Redd&Whyte will be showcasing its Preddator system at this week’s SLAS exhibition in Orlando.
The Preddator is a low-volume, non-contact nano dispenser that was designed and developed in close collaboration with research scientists from two major pharmaceutical companies.
The Preddator was originally designed as part of the scientists’ brief for a new microplate dispenser that could overcome 3 key issues:
- To reduce tip blocking and improve assay data
- To reduce assay volumes, without compromising on accuracy and precision
- To reduce the long-term costs of consumables when running a dispenser
The Preddator system on show at SLAS2013 recently underwent rigorous independent microplate dispensing performance checks with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) approved Artel MVS multichannel verification system.
These tests showed that Preddator can achieve an accuracy of 0.69% CVs at 500 nl, across 384-well plates, which ensures researchers can use Preddator to reduce assay reagent volumes with confidence and potentially cut the expense of each assay to deliver substantial cost savings in for example, high throughput screening programmes.
The Preddator on Booth #231 is also the only automated commercial nanolitre microplate dispenser that can reliably pipette difficult to dispense substances such as DMSO, oils, detergents and gels, as well as cells, proteins and other biological samples.
On the booth, Redd&Whyte’s experts will explain how Preddator’s unique dispense head is designed with a solenoid to work continuously, saving scientists time as they can leave Preddator unattended when dispensing viscous reagents or cells, without worrying about blockages and inaccurate assay data which can result from inconsistent dispensing.
SLAS is taking place from the 12th to 16th of January in Orlando, Florida.
