Cell Based Research

Cell Growth

The need to grow cells from a certain cell line is part of many experimental designs in life science research, one being the analysis of proteins being expressed in a normal versus a treated cell line. Automated instrumentation aids in achieving consistent and repeatable growth conditions, which are important for reliable downstream identification of the proteins in question.

For a lab’s cell growth needs, the HiGro® offers high-capacity incubation and shaking for accelerated sample growth in microwell plates. This uniquely engineered instrument combines a small shaking orbital, gas flow and temperature control system in a user-friendly, compact layout. Plate-holding cassettes allow for easy loading and unloading.

Cell Dispensing

High-throughput screening of a large number of compounds using defined biochemical assays is an early part of the experimental design in drug discovery. However, the effect of a drug on an organism is complex and cannot be predicted using biochemical assays only. Research using cells as biologically more relevant surrogates allows to better understand the response of the organism (and builds the basis for further study of the proteins involved).

One of the challenges of automating cell based assays is to maintain viability of the cells during the dispensing process as well as dispensing the cells with a high degree of precision. SynQUAD™ non-contact-dispensing technology has been used successfully in dispensing low volumes of cells and has become an important tool for cell based research.

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