Tecan and Artel partner to offer an integrated performance verification solution for Freedom EVO liquid handling workstations.
Tecan has joined forces with Artel, a liquid handling quality assurance group, to offer the QC Kit, a fully integrated performance verification solution for Freedom EVO liquid handling workstations.
The QC Kit incorporates Artels proprietary Ratiometric Photometry technology within the Freedom EVO system, enabling collection of data on the volumes delivered by every channel of a liquid handling arm.
According to the company, the tool provides clinical, pharmaceutical and forensic laboratories with a simple and reliable way to meet increasing quality and regulatory demand for performance verification.
The QC Kit is made up of an Infinite F50 or Infinite200 PRO microplate reader, a calibrator plate, shaker, barcode scanner and a Freedom EVOware software add-on, plus a range of co-branded consumables including characterised verification microplates and colour dye solutions.
The liquid handling performance results can be obtained automatically in around 10 to 30 minutes depending on the workstation configuration without the need for a carefully controlled testing environment, sample preparation or standard curve generation.
'With the regulatory burden for analytical laboratories increasing year-on-year, it is fantastic to be part of a team helping to reduce the complexity of ensuring regulatory compliance,' said Kirby Pilcher, president of Artel.
The QC Kit product line will be offered to Tecan's global customer base through Life Sciences Business and Partnering Business channels.
Artel will continue to promote and sell its technology within its existing Multichannel Verification System (MVS) and Liquid Handling Performance Verification Service brands.
