Pipetting Automation
Liquid handling automate
Biohit Inc, Neptune, NJ, offers the new Roboline™ automate, designed to automate pipetting work. The small, quiet, and compact liquid handling automate can be placed anywhere in the lab. Open programmability and the drag-and-drop function make the Roboline easy to use and suitable for a wide range of applications. The device allows you to automate a single task or an entire application. The robotic dispensing module guarantees that results are accurate and precise without human error. The device can pipette any combination of columns, rows, single wells, or entire plates, and the closed environment protects reagents and samples from any contamination. The fully electronic air displacement pipetting operation is capable of forward pipetting, reverse pipetting, multiple dispensing, and diluting volumes from 5 μL to 200 μL using liquid level sensing for small-volume pipetting.
Biohit Inc
(800) 922-0784
www.us.biohit.com
Automated Fluorometric Plate Reading
Quickly reads MIC plates
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc, Fremont, Calif, has received FDA clearance for the new Sensititre OptiRead Automated Fluorometric Plate Reading System for use with Sensititre microtitre plates. Combining fluorescence technology with the SWIN Software System, the OptiRead quickly and accurately reads MIC plates, maximizing consistency and eliminating manual reading. It provides user-friendly automation by rapidly transferring test results for processing, interpretation, and report generation. Its compact design conserves lab space, operating as either a stand-alone instrument or in combination with the fully automated ARIS 2X reading and incubation system.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc
(800) 522-7270
www.thermofisher.com
Automated Laboratory Assistant
Provides onboard denaturation and hybridization
The ThermoBrite Elite from Iris Sample Processing, Westwood, Mass, automates the pre- and post-hybridization steps in (F)ISH testing and provides onboard denaturation and hybridization.The system offers the accurate temperature control of +/- 1°C. A graphic user interface offers standard protocols for blood, urine, or solid tumor (F)ISH procedures, or the user can customize protocols for other tests. Up to 10 reagents can be dispensed, and there are three independent waste ports for proper disposal. Twelve slides can be processed per run. The system is a small benchtop unit that can fit virtually anywhere in the lab.
Iris Sample Processing
(800) 782-8774
www.proiris.com
