MANTIS® Liquid Handler by FORMULATRIX®, Inc.

"The feedback I have so far after 1 month using the Mantis is positive. The system seems to be performing as expected. Unfortunately the need for a viscometer to establish dispense settings wasn't conveyed during the sales process, so we have had limited chance to put the system through its paces with different solutions."

"Great product, easy to use, realiable and a game changer."

"The mantis is very easy to use and the low dead volume is critical for my assays, conserving valuable protein samples. It has made my workflow much more high-throughput and made my results more reproducible."

"Easy to use and the software is simple to use. the whole system has a small footprint."

"We validated the Mantis based on the GLP, AGIT and GAMP 5 guidelines With its user-friendly software the Mantis Liquid Handler saves time and improves efficiency and accuracy. It is useful to perform a variety of assays like AlphaLISA, ELISA, PCR, cell-based assays and allows assay miniaturization minimizing sample and reagent consumption. Due to its reliability and flexibility, it can be easily integrated in a regulated environment. We validated the device based on the OECD Principles of Good Laboratory Practice, AGIT and GAMP 5 guidelines to ensure assay standardization and quality standards that comply with regulatory requirements. Successful validation of this automated liquid handling instrument enables reducing the time spent on repetitive dispensing tasks, increasing precision and consistency while reducing variability, especially when working with miniaturized assays."

"The mantis is a great machine for dispensing liquids in experiments where combinations of many chemicals are used to create a master stock. Normally this would have significant in pipette tips for other liquid dispensing machines, but not for the mantis."

"The product is very easy to use. The software is easily understandable with excel import features. It has become a staple of my PCR and vector assembly workflow."

"Love this machine - fast, precise ,very low costs on consumables, almost no dead volume."

"Allows for miniaturized assay development specially for when reagents are expensive and small in quantity. User interface is relatively easy to use to program methods. Reliable in terms of reproducibility of results."

"1. The dispense list can be easily created using excel or text files to define the volume needed in each well. 2. Saves a lot of reagent because it requires very little prime volume. "

"The Mantis is a small liquid dispenser for 96 or 384 well plates using their patented microfluidic dispensing chips. We use it to set up assays when preparing small numbers of plates, or anytime we are using highly precious reagents that we don't want to waste. With a little care we can get the dead volume down to 10uL. Although it dispenses one well at a time we find that it's speed is sufficient for most assays. And the software is very intuitive and easy to use. We've had it for six months and it has quickly become one of our most popular liquid handlers. "

"The Mantis is an extremely versatile piece of kit which allows you to set up complex assays with minimal hands on time. We are currently using it to set up assay development experiments such as buffer optimisation as well as mode of action studies. We have found that the Mantis dramatically reduces hands on time in the lab, especially when running stopped assays as these can be programmed in and left to run."

"This dispenser is small footprint, small investment, and large return. Dispensing small volume reagents to an entire plate at any volume in the working range eliminates human error for manual addition. It also lets you dispense directly from a pipette tip, resulting in saving precious reagents! Highly recommend!"

"when it works, it works quite well though a little slow."