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Calibrate And Run A Protocol

1. Drag file into interface OpenTrons jobs are described in files that the robot reads as instruction set. You download these files from the protocol library or make them yourself. Once you have the protocol you want downloaded, drag that file into the Setup / Run interface. 2. Save the… Read More

5 Ways To Source Protocols For The OT-2 Pipetting Robot: From Easy To Difficult

Automating your lab workflow not only has the potential to improve your data quality and increase your research output, it can also lead to significant time and money savings. If you’re reading along here, chances are you’ve already realized this, and that lab automation will make your job Automating your… Read More

PCR Sample Prep Automation On A Budget

Since its invention three decades ago, PCR has revolutionized molecular biology in research and clinical laboratories all over the world. This has led to massive advances in basic research, as well as in the diagnosis and classification of infectious diseases, inherited disorders, and cancers, to name a few. Why Automate… Read More

10 Techniques To Improve Manual Pipetting | Laboratory Ergonomics

Manual pipetting puts lab workers at risk of developing a repetitive strain injury (RSI). Here’s an infographic showing 10 ways to prevent it. Table of Contents What is Repetitive Strain Injury? Manual Pipetting May Contribute to RSI How You Can Make Manual Pipetting More Comfortable Optimize… Read More

How Automation Can Help Ensure Good Quality DNA

Good quality DNA is key to many life science applications. Automation can help ensure it. Here’s how. Next generation sequencing (NGS) and qPCR applications dominate many areas of life science today, from basic research to clinical diagnostics and drug discovery. These applications are highly sensitive and require scientists to start… Read More

Why A Robot Will Be Your Team’s New Favorite Lab Partner

Robots handle repetitive lab tasks so you don’t have to. Here’s how to successfully pitch the idea to your team. Despite the ominous predictions – and we’ve all heard them! – robots are not here to take your job, or the job of anyone else in your lab. Why? Because… Read More

How To Use A Multi-Channel E-Pipette For Less Than 8 Transfers

Need to do an n-transfer with multiple pipette volumes in the same protocol? Here’s a hack using the OT-2 and electronic pipettes. OT-2 users frequently run protocols requiring steps for well-to-well transfers necessitating a single-channel pipette, as well as larger distribution transfers made most efficient with the use of a… Read More

6 Resources For Life Scientists Working From Home

If you are working without normal access to your lab, here are 6 resources to help you stay productive. The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the way many life scientists work. Due to increased social distancing policies, researchers are now having to adjust to meeting remotely with their teams, working reduced… Read More

9 COVID-19 Testing Resources For Life Science Researchers

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

Correlia Biosystems Uses Automation To Improve Immunoassay Efficiency Webinar

Read how Correlia Biosystems is accelerating the efficiency and accuracy of immunoassays, and then watch the webinar with Correlia CSO, Samuel Tia, to see how they are using lab automation in their groundbreaking approach. The rapid growth of protein-based biomedical research has resulted in a need to measure protein data… Read More