Biotek Instruments is to showcase its microplate instrumentation technologies at the European Laboratory Robotics Interest Group's (ELRIG) Third Drug Discovery Symposium.
The event takes place on 7-8 September 2009 at the BT Convention Centre in Liverpool, UK.
Biotek will debut the Epoch multi-volume spectrophotometer system for monochromator-based absorbance measurements from 200-999nm in microplates, cuvettes or 2uL microspots.
The system includes the Epoch microplate reader for measuring six- to 384-well microplates and the Take3 multi-volume plate for measuring up to 16 2uL samples, 1cm cuvettes or Biotek's Biocell 1cm quartz vessel.
Instrument control and data reduction is automatically accomplished with Gen5 software.
This system is said to provide a high-value, multi-volume solution for life-science laboratories with multiple users and multiple assay demands.
Biotek will also showcase the Synergy 4 multimode microplate reader with hybrid technology, which combines filter-based and quadruple monochromator-based fluorescence detection technology for flexibility in current and future microplate-based assays.
Synergy 4 also includes fluorescence intensity, luminescence, fluorescence polarisation, time-resolved fluorescence, alphascreen and UV-visible absorbance.
Also available for demonstration are Biotek's EL406 combination microplate washer dispenser and Precision XS microplate sample processor.
The automation friendly, multifunctional EL406 combines Biotek's ELx405 microplate washer with peristaltic and syringe drive dispensers for washing and dispensing flexibility in 96- and 384-well microplates.
Additionally, EL406 models are available to process up to 1,536-well microplates, and an optional magnetic bead carrier offers high-strength biomagnetic separation for magnetic bead-based assay protocols.
The Precision XS offers four liquid transfer tools in one compact platform.
