Agilent Automation has announced that it will present its latest automated solutions for drug discovery, target biology and stem cell therapeutics at the SBS Conference and Exhibition in Lille.
Making its European debut on booth 204 will be the Agilent Direct Drive Robot (DDR) - a system that uses configurable Z-travel technology to enable greater stacking of instruments and more functionality in a smaller footprint.
A video demonstrating the system can be seen at the company's website.
In addition, Agilent Automation will be exhibiting its next-generation VWorks automation control software plus several workstations highlighting the Benchcel and Bravo automation platforms demonstrating new application developments in compound management, Admet and genomics.
For laboratories looking to ensure maximum throughput and optimal resource utilisation, Agilent will present a free tutorial entitled 'Increase walk-away time, speed and reliability in a fully automated multiplex Elisa assay platform'.
This tutorial will cover the latest features of VWorks software in a multiplex Elisa assay that allows for more productive time and increased quality of the data.
Running simultaneous protocols, the system allows utilisation of multiple readers and parallel plate processing, while the new time constraints feature enables precise control of timing between tasks in time-critical Elisa assays.
A system state editor simplifies recovery from deadlocks in complex multiplex assay protocols and an error library feature reduces the number of interruptions and human intervention.
A poster entitled 'Automated High Content Screening of Small Molecules for Muscular Dystrophy Therapeutic Research', by researchers at I-Stem and Agilent Automation, will describe work carried out using an automated stem cell high content screening platform.
