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T3 Update On-Line--December 2005 |
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In this eighth on-line issue of T3 Update we provide Beckman
Coulter users of Automated Solutions with Tips, Tricks and Techniques for
Academic and Drug Discovery Research.
 Click here to download a printable version of the T3 Update On-Line (PDF Format, 1.11 MB).
From the Editor:
We’re bringing another year to a close with this final issue of the T3 newsletter. We provided you with the chance to let us hear what you want in this newsletter and we’ve listened! The business and development centers, partners and customers have provided us all with a lot of new Tips, Tricks and Techniques that have filled the pages of the T3 newsletter. With all that we’ve shared with you, you’ve got no choice but to get more out of your liquid handling platform.
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Application Information
Genomics
- The Biomek® 3000 Laboratory Automation
Workstation provides several new features for automation of the DNA IQ™
System, by Bob McLaren, Promega Corp
(Madison , WI). more
- Automated Target preparation for GeneChip* Arrays
using the Biomek 3000-ArrayPLEX Workstation, by Zhu Zhu and Keith Roby, Beckman Coulter
(Fullerton, CA). more
Proteomics
- Biomek 3000 with ProteinChip® Biomarker
Integration Package, by Mark Garner,
Ciphergen Biosystems, Inc. (Fremont, CA).
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Automation Product Updates
- Biomek NX Span-8 Syringe selection expanded – Bob Lund shares that the
syringes for the Biomek NX Span 8 instrument are now available in 2.5 and 5
mL sizes to address large volume sample prep processing needs. more
- Transfer 50 µL volumes in a single step with
384-Multichannel heads and Biomek P30XL tips – Bob Lund updates the
announcement in the last issue of T3 Update On-Line that the new certified tips offer
an extended length and larger transfer volume
capability. more
- Biomek Quick Start Guides translated – Bob Lund shares our
effort to more effectively communicate the power of Biomek Instrumentation
for sample preparation around the world, Biomek Quick Start guides are
available in 6 languages. more
Integrated Solutions
- Several Powerful Solutions in one package: The
Biomek PowerPack – Mike Van Vertloo shares the
effort by the Integrated Solutions team to establish the Biomek PowerPack to
provide a consolidation of several software integrations.
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- Pin Tool Options on the Biomek Workstations – Jana Oak explains how
the pin tool options that exist
for the Biomek Workstations enable small volume (2 nL – 5 µL)
liquid transfers for multiplexing assays.
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- Solution for Septum Piercing with movable labware – Jana Oak shares a
new variation on a theme for septum
piercing of tubes now with the use of movable labware.
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- Biomek Software: Bio-Tek* ELx405* maintenance programs – Neil Tiedeman
provides an information bulletin that
describes how to use the maintenance programs supplied with the ELx405
washer integration.
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Project Management -- North American Operations (NAO)
- The customer presented the Project Management
team with the need to automate multiple steps of a protein binding assay.
Mendy VanDeusen describes the solution employed. more
- The customer presented the Project Management
team with the need to set up a versatile automation system that could easily
accommodate multiple assays that are run in the lab. Jaime Buencamino describes
how he delivered the right solution. more
- The role of the SAMI® EX planning scheduler is to align the sequence of the activities performed by an automated system in order to perform the entire task in the shortest possible time. Mike Ashley and Marc Goldstein describe the process. more
Tradeshow Participation in 2006
LabAutomation 2006 – Beckman Coulter will present what's new in its automation tool box that
will enable end users to have more confidence in
their data. more
Beckman Coulter Events Calendar more
* All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Where applicable,
the PCR process is covered by patents owned by Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.,
and F. Hoffmann-LaRoche, Ltd.
For comments or questions about T3 Update, please contact
David Daniels, Ph.D., editor.
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