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Laura Pajak
Beckman Coulter, Inc.
Biomedical Research Division
7451 Winton Drive
Indianapolis, Indiana 46268
laura.pajak@sagian.com
Using Beckman Coulter’s Biomek ® NX Laboratory Automation Workstation for the
Purification of High Quality Plasmid DNA
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Co-Author(s)
Chad Pittman
Scott Boyer
The information included in this poster describes the utilization of a new automated liquid handler, the Biomek NX
Laboratory Automation Workstation, in the preparation of plasmid DNA using Promega’s Wizard ® SV 96 Plasmid
DNA Purification System. A single plate of bacterial pellets can be purified on the deck of the Biomek NX in
approximately 50 minutes. The following system components, for the purification of plasmids, will be described:
• The hardware requirements for the Biomek NX
• Software and method to drive the automation workstation
• Results when purifying plasmids using Wizard SV96 reagents.
Plasmids were analyzed by standard methodologies to assess the quality and quantity of product. Automated
capillary sequencing on Beckman Coulter’s CEQ 8000 Genetic Analysis System was performed thereby
demonstrating the suitability of the purified plasmids for capillary sequencing.
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Geoff Parker
Scimcom
NewMarket Road, Fordham
Cambs CB7 5WW United Kingdom
gparker@scimcom.com
Right Time, Right Place – Right Information?
It has been estimated that two out of every three business decisions are the wrong decisions. These wrong
decisions usually happen because people do not have the right information, and the right amount of information
they need to make a more informed, and therefore more appropriate decision. The amount of information
produced by and held in all businesses is exploding. There is simply more information available than people can
process. Competition, regulation and computerisation have all played a part in producing a mountain of information
that is often difficult to view and access, and sometimes near impossible to gain real value from.The sheer volume
of information detracts from its worth. Organizations are unable to extract the knowledge or data they really need,
and so the mass is rendered valueless. With so much new information rapidly adding to the top of the pile, the life
value of knowledge is decreasing. Quite simply, the longer you have data the older and less valuable it becomes.
So companies need to harness their data as rapidly as possible, and get the right (amount of) information to the
right place at the right time. This paper will address how organizations can climb, conquer, and control the data
mountain. It will consider approaches that companies can adopt to realise the sustainable competitive advantage
that is locked in their knowledge, information, data, and resources.