Instruments

A High Throughput Automated Microarrayer

With its innovative platform design, the MicroGrid offers the best of both worlds; large capacity and a small footprint. Easy to upgrade and fully customizable, this unique instrument can quickly and economically adapt to the changing needs of your laboratory.

The MicroGrid is designed for high throughput sample handling with the ability to work from 96, 384 or 1536 well microplates. Up to 24 microplates at a time can be accommodated in the BioBank loading cartridge and a maximum of 10 BioBanks (240 microplates) may be programmed into a single run.

The MicroGrid can be used to create everything from microarrays of DNA product on glass slides to macroarrays of bacterial colonies. Other accessories provide added functionality such as the management of bacterial libraries through replication and re-arraying.

Accomplish all of this utilizing easy-to-use robotic technology that lets you concentrate on the results of your experiments rather than dwelling on the methodology.

Building on the worldwide success of the OmniGrid® Microarrayer, the OmniGrid® Accent offers a high-performance benchtop solution for printing quality arrays. The Accent arrays biological samples from 3 plates onto a 50-slide platform and supports a print head with up to 48 pins.The whisper-quiet operation and superior printing precision of this high-speed arrayer is the result of state-of-the-art engineering. The transparent enclosure with positive-pressure HEPA fitering provides a dust-free printing environment.

The OmniGrid® Accent utilizes the same user-friendly interface as the popular OmniGrid® and the OmniGrid® 300 giving users maximum flexibility over the printing process. The software package offers extensive control over array design, pin configuration, cleaning protocols and sample sequences. The sample tracking feature seamlessly integrates OmniGrid® Accent's array data with leading scanner and analysis software.

The Compact and Flexible Microarrayer for Entry-Level Production

The Proven, Turnkey Solution to Hybridization Challenges

If you need highly reproducible and sensitive microarray hybridizations while eliminating the intense labor and guesswork of traditional manual methods, use the GeneMachines® HybStation. You'll also save time and money by eliminating the need to repeat failed experiments, a common problem with manual hybridization methods.

• The 12-position GeneMachines® HybStation allows for six different sets of hybridizations, while the individual ports allow for independent probe introduction for each microarray.
• Minimizes handling of microarrays, substantially reducing human error. That means better control over the experimental variables, resulting in increased reproducibility of the hybridization.
• Maximize hybridization through gentle and consistent agitation that enhances kinetics and removes "edge effects." This ensures that the target equally addresses all probes on the array.
• Increase your research flexibility by defining, editing and storing individual methods using the onboard microprocessor you control via an LCD touch screen or using the Methods Editor software on your PC.
• Programmable temperature control allows for stepwise annealing of probes based on their GC content, resulting in improved hybridization specificity and more reliable data.
• Hybridization set-up is easy with the built-in touch screen and the modular units. Unlike the manual cover slip method, the success of the hybridization is no longer dependent on individual technical skills or competency level.
• Specialized reagents precisely manufactured to maximize probe attachment and minimize background.

The Personal Solution to Microarray Hybridization

If you need highly reproducible and sensitive microarray hybridizations while eliminating the intense labor and guesswork of traditional manual methods, use GeneMachines® Hyb4. You’ll also save time and money by eliminating the need to repeat failed experiments, a common problem with manual hybridization methods.

The GeneMachines® Hyb4 is built upon the success of the first automated hybridization system for microarrays. The unit automates all thermal and wash cycles for the hybridization of microarrays spotted on standard glass slides.

• The 4-position GeneMachines® Hyb4 allows 4 slides to be hybridized, while the individual ports allow for independent probe introduction for each microarray.
• Minimizes handling of microarrays, substantially reducing human error. That means better control over the experimental variables, resulting in increased reproducibility of the hybridization.
• Maximize hybridization through gentle and consistent agitation that enhances kinetics and removes "edge effects." This ensures that the target equally addresses all probes on the array.
• Increase your research flexibility by defining, editing and storing individual methods using the Methods Editor software on your PC.
• Programmable temperature control allows for stepwise annealing of probes based on their GC content, resulting in improved hybridization specificity and more reliable data.
• Built-in heat block to warm labeled probes.
• Specialized reagents precisely manufactured to maximize probe attachment and minimize background.