Fall in love with pipetting again with automated liquid handling

17 Jul 2026

This SPT Labtech guide explores the limitations of manual pipetting and the benefits of switching to automated liquid handling. It highlights how automation can improve reproducibility, increase throughput, reduce repetitive strain injuries, and support a range of workflows including assay development, high-throughput screening, and NGS library preparation. The guide features the apricot® S1 and apricot® S3 liquid handling platforms as flexible benchtop automation solutions.

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Resource type: Application note
Page count: 6
Read time: 9 mins

apricot S range

SPT Labtech

This accessible range of liquid handling instruments delivers high-performance, intuitive and compact automated solutions that adapt well across applications. 

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