LabAutomation 2006 - SLAS

Where Laboratory Technologies Emerge and Merge
Monday, January 23, 2006 Location – Snow Creek Board Room,
Thermo Electron Corporation (Booth 415) Wyndham Palm Springs Hotel
81 Wyman Street
Waltham, Massachusetts 02454
+1.877.843.7668
www.thermo.com
New Approach to High Throughput Reagent Dispensing
Thermo Electron’s introduction of the Multidrop Combi and the RapidStak provides a high throughput, yet simple and affordable bench-top
automation solution. Multidrop Combi, a high-speed reagent dispenser for multiple plate formats offers precise volumes, even for 1536. The
RapidStak seamlessly integrates with all the Multidrops and offers the fastest throughput and most capacity options of any stacker. Plates
can be delivered and processed using two instruments simultaneously with Rapidstak’s intuitive design and new Polara RS software. A live
demonstration of Polara RS is conducted.
Monday, January 23, 2006 Location – Smoketree B, Palm Springs Convention Center
Velocity11 (Booth 449)
3565 Haven Avenue
Menlo Park, California 94025
+1.650.846.6600; +1.650.846.6620 fax
www.velocity11.com
Strategies for Implementing Successful Laboratory Automation
This workshop starts by looking at the reasons for introducing automation, which types of processes to automate and important considerations
before starting an automation project. The workshop also describes key considerations for success: Matching the right automation to the right
process; reliability vs flexibility, facilities requirements, common pitfalls and problems, etc. The workshop then discusses how to measure the
success, or the true value added, by transitioning to an automated process. Finally the workshop concludes with a brief open discussion on
how the automation industry should be changing to meet the future demands of the life science industry.
Tuesday, January 24, 2006 Location – Pueblo A, Wyndham Palm Springs Hotel
ARTEL (Booth 204)
25 Bradley Drive
Westbrook, Maine 04092
+1.207.854.0860; +1.207.854.0867 fax
www.artel-usa.com
Performance Optimization of Multichannel Liquid Handling Equipment and High
Throughput Assays
All users of automated liquid handling equipment are familiar with the need to ensure proper performance of their equipment. But for
most users, calibration and performance testing is time consuming and burdensome. The Artel MVS Multichannel Verification System
overcomes the inefficiencies of calibration testing, and also significantly reduces the time needed to optimize performance to ensure data
quality. Together with Caliper Life Sciences, Artel demonstrates the use of MVS for rapidly improving the aspirate/dispense protocols for
optimizing liquid handler performance. This demonstration highlights not only the ease of use of the Artel MVS, but also the performance
capabilities of Caliper equipment.
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