Automated microbial plating, picking, and liquid handling for streamlined screening and hit selection

Bacterial and yeast strains are essential in microbiology, driving innovations in healthcare, biotechnology, and environmental science, including therapeutic protein production, biofuels, and biodegradable materials.

This study focuses on automating workflows using the QPix^® FLEX™ Microbial Colony Picker, specifically for E. coli and yeast, to enhance accuracy and efficiency. Automating colony picking ensures contamination-free environments and provides reliable data for applications like gene expression studies, protein production, and metabolic analysis.