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Sciclone ALH 3000 Liquid Handling Workstation

Overview

The Sciclone ALH 3000 workstation is Caliper’s highly flexible automated liquid handling workstation for drug discovery.  With proven performance, open-deck design, and integration-friendly architecture, Caliper's ALH 3000 lab automation systems can be configured to handle just about any automated liquid handling application focus area including genomics, proteomics, immunoassays, and cell based assays. 


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Applications

• DNA Extraction
• Gene Expression
• HTS (High Throughput Screening)
• HCS (High Content Screening)
• Protein Purification
• DNA Purification
• DNA Isolation
• Genotyping
• ADME/ADMET
• GPCR
• RNA Extraction
• RNA Purification
• High-throughput plasmid preparation
• BAC DNA preparation
• Sequencing template amplification
• SNP genotyping
• High-throughput PCR cleanup

Features

• Open, modular design
• Three "Swap-on-the-fly" pipetting heads
• 96- and 384-well plate densities
• Volumes from 100 nL to 200 µL
• Independent 8-channel pipetting capability
• Compatibility with a wide variety of options, including Sciclone Gripper, bulk reagent modules, an on-deck microplate shaker, temperature-controlled locators, a positive-pressure filtration system, and more
• Hundreds of different configurations

Demos

Our product can be demonstrated at our facility in Hopkinton, Massachusetts or other Caliper  Life Sciences offices around the world.  Please contact your local Caliper Representative to arrange a demo.


Presentations
Sciclone ALH3000 and Staccato Systems (presentation) 

Automate cell-based assays, including high content,  chemotaxis, reporter gene, proliferation, and drug transport assays (presentation) 

Optimizing Radioactivity Binding Assays (presentation)

Specifications

High Volume Head

  • 96 Channels (fixed or tips)
  • 1-200 uL
  • 1-5 uL, CV<5%
  • 5-200 uL, CV<2%

Low Volume Head

  • 384 Channels (fixed or tips)
  • 0.5-25 uL
  • 0.5-2uL, CV<3%
  • 5-25uL, CV<2%

Nanoliter Head

384 Channels (fixed or tips)
0.1-5.0 uL
0.1-0.5 uL, CV<6%
0.5-5 uL, CV<2%

Independent Z8

8 Channels
0.5-200 uL (disposable tip)
1-5 uL, CV<5%
5-200 uL,CV<2%
0.5-50 uL (fixed cannula)
0.5-2 uL, CV<3%
2-50 uL, CV<2%

Bulk Dispense Module:

8 Channels (fixed cannula)
10-2500 uL
10-20 uL, CV<3%
20-2500 uL, CV<2%