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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:

Point Kinase TR-FRET screen with the PHERAstar and The Automation Partnership’s AssetTM HTS System

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

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

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

Point 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:

Point Allegro Technologies
Point Beckman Coulter
Point Caliper
Point CRS/Thermo
Point CyBio
Point Gyros
Point Hamilton
Point Hudson Controls
Point paa
Point Protedyne
Point Qiagen
Point SSi Robotics
Point Tecan
Point Tekcel
Point Velocity 11

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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