29 LIMS & Lab Automation
In practice, operation of the Mohawk during tube picking can be very quick, with experienced operators reporting that they can pick tubes from multiple racks into a destination rack at a rate of about 20-25 tubes per minute. This compares very favourably with ‘pick & place’ robots which tend to be much slower. That allows unwanted thawing and heating of frozen samples which can be catastrophic for delicate samples.
This powerful combination of the Mohawk and Mirage is being used by scientists in busy laboratories across Europe, especially in blood banking facilities, where users all report high levels of satisfaction.
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Steve Knight has more than 30 years’ experience in the design & marketing of laboratory instrumentation and robotics. He holds a BSc in Biochemistry and an MA in Marketing and has specialised in developing small to medium sized robotic-compatible instrumentation for drug discovery for the past 15 years.
Figure 3. Automated tube picking in action.
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Automation Innovations in Liquid Biopsy and Biobanking
Tecan introduces Phase Separator™, a ground-breaking liquid separation innovation for enhanced time savings and precision in laboratory protocols. This revolutionary technology offers targeted advantages within liquid biopsy and biobanking, extending its positive impacts to genomics, proteomics, and various disease domains such as oncology, neurodegenerative conditions, and metabolic disorders.
The Phase Separator stands as an exclusive pipetting feature integrated into Tecan’s cutting-edge Fluent® Automation Workstation,
empowered by the innovative Air Flexible Channel Arm™ (Air FCA). Designed to tackle the intricate task of identifying interfaces between liquids and accomplishing precise separation of adjacent phases, this technology adeptly mitigates contamination risks. Its application is particularly fi tting for isolating plasma in centrifuged blood samples.
Tecan’s ground-breaking technology excels at attaining exceptional precision in identifying liquid levels within tubes, completely independent of any barcode or markings on the tubes. The Phase Separator seamlessly integrates phase detection into the pipetting process, enabling remarkable processing speeds whether working with tubes or plates. The effi ciency is further amplifi ed when all eight channels on the Air Flexible Channel Arm (Air FCA) operate in parallel, enabling the extraction of plasma from 24 tubes of centrifuged blood in less than 10 minutes. This speed is doubled on dual-arm systems. These advantages are attained without requiring additional bench space or extra equipment maintenance.
“Phase Separator represents a signifi cant advance in liquid-separation technology,” said Luca Valeggia, Senior Vice President of Laboratory Automation at Tecan. “With its precision and streamlined workfl ow, it will deliver new levels of effi ciency and reliability for both research and clinical applications. It will make an enormous contribution to liquid biopsy workfl ows, impacting disease diagnosis and monitoring, and to broader research applications, where it will help to accelerate discovery.”
The introduction of Phase Separator reaffi rms Tecan’s global dedication to advancing healthcare innovation on a larger scale. This pioneering patent-pending technology facilitates quicker, more precise, and highly effi cient processing of biological samples compared to traditional approaches. These enhancements directly lead to heightened productivity and reduced costs for laboratories, particularly infl uencing the rapidly evolving fi eld of liquid biopsy.
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New Automated Single Shot Mercury Analyser
The new Milestone DMA-1 evo Direct Mercury Analyser from Analytix overcomes common sampling and calibration problems. The calibration can last up to six months and is matrix independent. Samples require no sample preparation and are simply weighted into either quartz or metal sample boats that are automatically loaded into the instrument. Measurements take as little as six minutes and total mercury results are generated at the end of analysis.
Given the ease of use and cost effectiveness, the system is also ideal for use out in the fi eld or off-shore on oil platforms. Systems can be calibrated in the lab/on-shore prior to shipment, also meaning that hazardous mercury does not need to be shipped with the system. Maintenance is simple, with support often performed remotely, ideal when up-time is crucial.
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