Michael Beier, Integra Bioscience AG, Zizers, Switzerland
Screening applications are no longer limited to specialized high throughput labs and the requirements for liquid handling systems change as hand pipettes can no longer keep up. Until now, the typical step-up was to go for a pipetting robot. But for many laboratories this is not always the optimal solution. Novel bench-top 96- and 384-channel pipettes have evolved to bridge this gap. They are easy to use, small and increase sample throughput significantly.
