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MGI Tech MGISP-Smart 8 Automated Sample Preparation System

Nov 17, 2022

MGI Tech has released the MGISP-Smart 8 automated sample preparation system in Europe. MGISP-Smart 8 is an eight-channel pipetting robot capable of independent multi-channel positioning and dual-level liquid detection, according to MGI. Equipped with technologies such as an intelligent integrated gripper and triple slide track design, the instrument enables a variety of applications, including sequencing library preparation to nucleic acid detection and sample preparation.

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