Automation/Liquid Handling
News on automation and liquid handling systems for diagnostic labs.
Pillar Biosciences, Hamilton Partner on NGS Panel Automation
Hamilton will help automate select RUO next-generation sequencing panels from Pillar for use on the Hamilton Microlab STAR liquid handling system.
MilliporeSigma, Opentrons Labworks Partner for Automated Assay Solutions
The companies will team up to develop and validate automated workflows using assays from MilliporeSigma and the custom Flex workstation from Opentrons.
Roche Prepping Fully Automated Comprehensive Genomic Profiling Sequencing Kit for Q1 2025 Launch
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At the AMP annual meeting, Roche previewed the Avenio Tumor Tissue CGP Automated Kit, which runs on the Illumina NovaSeq 6000 and features a new pan-tumor HRD signature score.
At the American Society of Human Genetics annual meeting last week, the company highlighted new spatial transcriptomics and proteomics analysis workflows.
Olink, SPT Labtech Integrate Proteomics, Sample Prep Technologies
The companies have agreed to integrate Olink's Explore HT high-throughput proteomics workflows with SPT Labtech's Firefly liquid handling platform.