Microlab STAR
Experience Automation Your Way. The Microlab STAR Line automates liquid handling tasks from simple to complex with exceptional precision and flexibility so that you can increase throughput, reduce errors, and gain confidence in results.
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Best instrument I've ever used.
Liquid Handling Automation
I have used every major (and many minor) automation platforms and in my opinion the Hamilton Companies' offering is the best. Full stop.
Review Date: 27 Oct 2025 | Hamilton
Generally good, occasional tip error issues
Proteomics
The ML STAR has become an integral part of our company's high-throughput proteomic workflow! Generally easy to use after reaching that high-learning curve. I wish that there were trainings/a more effective help center. For instance, if you click the help button, that it could link to the panel/screen/app that pertains to where I should direct my attention to.
Review Date: 27 Feb 2023 | Hamilton
Ease for automation and high throughput for COVID
PCR for Infectious diseases
These instruments were God sent during COVID times. Our LDT assay for SARS-COV2 used these systems for extraction. We have 2 of these at our site hooked to 4 ABI7500's each that gave us capacity of 8000 specimens/day. The ease for automation and high throughput along with great customer support led to reliable patient results during critical times.
Review Date: 12 Dec 2022 | Hamilton
Easy for automation and high-throughput and reproducible results for metabolomics.
Sample preparation for metabolomics
Easy to implement sample preparation method for automation and high-throughput. Accurate and reproducible pipetting including many options to change layout of sample containers.
Review Date: 18 Jun 2021 | Hamilton
Great robot that helps with NGS sample processing.
NGS
The Hamilton STAR is a wonderful robot that helps with our lab processing for NGS of patient samples. The end user experience once trained helps simplify the process for the lab techs. As an engineer that works with troubleshooting and upkeep of the instrument, learning a few more tips and tricks would go a long ways to help keep the lab up and running.
Review Date: 8 Feb 2021 | Hamilton
Company has horrendous support. Not there when you need them.
Nucleic acid purification
We purchased a Hamilton liquid handler with a nanoliter dispenser, worth over $40k for that piece. It was made in Switzerland. We used it only a few dozen times and it broke. When we asked Hamilton to fix it, they said they no longer carry that product and cannot support it. As it was past the one-year warranty period by the time we had set up the instrument and were using it regularly, basically each plate cost us maybe over $1000 to dispense. More recently we asked for service to fix a channel pipette. They want to charge $5000 with no assurance of when they will be able to fix it. Money first and then they'll talk! I've never experienced such unethical service. Of course, when I complained, they cite "COVID", the universal excuse for accepting more orders that they can hope to service. I prefer to deal with ethical companies, and Hamilton has made me regret having placed their system into our workflow.
Review Date: 29 Dec 2020 | Hamilton
Manufacturer's Response
We are sorry to hear that your experience was not to your expectation. We are permanently investing in our process and training for sales and support to make sure we can provide the best products and outstanding service.
Excellent at creating more time in the lab!
HT protein purification
The Hamilton system has been a life saver and has been a game changer for us in allowing us to do high throughput purification of antibodies. Manually, it would take a day to do 24 samples utilizing columns, but now with plate based we can run 96 samples within half a day.
Review Date: 29 Jan 2020 | Hamilton
Great product for liquid handling.
High-throughput screening
Great product, awesome service, definitely recommend it.
Review Date: 29 Jan 2020 | Hamilton
Great instrument.
Liquid transfer in mfg
The system is flexible and can be used in a variety of applications.
Review Date: 29 Jan 2020 | Hamilton
Good instrument.
NGS library prep
Hamilton STAR is the best in market. However, its software has a learning curve.
Review Date: 29 Jan 2020 | Hamilton
Pipetting
The Microlab STAR uses air displacement pipetting to achieve superior measurement accuracy. Additionally, Hamilton pipette channels and tips are designed to fit precisely together using a patented lock-and-key design called CO-RE (Compressed O-Ring Expansion). This creates a tight seal with precise tip alignment to eliminate tip distortion and ensure the highest accuracy during liquid handling steps. Optional anti-droplet control and liquid level detection technologies further safeguard sample and results integrity.
Tools
With a flexible deck layout, the Microlab STAR accommodates a broad range of tools and accessories to further enhance assay flexibility.
- Labware Gripper
- Pipetting Channels
- iSWAP Robotic Transport Arm
- [MPE]2 Positive Pressure Module
- Media Fill Module
- Software Efficiencies
The Microlab STAR’s VENUS software allows users to control their system for processes from simple to complex without compromising on requirements. VENUS software is completely integration friendly, easily allowing third party components to be added to the system without limiting functionality. Use the VENUS Power Steps for basic process programming, or create time-saving custom templates for future processes.
Choice in Personalized Platforms
The Microlab STAR provides multiple configurable base platforms to suit a variety of throughput and integration requirements. A modular format allows for upgrades as needs evolve.
Buy Your Consumables Online
The Microlab STAR works with a wide variety of consumables to optimize efficiency and throughput in automated workflows. Hamilton consumables are key components of the Microlab STAR system that ensure quality results. Now, you can buy consumables easier than ever. All Hamilton consumable products are available to buy online in our fast, easy-to-navigate site.
Automating library preparation for rapid WGS-based diagnosis of rare diseases in the neonatal intensive care unit
In this case study, the Genomics Center of Excellence (CoE) at Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital in Dubai has collaborated with Illumina and employed Hamilton liquid handlers for automating the library preparation of a rapid whole-genome sequencing (rWGS)-based testing project named 'Little Falcon'. The study involves sequencing 200 children and their parents in the neonatal intensive care unit, aiming to showcase the effectiveness of this approach in expediting diagnoses and improving overall patient care. The case study outlines how the Genomics CoE enhanced accuracy, reproducibility, walk-away time, throughput, and flexibility through the automation of the rWGS workflow using Hamilton liquid handlers.
Automated workflow of viral RNA/DNA purification from patient samples on the Hamilton Microlab STAR Liquid Handling System
In this application note, discover how BioEcho and Hamilton collaborated to reduce hands-on time and increase precision during SARS-CoV-2 RNA extraction. Together, they developed an automated method for the CE-IVD EchoLUTION Viral RNA/DNA Swab Kit using the Hamilton® Microlab STAR™ Liquid Handling System.
Automation of Luminex® NxTAG® Respiratory Pathogen Panel
The objective of this study was to evaluate the Hamilton® Microlab STAR™ platform’s ability to automate simultaneous extraction of total nucleic acid from up to 96 contrived samples with subsequent addition of the extracted material to the NxTAG RPP reaction vessels. The Luminex NxTAG® Respiratory Pathogen Panel is a qualitative nucleic acid multiplex test that provides simultaneous detection and identification of 19 viruses and 3 atypical bacteria associated with respiratory tract infections.
Automating Molecular HLA Typing Methods
In this Webinar, Adam King and Franco Tavarozzi from Anthony Nolan, a UK-based charity working in the field of blood cancers and disorders and stem cell transplantation, will discuss various molecular methods for HLA typing and describe the automation of their current NGS-based method. At the end of the Webinar, Dr. Gabriela Boza-Moran from Hamilton Robotics will describe various solutions for the automation of molecular workflows.
Key learning objectives
- Learn more about molecular methods for HLA typing
- Explore Automated NGS-based HLA typing
- Discover Hamilton automated solutions for genomic workflows
Who should attend?
- Lab managers and lab technicians, scientists and automation specialists
Certificate of attendance
All webinar participants can request a certificate of attendance, including a learning outcomes summary, for continuing education purposes.
Microlab STAR
In this video. Hamilton Company showcases the Microlab STAR, that can automate liquid handling tasks from simple to complex with exceptional precision and flexibility, so that you can increase throughput, reduce errors, and gain confidence in results.
Hamilton and Artel collaboration aims to validate automated liquid handler performance integrity
Standard solution reduces assay-specific programming requirements and facilitates highly consistent, accurate, and precise results
Hamilton and Artel collaboration yields standardized customer solutions to validate automated liquid handler performance integrity
The standard solution reduces assay-specific programming requirements and facilitates highly consistent, accurate, and precise results
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