GDR17 Feb 2021 10:44
High-throughput robotic platforms like the Biomek i7 liquid handler are ideally suited for use with the freeze-dried bead chemistry of the Genedrive test. Stable at room temperature for 4 hours after unsealing, many Genedrive® 96 SARS-CoV-2 Kit 96-well plates can be left arrayed and open in the lab environment during the setup process. The ready-to-go nature of the test bead also removes the fluid dispensing steps required in other assays, increasing the overall throughput of the Biomek i7 compared to using a liquid based test setup. Accordingly, once validated, Beckman Coulter estimates that this new turnkey solution could process about 1,000 PCR samples per Biomek during an 8-hour workday, using only a 0.5 full-time equivalent in technician time for processing.