Related to Hamilton and Promega to Develop Automated DNA-Isolation Technology for Large-Volume Applications

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• High-Capacity Microcentrifuge
• Eppendorf
• Equipped with a 48-place rotor for greater capacity, the Centrifuge 5427 R can reduce the time spent on routine work. A choice of rotors makes the system suitable for a range of applications and sample types, with rotors that can deliver up to 25,0
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• Pipetting System
• Hamilton Company
• The Microlab 300 series pipettor replaces three to four manual or electronic pipettes with one device. Users can dispense between 0.5–1000 µL without needing to exchange pipettes. It achieves this range with one probe and two tip sizes, instea
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• Lab Automation Robot
• Thermo Fisher Scientific
• Adaptable to user demands, VALet™ is designed to allow multiple hotel positioning for customizable, high-density microplate movement and storage. VALet is designed with the capacity to access both single and multiple-arrayed nests. The high-capacit
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• Tube and Vial Feeder
• Computype
• The Flexible Tube and Vial Feeder (Flex TVF) is a new system for automatic downstream feeding of tubes and vials, which separates tubes or vials from a bulk hopper and feeds them into an automated labeling device. The Flex TVF is designed to accomm
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• Automated Workflow Scheduling Software
• Thermo Fisher Scientific
• Momentum 3.2 software for automation control can streamline sample submission and allow the execution of automated microtiter plate-handling processes with good user control and process management. It includes three user-level controls: Administrat
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• Target-Enrichment Reagent Kits
• Roche
• SeqCap EZ reagent kits are used for application in single or multiplex target-enrichment experiments prior to DNA sequencing. Designed to streamline the DNA preparation workflow, the kits can provide customers with a reagent solution for use in tar
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• Liquid-Handling System
• Redd&Whyte
• The four-channel Preddator liquidhandling system can achieve less than 1% CVs at nanoliter volumes. It can achieve 0.69% CVs at 500 nL across 384-well plates, which lets researchers reduce assay reagent volumes. The new system can also pipette diff
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• Sample Solutions
• Artel
• A line of 100% DMSO-based sample solutions is now available for use with the MVS® Multichannel verification system that can provide users with the ability to measure the accuracy and precision of volumes of DMSO dispensed into micro-well plate
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• NGS Sample Prep Library Kit
• Swift Biosciences
• The Accel-NGS™ DNA library kit is the first product in a new line of kits for next-generation sequencing sample preparation. Users can produce PCR-free libraries with 5 Ng of input DNA. The two-step adaptation process also reduces adapter dimer for
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• Automated Workstations
• Eppendorf
• The epMotion® P5073 and M5073 workstations automate what are traditionally complex pipetting tasks. The epMotion M5073 automates the process of DNA purification. Setup time is short and elution volumes as low as 25 µL for high concentrati
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• Bisulfite Conversion System
• Promega
• The MethylEdge™ bisulfite system offers a method for performing bisulfite conversion and DNA clean-up while maintaining DNA integrity to provide intact, converted DNA for a range of sensitive applications. MethylEdge requires small amounts of input
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• Blood RNA Sample Prep
• Biomatrica
• The RNAgard® blood system is an integrated system designed for the collection, preservation, and purification of RNA from whole blood samples. The system consists of Vacuette® RNAgard blood tubes and the BioMaxi™ blood RNA purification ki
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• Protein Proteolysis Mix
• Promega
• Trypsin/Lys-C mix is a combination of Trypsin Gold and rLys-C proteases. The mix increases peptide generation with in-solution protein digestion and can work with difficult-to-digest proteins. Enhanced proteolytic activity achieved through use of T
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• Reversed-Phase HPLC Column
• Hamilton Company
• The PRP-C18 reversed-phase HPLC column expands the pH range of reversed-phase chromatography, providing separations over an extended column life. Stability to pH extremes extends the application of reversed-phase chromatography to the separation of
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• Enclosed Workstation
• Hamilton Company
• The Microlab® Nimbus Enclosed is a multifunctional benchtop workstation that enables gripper movements and different pipetting capabilities for tubes and plates within a secure environment. The Nimbus Enclosed accommodates either the CO-RE (co
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• Liquid-Handling Software
• Hamilton Company
• Instinct is redesigned control software for the Microlab Nimbus automated liquid-handling workstation. Instinct supports a range of daily lab work with new tools that can simplify and streamline programming. A built-in labware library displays an i
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• Liquid Handling and Sample Prep Automation
• Agilent Technologies
• The Encore multispan system combines multispan pipetting with the reach of a built-in robotic arm and intelligent software control. Its dual pipetting system provides two individual banks of multiple pipettes where each moves independently in multi
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• DNA Isolation
• Tecan
• The Freedom EVO®-HSM workstation provides walkaway extraction of gDNA from large-volume blood samples using Promega’s ReliaPrep™ large-volume HT gDNA isolation system. The workstation is designed to streamline biobanking workflows, offering on
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• Biological Sample Card Punching
• Hamilton Robotics
• The easyPunch STARlet™ system integrates punching of GE Healthcare Whatman FTA™ and DMPK sample collection cards with automated sample extraction, helping eliminate common bottlenecks in laboratory processes. The system can reduce human error and e
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• Liquid-Handling Workstation
• Hamilton Robotics
• The Microlab AutoLys STAR workstation has been tested with blood, saliva, paper punch, and other types of forensic specimens. It uses the Microlab STAR platform and is compatible with all Microlab STAR instruments. The workstation includes equipmen