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Greiner Bio-One presents the unique cell culture AutoFlaskTM de-signed solely for automated tissue culture systems

Greiner Bio-One GmbH
26 Apr 2006
Kerry Parker
CEO

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An innovative cell culture flask for automated cell culture systems has been presented by Greiner Bio-One at Analytica 2006 in Munich. Developed by Greiner Bio-One, the leading international technology partner to the diagnostic and pharmaceutical industry, and the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation (GNF), a leading innovator and producer of high-throughput automated research systems.

Especially developed for automated cell culture systems, the entry route of the AutoFlaskTM does not consist of removable lids or screw caps, which pose reliability, speed and automation problems, but instead the AutoFlaskTM relies solely on a robot accessible entry septum. This multiple entry septum is pre-scored to both prevent coring by pipette tips and ensure sterility of the flask contents throughout solution exchanges.

The external dimensions of the new automation friendly cell culture flask comply with ANSI Standards, rendering it suitable for use on a wide range of cell culture and liquid handling systems. With a novel design to enable smooth handling during cell seeding, cultivation and subsequent analysis, the AutoFlaskTM features an integrated hydrophobic filter membrane to permit unimpeded gas exchange while cultivating cells. The flask also contains a unique centrifugation pocket that enables separation of cells from supernatant while maintaining the integrity of soft pellets.

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