Enhanced version of Velocity11 sample processor

Velocity11 has launched a new configuration of its BioCel sample-processing platform, configured to automate compound tube and plate replication procedures.

The compound assets developed over many years of drug discovery efforts are some of the most valuable resources for a pharmaceutical or biotechnology organisation, and it is critical that these compounds be managed effectively and is are widely accessible by scientific staff, Velocity11 says.

The BioCel compound management configuration is designed to handle compounds stored in a variety of formats including 96-well tube racks as well as 96-well, 384-well and 1536-well microplates.

Offering a high storage capacity (900 plates and 288 tube racks), BioCel facilitates uninterrupted production of several sets of assay plates from compound tubes, and the system can process its full plate capacity in less than 8 hours.

BioCel uses VPrep pipetting stations for low volume, high-precision compound transfer. The system can accommodate 1:4 and 4:1 tube/ plate splits when moving between 96 and 384 (or 1536) well formats. It uses its VWorks scheduling automation control software to control a VCode barcode labeler print and apply station to record and label plates and tube.

A PlateLoc system seals the plates before they are stored in the output stackers.