The Landeslabor Berlin-Brandenburg (LLBB) in Frankfurt, Germany, has selected Tecan's liquid handling workstations to help monitor diseases in cattle.
This includes an extensive testing programme for the eradication of bovine herpesvirus 1 (BHV-1).
Sabine Thalheim from LLBB's Department of Infectious Disease Testing said: 'By using Tecan's process automation solutions for fully automated sample processing and high-throughput Elisa, our laboratory is able to process close to 7,000 samples per day for BHV-1 testing at peak times.
'This has enhanced the efficiency and reliability of the LLBB's diagnostic service,' Thalheim added.
Once samples arrive in the laboratory, they are archived and organised into sample work lists by Tecan Genesis RSP platforms.
This is aided by direct communications between the laboratory's laboratory information management system (Lims) database and the customer-specific Disco Tool 2 software, using a PosID module and barcode scanner for sample identification.
Samples are then transferred to a Freedom Evo 200 workstation for Elisa tests, including the Idexx Herdchek IBR gE Antibody kit for BHV-1 testing.
The platform has been specifically configured to meet the laboratory's high-throughput needs, processing up to 70 Elisa plates per day.
Five hotels provide loading capacity for 45 plates in one run, and integration of a Sunrise microplate absorbance reader and a Power Washer 384 allow fully automated Elisa processing, increasing the laboratory's throughput capabilities.
