Manchester, UK — Robotic Technology Systems PLC (“RTS”), a leading robotic and automation systems integrator in scientific and industrial applications, and the ultimate parent company of RTS Life Science Limited, is pleased to announce the acquisition of a controlling interest in Hatch Science LLC (“Hatch”). RTS will pay a minimum of $500,000, and Hatch will […]

New Conductive 384 Tips Ensure Precision with Capacitance Liquid Level Detection Capability Reno, Nevada — Hamilton Robotics introduces conductive CO-RE tips for 384-channel dispensing on the company’s MICROLAB® STAR liquid handling platform. Manufactured by Hamilton in both the United States and Switzerland, these new disposable tips are packaged in unique nested tip racks that provide […]

The Agilent Direct Drive Robot (DDR) from Agilent Automation Solutions has been designed for applications like drug target discovery or drug screening, where reducing cycle times means drugs traveling to market faster. “Our customers are truly challenged with getting quality targets to support their development pipeline,” says Marc Beban, director of integrated systems and software […]

Facilitates assembly of multiple-reagent panels for multi-color flow cytometry research BREA, Calif. — The Beckman Coulter Antibody Cocktail Preparation Workstation automatically combines antibodies and staining dyes from individual vials into tubes or vials staged on the company’s Biomek* NXp deck. Automating the multi-color flow cytometry analysis preparation process eliminates costly errors associated with manual preparation […]

Reno, Nevada and Westbrook, Maine — Hamilton Robotics and Artel have announced that the Artel MVS® (Multichannel Verification System) has been successfully validated for use with Hamilton’s MICROLAB STAR and NIMBUS automated liquid handling workstations. Using Artel’s proprietary ratiometric photometry technology, which measures light absorption by two specially formulated dyes in order to verify volume, […]

Disruptive platform technology enables greater speed, sensitivity, and simplicity for single-cell analysis to accelerate breakthroughs in human health and disease research and diagnostics LEXINGTON, Mass.–RainDance Technologies Inc., the leader in sequence enrichment and single-cell analysis, today announced that the Board of Directors has appointed Sirshendu Roopom Banerjee as President and Chief Executive Officer. RainDance Technologies […]

Renowned Acumen technology provides base for screening service platform Royston, UK – TTP LabTech has today launched its new contract screening service based around the company’s HCS technology, the Acumen® microplate cytometer. The service will provide clients with high-content data using cell-based assays for the investigation of various biological phenomena – including cell cycle, RNAi […]

Holliston, MA – Digilab, Inc. announces the introduction of the Identity Raman Plate Reader for the high throughput measurement and identification of samples using the Raman spectroscopy. There have been substantial technology advancements in recent years in the miniaturization of spectrometers, data storage, laser technology, robotics and automation. Digilab combined these advancements in the IDENTITY […]

The System Automates the Construction of DNA Libraries, Saving Time and Increasing Efficiency BREA, Calif. — The SPRIworks Fragment Library System I for the Illumina* Genome Analyzer, developed by Beckman Coulter Genomics, won the New Product Award (NPA) designation from the Association for Laboratory Automation (ALA) at their annual LabAutomation Conference and Exhibition earlier this […]

Royston, UK — Dolomite, a world leader in microfluidic design and manufacture, is delighted to announce its collaboration with Emerald BioSystems in the development of the Microcapillary Protein Crystallization System (MPCS) Plug Maker™. The Plug Maker has just won a coveted “New Product Award” at LabAutomation 2010 (Palm Springs, CA). This novel touchscreen instrument enables […]