Beckman Coulter Announced as Drug Discovery & Development Scientists’ Choice Award Winner

2 Sept 2014
David Perrett
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SelectScience is delighted to announce the Beckman Coulter Biomek® 4000 Laboratory Automation Workstation as the winner of the Scientists’ Choice Award for Drug Discovery & Development Product of the Year. The award was presented to Beckman Coulter at the ELRIG Drug Discovery conference, UK, on September 2nd 2014.

This award was nominated and voted for by the SelectScience Drug Discovery & Development Community, and recognizes the significant contribution the Biomek® 4000 Laboratory Automation Workstation has made towards laboratory efforts during the past year.

Dana Walker, Senior Manager for Research Automation and Genomics, Global Marketing, Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, commented: “We know from our scientific customers in drug discovery and development that the Biomek 4000 Laboratory Automation Workstation directly addresses their needs by streamlining workflow and increasing throughput. This improved accuracy enables them to focus on their research not the process.”

Winner of the Drug Discovery & Development Product of the Year
Beckman Coulter’s Biomek® 4000 Laboratory Automation Workstation is designed to help you streamline your workflow and automate your laboratory. The system offers an expanding portfolio of validated and demonstrated NGS sample preparation methods.

Runners-up
CLARIOstar® Microplate Reader, BMG LABTECH
Echo® 525 Liquid Handler, Labcyte Inc.
EnSight™ Multimode Plate Reader, PerkinElmer, Inc.
ImageXpress® Micro XLS Widefield High Content Screening System, Molecular Devices®

Scientists around the world were invited to nominate and then vote for their favorite Drug Discovery & Development Product in a series of online surveys.

Kerry Parker, Editor-in-Chief, commented: “We are delighted to recognize the technologies that make a real difference to Drug Discovery and Development work. This year’s Scientists’ Choice Awards attracted an exceptional response from scientists around the world. We received more than 600 votes in this particular category.”

About The Scientists’ Choice Awards
SelectScience began the Scientists' Choice Awards in 2007 to enable scientists to voice their opinions on the best laboratory products.

Photo: Arif Butt (left), CEO of SelectScience, and Kerry Parker (right), Editor-in-Chief of SelectScience, present the Scientists' Choice Award to Dr. Russell Green, Beckman Coulter.

Biomek® 4000 Laboratory Automation Workstation

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences

Biomek Liquid Handlers enable you can spend less time on manual process and more time on powerful discoveries. Beckman Coulter Life Sciences is a leader when it comes to providing solutions and support that cover the full spectrum of the NGS sample preparation workflow with reagents and automation. Throughput options allow you to choose the right solution for your laboratory.

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Beckman Coulter Announced as Drug Discovery & Development Scientists’ Choice Award Winner