Expand your capabilities with the ATS-100 Acoustic Transfer System from EDC Biosystems. Now, you can reliably dispense ultra-low liquid volumes for your screens, assays, and even arrays while reducing waste, time and costs.

The ATS-100 transfers chemical and biological liquid-based materials with precision and control unlike any other liquid handling device on the market.

• Dispense any liquid with a viscosity of 20 cP or less including aqueous buffers, DMSO, glycerol solutions, organic solvents, or even cell and protein suspensions.
• Transfer volumes from 1nL - 2.0µL+. (Larger volumes increase transfer times.)
• Fully user-tunable. Extremely flexible and application friendly.
• Accuracy and precision of <10% CV. True Non-contact Technology^TM performance is unaffected by the remaining source volumes or empty neighboring wells.
• Real-time detection of acoustic transfer quality and remaining liquid volumes in source wells.
• Continuously drain source wells from top to bottom without interruption.
• Lowest true dead/starting-volumes (i.e., <0.5µL 3456; <1µL 1536; <2µL 384) in the industry.
• Use conventional off-the-shelf 96, 384, 1536, or 3456 wellplates (subject to qualification) as a SOURCE. Dispense into or onto practically any destination.
• No re-washable pins or disposable tips. Never directly contact the fluid of interest in any way.
• No print heads with fixed-spacing or volume-specific tip sizes to deal with.
• Create non-contact arrays; even on top of existing ones.
• Benchtop or Automation-Model choices.

Perform wellplate reformatting, compound library screening, assay development, cell-based assays, hit-picking (cherry-picking), and serial dilutions / dose responses (IC-50s). Alternatively, the ATS-100 can be used to place liquid droplets onto discrete locations to perform protein crystallography assays, create a MALDI matrix, or produce arrays; even difficult ones such as proteins, cell lysates, tissues, and even live cells.

Lastly, if an automated system is your preference, the ATS-100 is also available for integration on a variety of robotic platforms commonly used in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries to create a complete Screening, Cell-Based Assay, or other customized Laboratory Research System. We invite you to explore further and contact an EDC Biosystems representative for more information on how you can obtain an ATS-100 acoustic transfer system for your laboratory.

Tube-Dowser

Utilizing a proprietary measurement technique developed at EDC Biosystems, the Tube-Dowser can look into a variety of standard polypropylene storage tube styles and determine the water content of the DMSO contained within. The Tube-Dowser is both powered and communicated through a single USB connection and is designed to be a plug-and-play addition into any PC-based automated system. Its compact size also makes it easy to fit onto the platform of even pre-existing robotic systems and can immediately add new functionality and value to any handling device that can isolate and position a storage tube. Add the latest technology in DMSO hydration measurement into your compound tube management system and experience confidence in the quality of your assays like never before.

Have you ever wondered about the quality of your compounds stored in tubes? Tired of wasting precious resources, time and money from plating and testing destabilized compounds due to water hydration? Did you know you can easily measure the hydration of the DMSO inside standard storage tubes to within 1% of accuracy without disturbing the contents or even decapping the tube? With the EDC Biosystems Tube-Dowser you can increase the productivity of your laboratory by making every screening campaign or validation assay count.

• Completely non-invasive measurement technology.
• Accurate to within 1% of hydration level of DMSO
• Measures a variety of tube styles.
• Decapping not required.
• Single channel tube reading.
• Easily adaptable to existing tube handling systems.

By the time any data can be obtained on the effectiveness of a compound, countless process steps have already been performed that take up time, energy, and other valuable resources. With so much expense on the line before a screening operation, it is essential to start with trustworthy materials or at very least, know their exact status. The EDC Biosystems Tube-Dowser can accurately and precisely measure each tube individually and determine the hydration level of the DMSO solvent to help you gain control over the single greatest threat to the quality of your compounds stored in tubes. Place the EDC Biosystems’ Tube-Dowser in your compound storage and management system and start your campaigns with quality materials every time.

PlexiSpot-8

Using the same patented and robust acoustic technology found in the ATS-100, EDC Biosystems has created the 8-channel PlexiSpot-8. Turn almost any conventional plate stage system into a high-throughput, high-resolution liquid dispenser. Take advantage of the high-precision and clog-free design of acoustic dispensing while retaining all of the advantages of your current plate handling system. Increase the quality and reliability of the backfilling system in your workcell with a simple low-cost attachment.

Clogged tips? "Streaky" data? False negatives or incorrect concentration levels? Why not utilize the latest technological advancements in liquid handling in your backfilling step and turn these headaches into problems of the past? With built-in acoustic sensing technology, the PlexiSpot-8 can determine if there is a problem before dispensing and avoid ruining your assay. All the while, the PlexiSpot-8 will deliver precise volumes of DMSO, reagents, or even cells with precision and accuracy that only an EDC Biosystems’ True Non-contact TechnologyTM acoustic dispenser can deliver. Make the switch and see what the latest technology can do for your liquid dispensing needs.

• 8 Low-maintenance non-clogging acoustic dispensing channels
• Bottle-fed, single-liquid manifold
• Dispense aqueous buffers, DMSO, glycerol solutions, or even cells
• Transfer volumes from 1nL - 10µL+ (Larger volumes increase transfer times.)
• <10% CV over entire dispense range
• Low dead volumes (i.e., <40µL)
• Dispense into or onto practically any destination
• Compact size (13.0 cm W x 6.8 cm D x 16.1 cm H)
• Low energy (12 VDC, <5W)
• Automation ready. Designed to adapt onto existing liquid handling platforms.

With the PlexiSpot-8, extend the lower operating range of your existing platform to gain a competitive edge. Or, deliver volumes with CVs of well under 10% time and time again at any volume range. Utilize smart acoustic technology for better resolution, accuracy, and information than any current backfiller available on the market. With the PlexiSpot-8’s eight smart acoustic channels, get the job done right the first time plus gain confidence and get results like no other backfilling instrument can give!