The coronavirus pandemic offers life science researchers unprecedented opportunities. Here are 9 resources to help you maximize those opportunities. The coronavirus pandemic has changed the landscape of life science by consuming the majority of research opportunities for the near future. But it is also giving researchers unprecedented opportunities for collaboration,… Read More

Opentrons COVID-19 Testing System can help labs running public health surveillance projects immediately scale up and screen 2,400 tests per day. Our mission at Opentrons is to accelerate life sciences through broader access to lab robotics. The world needs this capacity now more than ever. Population-scale testing for… Read More

Opentrons built the world’s most affordable fully-automated thermocycler to give our community more affordable, open-source, automated lab equipment. At Opentrons, we believe that all scientists should be able to pursue their research regardless of resources, and that lab automation should be affordable, flexible, and easy-to-use. Our mission is… Read More

Researchers from all life science disciplines rely on nucleic acid extraction. Automating it can ensure better Researchers from all life science disciplines rely on nucleic acid extraction to initiate experiments in applications from basic research to more complex ones including biomarker discovery, cell free diagnostics, epidemiology, and microbiomics. Once extracted,… Read More

Nucleic acid isolation is a cornerstone technique in molecular biology. Many labs use manual purification protocols for this, but they have four downsides. Nucleic acid isolation is a cornerstone technique in molecular biology, providing the starting material for most wet lab applications. However, isolating the material is only half the… Read More

Accuracy in lab experiments is critical, but often difficult to achieve–especially in life science labs. Here are 3 areas where automation can help. Accuracy in lab experiments is critical, but often difficult to achieve–especially in life science labs. This is largely because many protocols and procedures are done by… Read More

Future life science labs will require skill sets in automation, open-source tech, AI, and many other emerging areas. Here’s what you need to know. In the early 00’s, wet lab skills in molecular biology, cell biology, and proteomics were key to anyone seeking a job in the life sciences. While… Read More

Life science lab automation today is poised in the same place computers were in the 1970s: about to make the transition from a niche novelty to mainstream ubiquity. Life science lab automation today is in the same place computers were in the 1970s: about to make the transition from a… Read More

With greater speed, lower costs, and higher throughput than first-generation methods, next-generation sequencing (NGS) has catapulted biological research into a new era. Whole genome sequencing, epigenomics, metagenomics, and microbiomics are just a few of the many NGS applications of today, facilitating advances in epidemiology, cancer diagnostics, and drug. With greater… Read More