to 5000 micrograms/L, 120/240 Vac, 50/60 Hz (in NEMA-4X/IP65 enclosure, digital display, serial I/O. Includes 30-day reagent supply, maintenance kit, sample conditioning kit and manual) • Sample failure alarm automatically shuts down and restarts analyzer when sample flow is interrupted • Continuous auto-zero on each sample analysis prevents interferences • Self-diagnostics alert the operato…

PC or Mac, includes incubator, Microplate Manager 6 software (#168-9520), USB2 cable

Assay Analysis and Management

The Thermo Scientific KingFisher Duo magnetic particle processor and KingFisher optimized reagent kits provide everything you need to get high yields of quality nucleic acid for downstream applications. The compact KingFisher Duo instrument is ideal for space-restricted laboratories that are looking to reduce hands-on time required for purifying DNA/RNA, cells or proteins. It can be used with a variety of starting materials,…

The Thermo Scientific KingFisher Flex magnetic particle processor offers great flexibility for high-throughput purification of DNA/RNA, proteins and cells from virtually any source.Using patented magnetic particle separation technology, the KingFisher Flex provides a fast and easy way to get high yields of purified samples with excellent reproducibility and quality.Key Features: High-throughput system processes up to 96 sa…

CALLI provides target dosage of powders and liquid handling in combination with precise weighing, thereby supplying the ideal tools for sample preparation. All media, liquid or dry powders, can be distributed and diluted by weight and if necessary, dissolved with vortexing or sonication. All steps are automatically executed with maximum reliability and reproducibility. For precise weighing the most modern Sartorius Genius bala…

The Biolane™ HTI 16V is the economical solution for automating tedious routine lab work, such as in situ hybridization and immunostaining on embryos or sections on glass slides as well as western blotting. Two independent platforms enable the system to run two independent protocols at the same time.

Thermo Scientific SkanIt™ Software - The ultimate tool for both microplate reader control and data handling. There are two editions of SkanIt Software available; a SkanIt Research Edition for scientists working in life science research, and a SkanIt Drug Discovery Edition offering features needed for compliance with FDA's 21 CFR Part 11, for the drug discovery industry. SkanIt for Assay setup and instrument controlThermo S…

Thermo 384 well Microtiter microplates offer you either round or rounded square well shapes and binding characteristics as well as pigmentation according to your choice. Available in clear, white and black versions, these microplates are suitable for a wide range of measurement techniques. The 384 well format enables higher sample density thus lowering the consumption of reagents. Product detail: Thermo wide range of 384 w…

Save on the full package! This set includes all items required for the research and testing of ultrasonic liquid processes. It combines a powerful, 1,000 watts ultrasonic processor with a robust stainless steel flow cell, two sonotrodes, boosters and a versatile power meter so that you can vary all parameters important to ultrasonic liquid processes. This set is the perfect pack for R&D, pilot scale and small production level…

These automated pipetting systems are perfectly suited for PCR and qPCR setup, nucleic acid purification as well as low-throughput NGS library preparation yet they retain the flexibility for use as open platforms for diverse automated liquid handling applications. The epMotion 5073 series automates and simplifies traditionally complex, labor-intensive pipetting tasks, saving time and improving the reliability and reproducibili…

A new 500ul 2-D Barcoded Tube and rack system for sample storage and tracking is now available from Matrix Technologies.  The new 500ul storage tube has a maximum working volume of 300ul and features a “v” bottom design for maximum sample recovery.  A permanent unique 2D bar code is laser etched on the bottom of each tube.  The Microplate footprint, robot-friendly rack comes with a unique locking lid for secure shipping and st…

Robotic workstation for fully automated nucleic acid preparation and filling of LightCycler® Capillaries, 96-well PCR plates, and tubes suitable for the most commonly used PCR instruments Benefits Save time with rapid, fully automated isolation of high-quality DNA, RNA, and mRNA. Obtain reliable, reproducible results. Benefit from high flexibility in sample type and volume, as well as elution volume and post-elution p…

The Echo 525 platform, like the other Echo liquid handler models, is designed to use sound energy to transfer reagents. Unlike the other Echo models, the Echo 525 platform transfers at a larger volume increment (25 nL). This enables the more rapid transfer of aqueous reagents required in biochemical and genomics assays setup.

Biotix disposable reagent reservoirs are designed for use in multi-channel pipetting applications and can accommodate up to 12-channel pipettes.

The VANTAGE workflow solution from Ventana is the first of its kind in the industry. Finally, labs can enjoy complete chain of custody, lean integrated processes, and full visibility into lab operations any time, from anywhere. Our comprehensive solution for histology labs — hardware, software, and workflow consulting — offers a commanding view of your complex operation from a single strategic perspective. This exclusive end-t…

This ready-to-use multimode detection system includes: high-performance luminescence, fluorescence, UV-Visible absorbance, BRET and FRET, two-color filtered luminescence and kinetic measurement capabilities.   The GloMax® Discover System is a high-performance multimode detection instrument developed with Promega reagent chemistries to provide a simple means of detecting advanced chemistries. This instrument provides…