Qpix 400 Series Microbial Colony Picker by Molecular Devices®
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Reviewer
Member since: 2020
Organization: Sciex
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- Ease of use
- After sales service
- Value for money
Super fast colony picking, accurate and reliable.
Application Area: Phage display
"Wonderful product and service. The QPix is the standard in reliable and fast colony picking."
Review date: 28 Jan 2020 | Qpix 400 Series Microbial Colony Picker
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Reviewer Member since: 2019
Organization: Zymergen
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- Ease of use
- After sales service
- Value for money
Robust, great service, expensive, and the software leaves a lot to be desired.
Application Area:Colony Picking
"As a colony picker, it does exactly what it is supposed to do. The service team is fantastic, as well as the backend engineering groups. They are great to work with. However, the software itself leaves a lot to be desired. If you want to pick and plate, this is your machine. If you are particular about patterns, or modifications, it can be very expensive to make a change. Couple things, 1mm picking minimum, service packages are the most expensive in the industry (but they are good at what they do). Overall a good machine, but it does leave a lot to be desired in terms of customizability natively built in. The positive of that, is that it's a simple walk up instrument."
Review date: 05 Feb 2019 | Qpix 400 Series Microbial Colony Picker
The QPix™ 400 Series Microbial Colony Pickers combine intelligent image analysis with precise automation for fast and efficient screening of large libraries and can be used for a variety of applications including zones of inhibition screening, blue/white screening, DNA library management, etc. Capable of picking up to 3000 colonies per hour, it will streamline your workflow. In addition to microbial screening, the system automates several sample preparation and plate handling processes such as transfer of bacterial liquid culture and plating on agar. With a variety of data tracking and assay tools, the QPix Software streamlines the control and management of complex and iterative processes.
KEY BENEFITS
- Identify and pick a wide range of microorganisms including E. coli and yeast based on fluorescence intensity, blue/white selection, size and proximity
- Select colonies efficiently with a suite of organism-specific pins and agar height sensor, delivering a picking efficiency of >98%
- Maintain sterility with a host of features including a UV light for sanitizing the interior as well as automated pin washing and drying
KEY FEATURES
- Multiple imaging modes - colonies can be identified based on pre-specified parameters using white light, fluorescence, and color
- Automated plating and spreading - in addition to picking, up to 96 microbial samples can be plated and streaked within 30 minutes
- Agar height sensing - the sensor detects differences in height resulting from variable pouring volume, enabling maximum picking efficnecy
- Replication, grid, and hit picking - plates can be replicated from one plate to multiple destination plates, or samples can be cherry-picked from multiple plates and transferred to one destination plate
- Scalable automation options - the QPix system is automation-compatible and can be customized to fit unique workflow demands. Please contact us for more details about our customization services
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