Artel MVS® Multichannel Verification System
Understand and manage the performance of your automated liquid handlers, multichannel pipettes, labware, operators, and more.
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The product really speaks for itself, and the staff never disappoints either.
Accuracy and precision checks for liquid handlers
The MVS has been a great asset to my team's measurement capabilities for the past 10 years. We just recently purchased the newest version of the MVS. We had a lengthy delay in our PO process and Nate the Artel Account manager has been very understanding and has helped us the entire way. The system makes accuracy and precision testing for liquid dispensing very efficient. When we need additional supplies or support questions the Artel staff has always been top tier. We plan to try the new Artelware software and move away from the older Datamanger software.
Review Date: 25 Jan 2024 | Nova Biomedical (with Advanced Instruments)
Very satisfied and wished this technology was available years ago
Pipette calibration verification
The MVS had made verifications so much more efficient. It also enabled us to detect and issue with one of our instrument onboard pipetting devices. The customer service is great and using this system makes accreditation assessments much easier!
Review Date: 27 Apr 2023 | Nova Biomedical (with Advanced Instruments)
Time and cost saving in the liquid class optimization
optimize the liquid transfer accuracy and consistency across multiple liquid handling systems in a c
The manual guide of the MVS data manager software is well written and easy to follow. Without hands-on training, I can start and use the system for the volume verification setup . There are also webinars and white papers available on the Artel web page. After sales care, the application scientist is easy to work with, knowledgable about interpreting test data and giving advise, and flexible to help onsite if needed. I would recommend this Artel product because it saves time and material cost. Most important is having a standard method to calibrate different pipettes and optimize liquid class on automated liquid handlers while managing the sources of variability systematically.
Review Date: 17 Dec 2022 | Nova Biomedical (with Advanced Instruments)
Good instrument.
Verification of liquid handlers.
The MVS is really helpful in verifying the performance of our liquid handlers. It is a very viable instrument.
Review Date: 13 Dec 2022 | Nova Biomedical (with Advanced Instruments)
Great liquid class setup solution with quality compliance in mind.
NGS and qPCR
The product is accurate and reliable. With the addition of the pre-owned models of MVS readers, it also becomes affordable. The expansion of the dye solutions to include MasterMix and Serum along with their original aqueous offering makes Artel a definitive liquid class setup solution. The FSE performing setup and the account manager were on-time, responsive, and supportive during install and (most importantly) afterwards.
Review Date: 4 Nov 2022 | Nova Biomedical (with Advanced Instruments)
Great results, but nearly impossible to streamline
pipette calibration
I was very concerned when I learned how expensive the calibration cartridge was and that it only lasted approximately a year. Also the software is too rigid. In order to use this instrument, there is precise pipetting that is required and after the plate is created a substantial amount of time is required to input the plate information and then it must be run in an extremely precise and correct series of clicking of appropriate keys in the appropriate order. It is a 2 person job and most can not be trained to use it properly. I can use it but each quarter, I almost have to relearn it because it is not intuitive.
Review Date: 10 Jun 2022 | Nova Biomedical (with Advanced Instruments)
Great way to do QC on liquid handlers.
Automated Liquid Handlers
The Artel kit is easy to use, gives accurate and reliable results. It's a great way to quickly determine the functioning of the automation systems that we install and maintain.
Review Date: 10 Jun 2022 | Nova Biomedical (with Advanced Instruments)
MVS system has been vital to our lab operations.
Routine high-throughput liquid handler qc, liquid handler tip lot qc, liquid handler calibration
The MVS system is extremely useful for periodic performance QC testing of high-throughput liquid handlers, high-throughput liquid handler calibration, and various liquid handler/single channel pipette tip type/lot QC. The MVS system requires minimal maintenance and MVS manager software is intuitive to use and flexible to set up various plate layouts to meet user’s need. The customer service is very responsive and helpful. They provide a notification for calibrator plate re-certification annually and all communications during the re-certification service has been excellent. Also, MVS solution orders have been processed in a timely manner, even during the pandemic related global supply chain issue periods.
Review Date: 10 Jun 2022 | Nova Biomedical (with Advanced Instruments)
Artel has worked out charm
Pipette Validation
Artel has worked out mathematics and process really well for the end user to perform pipette validation with basic knowledge. The whole process of testing a pipette for accuracy from start to finish is painless and easy even for a beginner/non-technically savvy person. Additionally, Artel shines at their after sales services and they make sure to bring all the resources to answer your questions. We had several concerns about the process and limitations of the MVS system specifications where we may fail meeting our standards and the scientific team was very apt to resolve the questions. Another area where I highly recommend Artel is the use of their PCRMix and SerumSub liquids. These are the mastermix and serum mimic liquids for pipette validation and can be cost effective alternative to the original liquids. The only con I felt was sales representative kept on constantly inquiring our need for over the year which may have been fair on the marketing part but irritating at times. Overall, the initial investment in Artel may not be the choice for every company but they are capable of delivering high returns in long run depending on yhe I industry you serve. the MVS would save a lot of money in automation processes and the Artel family will always make you feel contained. They are good people serving more or less a perfect product.
Review Date: 9 Jun 2022 | Nova Biomedical (with Advanced Instruments)
Couldn't ask for anything better
Volume verification for automated liquid handlers
The Artel MVS has been a huge help for our lab in validating volumes on new automated liquid handlers. Always gives consistent results, easy to use, software is extremely straight-forward, and any time we have an issue it's super easy to get help from the Artel team. Thank you!
Review Date: 9 Jun 2022 | Nova Biomedical (with Advanced Instruments)
Compatible with virtually all automated liquid handling systems and multichannel handheld pipettes, the Artel MVS sits on a mobile workstation for portable, rapid calibration, verification and optimization of volume precision and accuracy.
The MVS’s unique, dual-dye photometric measurements are robust against environmental influences and traceable to SI units to enable comparison across operators, protocols, equipment, and locations. Using the Calibrator Plate, Verification Plates, and an Artel-certified Plate Reader, the MVS supports an unbroken chain of traceability to national and international standards.
Key System Capabilities
- Verifies the accuracy and precision of all automated liquid handlers (1–384 dispensing tips) and handheld multichannel pipettes
- Measures performance over a wide volume range of 0.01 to 350 µL
- Measures aqueous and non-aqueous volume transfers, including dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)
- Obtains volume statistics tip-by-tip and well-by-well
- Provides highly accurate, standardized results, traceable to national and international standards
- Eliminates the need for rigorous environmental controls
- Simplifies verification and calibration—easy-to-use for technicians of any skill level
- Results traceable to national (NIST) and international (SI) standards
- Complies with the ratiometric photometric test method of ISO/IWA 15:2015
An easy approach to optimizing an automated liquid handler using PlasProxy QualAssure solutions with the MVS
This application note from Artel demonstrates an approach for rapidly optimizing a liquid class to dispense PlasProxyTM – a new MVS® QualAssure® solution that mimics the pipetting characteristics of various types of plasma – using an automated liquid handler (ALH).
Improving automated liquid handling performance for serum based assays
Serum is a complex fluid component extracted from blood and is used in a variety of clinical diagnostic tests as well as biomedical research applications. Artel is developing a serum mimic solution with liquid handling properties that are analogous to several commonly used sera. This mimic will provide a serum-like reference solution that can be used to assist in liquid class optimization, volume verification, and calibration of automated liquid handlers. Download this poster to read the latest information.
Assay workflow optimization: Seven elements for enhanced performance
A process optimization approach to assay development aims to improve end-to-end assay performance by reducing variability, improving productivity, and strengthening the robustness of data.
In this eBook, we present a guide on how to optimize your assay processes and address a range of critical liquid handling issues in your assay workflow.
Download this free eBook to explore:
Liquid class optimization
Labware qualification
Reagent qualification
Pipette technique training
Mixing & washing assessment
Liquid handler evaluation
Instrument calibration
A new QualAssure solution to use with MVS: PCRMix
This technical bulletin provides information and instruction for using PCRMix QualAssure with the Multichannel Verification System (MVS) and Data Manager v3.5 software (or newer).
A new solution for optimizing PCR master mix liquid transfers
Download this poster to discover the latest solution in the Artel MVS product line that has been specifically engineered to reduce cost and time requirements in addition to generating the most accurate and reliable results for assays that contain master mix.
Artel MVS as a Tool For Measuring Liquid Mixing Efficacy in Microplates
Homogeneity of solutions in microplates plays a crucial role in assay effectiveness, yet is an area of assay method development and verification that is often overlooked. Without ensuring that solutions have been effectively mixed, it is possible for non‐homogenous samples to be used for subsequent assay steps leading to aspiration of very concentrated or very dilute aliquots. For assay results to be truly trustworthy, every part of the methodology employed needs to be assessed for efficacy and repeatability. This application note describes how the ARTEL MVS® Multichannel Verification System can be used as a tool for measuring the efficacy of liquid mixing protocols.
Optimizing Accuracy Performance on an Agilent Bravo Platform Using the Artel MVS
This application note discusses one approach for optimizing pipetting accuracy on an Agilent Bravo liquid handler using MVS® Multichannel Verification System measurement information. Although the MVS system supports verifying both tip-by-tip precision and accuracy values for nearly all liquid handlers the focus of this paper is accuracy measurement and optimization. This application note does not speak to the quality of volume transfer performance you should expect from any Bravo; instead it focuses on the optimization process only. This application note is intended to show that volume transfer accuracy can be improved by simply adjusting the calibration factors within the method’s liquid class, which is a process that also works for other liquid handler types.
Pipetting performance testing of a Beckman Coulter Biomek 4000 with the Artel MVS
In this application note, Artel describes the use of the Artel MVS to measure and facilitate the optimization of a Beckman Coulter Biomek 4000 liquid handler in combination with commonly used tools and disposable tips.
Optimizing accuracy performance on a Beckman Coulter Biomek using the Artel MVS
In this application note, Artel discusses one approach for optimizing pipetting accuracy on a Beckman Coulter Biomek liquid handler using the MVS Multichannel Verification System. The focus of this application note is to show that pipetting accuracy can be improved by simply adjusting the linearly-based calibration factors within the technique.
Process optimization for assays: Controlling variability and performance
In this white paper, scientists from Artel show how a process optimization approach to assay development can improve assay performance, thereby reducing variability, improving productivity, and strengthening the robustness of the data that important decisions rely on.
The hassle-free method to clinical automation scale-up
In this podcast, Karlton Moore, Laboratory Applications Specialist at Artel, and Rob Grbac, Director of Technical Laboratory Services at Clinical Reference Laboratory, discuss how Artel systems can support molecular diagnostic labs. Grbac explains how he was able to scale up his lab by going from a laborious gravimetry verification method, to a fast and easy process with the MVS®.
Adjusting pipetting variables to optimize methods
In this video by Artel, Keith Albert, Senior Applications Specialist, gives an overview on how you can adjust pipetting variables to help optimize automated liquid handler (ALH) methods.
Liquid class optimization: Adjusting a linear based calibration curve
In this video, Artel demonstrates how to optimize the performance of automated liquid handlers for improved data accuracy and reliability using the MVS Multichannel Verification System.
Artel MVS Multichannel Verification System
In this video, Artel demonstrates how the MVS Multichannel Verification System can be applied to streamline your laboratory experiments and research. Compatible with virtually all automated liquid handling systems and multichannel handheld pipettes, the Artel MVS® is designed to enable users to verify the performance of any single- or multichannel liquid handler, pipettor or dispenser in a single measurement that takes less than 5 minutes to complete.
Product Review: MVS Multichannel Verification System from Artel
In this video Nathaniel Hentz from The Golden LEAF Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center at North Carolina State University, tells SelectScience how the MVS from Artel facilitates his research involving assessing the impact of liquid handling variability on assays. Nathaniel discusses the key benefits of the system including high speed and large volume range. Interview filmed by SelectScience at SLAS2013.
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