Assays with dynamic scheduling

The Biomek Assay Workstation extends Beckman Coulter’s automation product line to a wider range of systems biology applications. The new workstation can be configured with either the Biomek FX or NX liquid handlers, providing multiple pipetting and configuration options for different capacity, throughput and lab space requirements. The system includes Beckman Coulter’s new DTX Series multimode detector, which offers absorbance, fluorescence and luminescence detection. The Biomek Assay Workstation is ideal for drug discovery research, and has been optimized for cell-based screening and ELISAs. It has already been verified on two representative assays: the Immunotech IL-8 and the CellProbe HT Caspase 3/7. The system’s SAMI Workstation EX Software incorporates new dynamic scheduling capabilities that allow users to create methods and run multiple assays for increased throughput and resource utilization. The new graphical interface, with language geared specifically to the scientist, makes assay design easier. This flexible software gives researchers complete control over all aspects of their custom-designed assays, including incubation, plate washing, liquid handling and detection options.