Automated weighing stations provide increased efficiency of compound and sample management, unrivalled speed, precision and ease-of-use
Tecan (UK) has announced the introduction of new automated weighing stations that provide increased efficiency of compound and sample management, unrivalled speed, precision and ease-of-use solutions for a wide range of weighing and dilution applications in the life sciences.
One of the most simple yet time-consuming tasks in many laboratories is the need to accurately weigh and dilute samples for use in downstream assay or sample analysis operations.
Tecan is now able to provide the perfect answer for laboratories working in compound logistics and management, inventory control, chemical synthesis, high throughput screening, combinatorial chemistry, absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and toxicity (Admet), and many other quality control areas of the life sciences where weighing and dilution are important.
This includes many applications for the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, agricultural, or food science industries.
Until now, all of the weighing and dilution for many types of samples had to be performed manually. The effort spent in performing these tasks can be a major cost in terms of time and resource utilisation in many companies.
To address these issues and to greatly increase the efficiency of compound and sample management operations, Tecan has developed a family of automation systems (Tecan Automated Weighing Stations) fully capable of performing many of the tasks associated with gravimetric analysis of samples.
These automated systems can also be configured to perform dilution of solid samples with a wide variety of solvents to provide researchers with the ultimate in sample management capability.
These new systems are based on the expanded capabilities of the Genesis Freedom workstation and offer a wide range of options that can be configured for almost any customer requirement.
The Tecan Automated Weighing Station systems are also unique in that they combine the ability to automate the weighing of samples in either tubes or microtitre plates (through the use of up to two integrated balances) with the ability to subsequent dilute samples in a solvent of choice. This unique capability, which is further enhanced by the system's unrivalled speed, precision, ease of use, and flexibility, together deliver a highly valuable solution to the long-standing demand on resources of sample weighing and preparation.
