Laboratory Automation

Automation is a key feature in high-throughput screening. From the beginning, BMG LABTECH has understood this and has designed ALL of its microplate readers to be easily automated. BMG LABTECH has cultivated many collaborations over the years with various robotics companies. Here are but a few:

Multifunctional screens with the PHERAstar FS and HighRes Biosolutions’ MicroStar, or the POLARstar Omega and their NanoCell

Kinase TR-FRET screen with the PHERAstar and The Automation Partnership’s Asset^TM HTS System

Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) screen with the PHERAstar and Caliper^® Life Science’s Twister^® robot

Compound solubility screen with the NEPHELOstar and Hamilton’s Microlab^® Star

DNA quantification screen with the FLUOstar Omega and Hamilton’s Microlab^® Star

Peptide inhibitor screen with the POLARstar OPTIMA and CyBio’s^® CyBi^® Screen-Machine.

All BMG LABTECH microplate readers have the same x-y dimensions and plate out/in locations. Therefore, once automation hardware has been designed for one BMG LABTECH microplate reader, the solution will work for all BMG LABTECH microplate readers. This standardized footprint minimizes the cost of automation solutions for customers.

BMG LABTECH’s microplate readers can be controlled through ActiveX or DDE interfaces. Both interfaces are fully documented and manuals are included with our software. BMG LABTECH's reader control language for basic commands has remained consistent and early drivers can execute basic functions (i.e. plate in, plate out and read) even on the most advanced readers.

For more complex tasks, BMG LABTECH's experienced software team will work with customers to help design any automation solution. There are many automation software features that allow flexibility without any programming – the ASCII data output is the most versatile in the industry and works with most LIMS and automation platforms.

Automation solutions have been created with BMG LABTECH and the following companies:

Allegro Technologies Beckman Coulter Caliper CRS/Thermo CyBio Gyros Hamilton HighRes Biosolutions Hudson Controls paa Protedyne Qiagen SSi Robotics Tecan Tekcel Velocity 11
BMG LABTECH instrumentation has been successfully integrated into various systems from CyBio. Below are videos demonstrating BMG LABTECH isntrumentation in conjunction with CyBio Lab Automation systems.
Here you can watch a video from HighRes Biosolutions that demonstrates the robotic integration of a POLARstar Omega in a NanoCell at Rigel in South San Francisco, CA USA. For more information on automation solutions from HighRes Biosolutions, please visit their website at:http://www.highresbio.com

Below you can watch two videos from paa Automation which show BMG LABTECH microplate readers incorporated into robotic systems. For more information on paa Laboratory Automation, please visit their website: http://www.paa.co.uk/labauto/laboratory-automation-index.asp