Liquid handling robots

We have several types of liquid handling devices, including for general liquid handling and for cell dispensing.

Liquid handling robots for reagent production

  • Agilent Velocity Bravo with 96-well head and automated plate sealer
  • Revvity (was PerkinElmer) Janus 8-span for ‘cherry-picking’ and normalization

Liquid handling robots for reagent production and cell-based assays

  • Combi Multidrops for dispensing into micro-well plates of cells (in a culture hood) or fix and stain reagents (in the molecular lab area)

Altogether, our liquid handling robotics support

  • 96-to-96 liquid transfer
  • 96-to-384 liquid transfer
  • 'cherry pick' (individual selection) (96-to-96 well format)
  • normalization and re-array (96-to-96 well format)
  • dispensing of cells or other liquids into 96- or 384-well plates (by column)
  • dispensing of cells or other liquids into 96- or 384-well plates (by well)

We use these instruments as part of our in-house reagent production and other pipelines. In addition, we make these instruments available to members of local and visiting labs on a staff-assisted, researcher-driven model, in which we first train individuals and then manage use via an online sign-up system.