We spoke with Senior Scientist Tom Huckvale about how YouSeq uses three Opentrons OT-2 robots for developing custom gene panels and for purifying DNA using magnetic beads. Founded in 2018, British biotechnology firm YouSeq designs, develops, and manufactures easy-to-use Next Generation DNA Sequencing (NGS) kits, panels, and reagents. Read More

Through this partnership, 2019 iGEM teams will use Opentrons to foster collaboration by creating and sharing synbio methods on a common automation platform. Last year, Opentrons and iGEM announced a first-of-its-kind collaboration to bring the power of low-cost, open-source automation to iGEM teams shaping the future of biology and engineering. The… Read More

A powerful biofoundry does not need to be a multi-million dollar investment – affordable, open-source tools put these capabilities within reach of every lab. The DAMP Lab is a fledgling biofoundry within the new Biological Design Center at Boston University. Using less than $10,000 of open-source software and… Read More

Opentrons and iGEM are excited to announce a partnership to bring the power of low-cost, open-source automation and reproducible protocols to teams shaping the future of science and engineering. Together with the work of the iGEM Measurement Committee and the… Read More

Kaja Wasik’s mission is to get you to want your genomic DNA sequenced. “The world is moving toward including genomic data,” Kaja explains, citing the already normalized use of genetic testing in prenatal care and disease diagnoses. However, exactly who can access genomic data, and how it can be? However,… Read More

Kristin Ellis recently visited the headquarters of Biomarin Pharmaceuticals in San Rafael, CA. There, she had the opportunity to speak with Elaine Phan, a Senior Research Associate in protein biochemistry at Biomarin, who has been using the OT-One PRO to run protein quantification assays. (Conversation has been edited for clarity.)… Read More

Opentrons’ Kristin Ellis and Dagney Cooke had a chance to speak with Scott Ficarro at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) in Boston. Scott is a Research Scientist in the Marto Lab, Department of Cancer Biology and Blais Proteomics Center and has been using the OT-One for sample prep in mass. Read More

Opentrons co-founder Will Canine had a chance to speak with Samuel Juillot in Paris. Samuel is Chief Scientific Officer at Glowee, a French start-up making bioluminescent signs with an OT-One PRO in their lab. (Conversation has been edited for clarity and brevity). Lighting Cities with Bioluminescence Will: OK, so I’ve… Read More