64 What are the Benefits of Customisation?
Biopharma Group are able to offer customisation of Faster equipment, such as Class 2 Microbiological Safety Cabinets, to meet the needs of their laboratory clients.
If you are looking to improve or expand upon the equipment in your lab, the decisions which affect your purchases could be influenced by many factors: What is available within my overall budget? How could I utilise customisation of equipment to make better use of available space in my lab? How can I utilise customisation to suit the applications of my working practices? How could my choice of equipment impact the environment? Is there an eco-friendly model? How could some of my existing equipment be repurposed?
By choosing to customise you can maximise the efficiency of the equipment you’re investing in or the workspace available - or even both. By creating something that works specifically for your needs in your lab, the equipment will fulfil it’s purpose more effectively than an off the shelf solution. Whether it’s additional accessories and functionality or you’re resizing from standard specifications, the investment is well worth the return.
The Biopharma Group can provide consultation and advice on the right lab products for you and your practices. The company’s teams work with businesses and institutions across the UK to meet their operational, environmental and financial requirements. If you are considering updating your laboratory equipment and would like to discuss your needs with an expert and get a quote, please get in touch.
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ilmt.co/PL/6d0X 55008pr@reply-direct.com Pipetting Robot Accelerates the Battle Against Antibiotic Resistance
Integra Biosciences’ ASSIST PLUS pipetting robot and VOYAGER adjustable tip spacing pipettes are proving invaluable to scientists at Southmead Hospital in Bristol, helping the development of novel antibiotics against resistant strains of Gram-negative bacteria. Senior research scientist Adrianna Olejniczak explained: “Our laboratory performs minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) testing of potential antibiotics as part of the European GNA NOW collaboration. We’re currently working on over 50 strains but can do as many as 500 - that’s thousands and thousands of MICs a month, which is laborious and time consuming to do manually.”
“We use the ASSIST PLUS and VOYAGER pipette to run MIC testing in 96 well plates, and they are a lifesaver. The work deck can accommodate many types of reservoir, as well as heating blocks when we are working with temperature-sensitive media, and the GripTip pipette tips are a game-changer, as they don’t inexplicably fall off your pipette. Pipetting protocols can be easily customised using the VIALAB software, and can even be simulated before use to check that there are no programming errors. Automation has enabled us to shorten our run times significantly, improving our throughput and efficiency. Reproducibility is better too, as user-to-user variation and pipetting errors are eliminated, and the workflow is not as stressful to perform - we just start the run and walk away. The ASSIST PLUS is a big advantage with such a dynamic project, where we are working to tight deadlines, and we’re now looking to get another one so that we can optimise our workflow even more. Manual pipetting just doesn’t compare to automation.”
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Accurate Flow Measurement Helps Reduce Drug Production Costs
The Atrato and MetraFlow ultrasonic flowmeters from Titan Enterprises have been designed to enable drug manufacturers to streamline production and reduce costs. These devices measure the rate of flow of fluids with extraordinary levels of accuracy, helping drug manufacturers control small details that make a big difference during production.
Pharmaceutical drug production can often present difficult challenges for process instrumentation used to monitor and optimise the process. Drug production processes typically require devices able to cope with low flow rates and constructed from ultra-pure materials so as to maintain hygienic, sterile and sanitary conditions.
The Atrato range of inline low flow flowmeters use patented ultrasonic technology, which enables it to operate with excellent accuracy over a very wide flow range (0.002 to 20 litres/ minute). The rugged, clean bore construction makes the Atrato ideal for almost any low flow application. Different models of this non-invasive flow measurement device are available for metering fluid flow from -10°C to +110°C and pressures up to 30 bar (435 psi).
The Metraflow ultrasonic flowmeter was designed for customers tasked with applications that pose fluid compatibility challenges. Using patented ultrasonic technology, with a single unbroken PFA measurement tube, the MetraFlow is able to reliably operate with excellent accuracy across flow ranges from 20 to 5000 ml/min, having excellent turndown of 50:1; repeatability (+/– 0.1%); linearity and a reading accuracy of better than +/– 0.5% full scale.
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