Liquid-handling technology provider Redd and Whyte will introduce the Preddator four-channel system (S4) at European Lab Automation (ELA), taking place on 30 June to 1 July in Hamburg, Germany.
The S4 has four dispensing channels for efficient microplate filling and features several software enhancements.
The Preddator is an automated liquid handler that can reliably and accurately dispense problematic substances such as oil, detergents, gels, cells, matrices, and other biological materials, with minimal blockages or downtime.
Its solenoid technology is said to ensure precise dispensing of difficult-to-dispense biochemicals, even at low (less than 20nl) volumes.
The S4's additional channels will allow research scientists to fill microplates up to four times more quickly with one reagent, or to fill microplates with up to four different reagents in a single run.
The Preddator can be used to fill any microtitre plate (up to 3,456 wells), as well as plates with peripheral evaporation wells and reservoirs.
Customers with an existing single-channel Preddator can upgrade their system to the S4 without needing to buy a new instrument.
