Lab Automation Products & Reviews

Understand and manage the performance of your automated liquid handlers, multichannel pipettes, labware, operators, and more.

Our on-site service is customizable – we can quickly measure volume transfers using your liquid handling methods, tips, and reservoirs – and depending on the testing parameters, liquid types can be Aqueous, DMSO, PCRMix™, SerumSub™, PlasProxy, and more.

The Artel Accredited Calibration Service is an on-site ISO 17025 accredited calibration service for liquid handlers. An Artel ISO 17025 qualified scientist will come to your lab to collect as-found, in-process, and as-left calibration data. The ACS complies with ISO IWA 15 and utilizes NIST-traceable (National Institute of Standards and Technology) instruments, and provides calibration certificates for each test.

PhysioMimix™ microphysiological systems generate in vitro microtissues that mimic the structure and function of human tissues and organs. Through the simulation of human biological conditions, they bridge the gap between traditional cell culture and human studies, reliably predicting drug effects to facilitate the accelerated development of safe and efficacious therapeutics. 

The nCounter® platform provides a simple and cost effective solution for multiplex analysis of RNA, miRNA, DNA, or protein from your precious samples with unmatched reproducibility and reliability. RNA and Protein same-sample multiomics is also possible.

The SyncroPatch 384 is a revolutionary automated patch clamp system combining high quality electrophysiological data acquisition and analysis with state-of-the-art liquid handling. With 384 amplifier channels and a 384-pipetting head, up to 384 cells can be recorded in parallel, resulting in a throughput of up to 20,000 high-quality data points per day. 

The Odyssey M is the most versatile and sophisticated biomolecular imager on the market. With 19 available channels, industry-leading 5 µm resolution, >6 logs of dynamic range, and an onboard luminescence module, the Odyssey M gives researchers a multimodal imaging solution with unparalleled capabilities and performance. Discover more with the groundbreaking Odyssey technology cited in over 40,000 peer-reviewed publications.

The Odyssey Fc System is the only imaging system that offers superior chemiluminescent detection and the benefits of quantitative infrared Western blot detection as well as the ability to document DNA gels using the 600nm channel.

Reliable Drop Setting: Reduce Costs + Increase Reproducibility The NT8 ® - Drop Setter/Crystallization Robot is a fast, nanoliter-volume liquid handler with drop dispensing capability, including setting drops for Lipidic Cubic Phase (LCP) experiments. The 8-tip head aspirates and dispenses drops from 10 nL to 1.5 μL.

Small, Versatile, Precise Liquid Dispenser

Build Crystallization Screens with Ease The FORMULATOR ® - Screen Builder is a next-generation liquid handler specifically designed for Protein Crystallography that uses patented microfluidic technology to dispense up to 34 different ingredients to design even the most complex optimization screens. A 96-nozzle dispensing chip can dispense any volume of any ingredient of any viscosity into any well.

Flexible and Precise Reagent Dispensing

Titian Software's Mosaic is a leading sample management software solution for life science laboratories, which tracks and manages every step of the sample lifecycle for any type of sample. Mosaic suits any scale of company as its library of ready-to-go modules are configured to meet your specific needs for sample management.

The HMI series multi-point inoculator is an instrument designed for testing bacterial resistance (agar dilution). It can automatically finish inoculating in 9 seconds. The whole process is simple, fast, and accurate.

Stand-alone incubator for growing cells in vivo, generating in vitro models that closely resemble real-world conditions.

Luminoskan Ascent Microplate Luminometer - Ideal for luminometric research applications The Luminoskan Ascent is a dedicated microplate luminometer, ideal for glow and flash luminometric assays. Application areas of the Luminoskan Ascent Reporter gene assays ATP assays Cytotoxicity Immunoassays DNA quantitation Cell proliferation Phagocytosis Intracellular Ca2+ Enzyme assays Microbiological assays Reactive oxygen assays Advant…

Full Walk-Away Automation • Infeed Lidded Plate • Interchangeable Pipettors • Reformat Plates 24-96-384-1536 • Ultrasonic Tip Washing • Six Workstations Process up to 100 Microplates Automatically through Complex Protocols • 100 Plate Walk-Away Automation • Filtration Plate Automation • Magnetic Bead Automation • Heat & Cool Plate Nests • Shaking Plate Nests • Windows® Programming A Different Design for each Specific Applicati…

Series 5000 Silica Analyzer, 0.00 to 5000 micrograms/L, 120/240 Vac, 50/60 Hz (in NEMA-4X/IP65 enclosure, digital display, serial I/O. Includes 30-day reagent supply, maintenance kit, sample conditioning kit and manual) • Sample failure alarm automatically shuts down and restarts analyzer when sample flow is interrupted • Continuous auto-zero on each sample analysis prevents interferences • Self-diagnostics alert the operato…

PC or Mac, includes incubator, Microplate Manager 6 software (#168-9520), USB2 cable

The world’s only laser-based microplate nephelometer

The Thermo Scientific KingFisher Duo magnetic particle processor and KingFisher optimized reagent kits provide everything you need to get high yields of quality nucleic acid for downstream applications. The compact KingFisher Duo instrument is ideal for space-restricted laboratories that are looking to reduce hands-on time required for purifying DNA/RNA, cells or proteins. It can be used with a variety of starting materials,…

The Thermo Scientific KingFisher Flex magnetic particle processor offers great flexibility for high-throughput purification of DNA/RNA, proteins and cells from virtually any source.Using patented magnetic particle separation technology, the KingFisher Flex provides a fast and easy way to get high yields of purified samples with excellent reproducibility and quality.Key Features: High-throughput system processes up to 96 sa…

CALLI provides target dosage of powders and liquid handling in combination with precise weighing, thereby supplying the ideal tools for sample preparation. All media, liquid or dry powders, can be distributed and diluted by weight and if necessary, dissolved with vortexing or sonication. All steps are automatically executed with maximum reliability and reproducibility. For precise weighing the most modern Sartorius Genius bala…

The Biolane™ HTI 16V is the economical solution for automating tedious routine lab work, such as in situ hybridization and immunostaining on embryos or sections on glass slides as well as western blotting. Two independent platforms enable the system to run two independent protocols at the same time.

Thermo Scientific SkanIt™ Software - The ultimate tool for both microplate reader control and data handling. There are two editions of SkanIt Software available; a SkanIt Research Edition for scientists working in life science research, and a SkanIt Drug Discovery Edition offering features needed for compliance with FDA's 21 CFR Part 11, for the drug discovery industry. SkanIt for Assay setup and instrument controlThermo S…