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Versatile Pipettes Streamline COVID-19 Rapid Test Development
Researchers in the University of Florida’s Department of Chemical Engineering are using Integra’s VOYAGER pipettes to help streamline their workflow and improve pipetting accuracy. Scientists in the Jain lab have developed a CRISPR-based rapid testing kit that can identify biomarkers associated with disease. Long Nguyen, Research Scientist and Lab Manager, explained: “This technology is essentially a nucleic acid biomarker detection system, and has huge scope in the medical field. Last year, we optimised this platform to detect prostate cancer, HIV and HCV, but when COVID-19 hit in March, we immediately realised that the system could be repurposed for COVID-19 testing to give people a result in under an hour.”
“For our work on prostate cancer and other pathogens, we only need a 96 well plate for our samples, but when we started working on the SARS-CoV-2 virus, we were preparing and testing thousands of reactions per day, and soon realised that we had to make the switch to 384 well plates. Initially, our only choice was to plan the experiment using alternating wells when transferring samples from 96 to 384 well plates with a fixed spacing multichannel pipette, which takes a huge amount of time. We wanted to speed the process up by using a pipette with automatic, adjustable tip spacing. The VOYAGER pipette fitted exactly what we were looking for and is really user-friendly; I played with the pipette for around ten minutes to get used to the touch wheel, but the default spacing settings work perfectly, so I didn’t have to change anything. I can just click the wheel and tip spacing is automatically adjusted for me. Since having the VOYAGERs, we have been able to process double the number of samples a day!”
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BIPEA (Bureau Interprofessionnel des Etudes Analytiques) is a scientific and independent non-profit organisation providing proficiency testing programs and external reference materials for testing laboratories concerned by quality control and analytical accuracy within microbiology, chemistry, physics and sensory.
Present in more than 160 countries worldwide, services cover different fields, such as, cereals (grain, milling, feed), agro industry (dairy food, beverages, contaminants) environment (feed waters, wastewaters, soils, sludge, air), cosmetics (sunscreen, fragrances, flavourings), pharmaceutics and surface.
Thanks to BIPEA’s quality control services, you have the possibility to evaluate the accuracy of your results analysis and to improve your performance. PT programs can be used to check the correct functioning of your equipment and the technical skills of your staff, as well as be updated with the requirements of Quality Standards. This
gives your customers confidence in the quality and safety of your products or services and promotes your analytical performances to your clients.
BIPEA proposes over 200 regular programs of interlaboratory comparisons covering a wide range of matrices and criteria in microbiology, physics, chemistry and sensory.
Services include the design and manufacture of the tests, shipment via express courier, efficient scientific and technical support, fast production of statistical reports and a strong relationship of cooperation with participating laboratories.
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New Automatic Balance Revolutionises Weighing Accuracy, Productivity and Safety
Your lab is handling higher throughput and smaller samples than ever before. The Mettler-Toledo XPR Automatic Balance’s active machine learning revolutionises weighing so you can meet market demands.
Safety is important when handling active substances, but so are accuracy and speed. Automated dispensing of powders and liquids with the XPR Automatic Balance reduces exposure risk while significantly enhancing throughput.
The XPR enables dosing from an enclosed head into containers with diameters as small as six millimetres. The balance’s ability to actively monitor flow characteristics improves dispensing efficiency, while the addition of automatically calculated solvent amount lets you achieve precise concentrations and reduce sample sizes by as much as 30%.
XPR Automatic also supports manual processes and fits easily inside your safety enclosures. Learn more about how this revolutionary balance reduces exposure risk, improves efficiency, and assures weighing accuracy now.
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