dragonfly® discovery

In this poster, see how Uncommon, a UK-based biotech company, worked to develop low-cost, animal-free media.

Explore how SPT Labtech’s dragonfly® discovery, paired with PeptiMatrix™ synthetic peptide hydrogel, provides a high-precision, automated solution for 3D cell culture. This method ensures accurate low-volume dispensing of viscous hydrogels, preserving cell viability and supporting consistent spheroid and organoid formation. Proven with MCF7 breast cancer and HepG2 liver cancer cells, the workflow delivers reproducible results for high-throughput drug screening, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine.

Genomics research has come a long way in recent years, supported by ever-evolving technologies which aim to mitigate on-going challenges such as increased R&D costs, achieving greater throughput, and the need for reproducible and reliable experimental results.

Miniaturization has been a major step forward in tackling issues with laborious manual sample preparation and is particularly feasible for next-generation sequencing library preparation due to the sensitivity and precision of the enzymes involved.

In this eBook, discover how SPT Labtech’s automated platforms are revolutionizing liquid handling and providing consistency across multiple users within the same facility, or even across different sites.

Download your free copy to learn about:

• Key automation & miniaturization considerations
• Miniaturization & automation of NGS library prep
• Miniaturized library prep for high-throughput screening
• Accurate, miniaturized DNA quantification assays
• Low-volume, single-cell RNA-seq library prep
• Proven miniaturization of NGS methods

3D cell culture has become an essential tool for advancing research in biology, medicine, and drug discovery. Learn how automation and positive displacement technology improves throughput and scalability in 3D cell culture development through accurate and reliable dispensing of hydrogels and cell suspensions.

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine are developing high-throughput methods for culturomics analysis of the vaginal microbiome to improve women's health. They aim to understand the intra-species diversity of Lactobacillus crispatus by isolating single strains. In this application note, SPT Labtech highlights how using dragonfly® discovery can benefit this process through rapid, small-volume, molten agar dispensing into 384-well plates followed by single-cell culture inoculation. Compatible with any SBS plate format up to 44 mm in height across 96-, 384- and 1,536-well plates, the dragonfly discovery boasts accurate dispensing irrespective of liquid viscosity.

Repetitive manual pipetting increases the risk of staff injury, introduces human error and inaccuracies between researchers, and can waste time and costs that could be spent more productively elsewhere.

This guide provides all the information you need to choose the best technologies for your lab and its applications and make the transition to automated liquid handling as smooth as possible. Download now to explore content including:

• Benefits of automated liquid handling
• Key automation questions
• Volume & liquid type considerations
• Choosing a system
• Space, investment & maintenance
• Running applications & support
• Pipetting technology comparison
• Support for your applications

In this application note, SPT Labtech provides an introduction to miniaturization and automation of next-generation sequencing (NGS) library preparation workflows. NGS has revolutionized the biological and medical sciences, offering superior throughput and greater affordability. Although there has been a considerable drop in the cost of whole-genome sequencing, and the time required, the fundamentals of NGS library preparation remain largely unchanged.

NGS workflows require precise and accurate liquid handling to support both high-throughput demands and sample preservation. Download this application note to learn how to automate and miniaturize NGS workflows, using dynamic, low-volume liquid handling solutions to ensure optimal sequencing depth and coverage for any application.

SPT Labtech tutorial product development scientist Maryia Karpiyevich, explains how the dragonfly® discovery leverages innovative dispensing technology to dispense the Matrigel® and PeptiMatrix™ hydrogels with ease and precision.

Discover how genomics researchers can miniaturize NGS methods to increase throughput and lower costs using the combination of the mosquito® and dragonfly® automated liquid handlers from SPT Labtech in this interview with Field Application Scientist, Chris Waddling. Hear how the combination of mosquito's highly accurate positive displacement pipetting with dragonfly's non-contact, nanoliter-to-milliliter dispensing provides a solution for laboratories looking to scaleup throughput, and learn about the benefits of these instruments in the field of genomics and beyond.

This video was filmed at SLAS2023, San Diego.

Miniaturization and automated liquid handling transform NGS workflows for precious sample processing

Rob Walton, CEO of SPT Labtech, shares how a customer-centric approach is shaping the next generation of life science research and inspiring ingenuity

This guest editorial outlines how the collaboration between Camena Bioscience and SPT Labtech is driving innovation in the field of DNA synthesis

This guest editorial from SPT Labtech introduces the Labtech Unplugged podcast series, sharing real-world stories of labs worldwide implementing sustainable practices

Achieving precision with positive displacement liquid handling and miniaturization

Former Illumina Senior Executive and current SPT Labtech board member, Paula Dowdy discusses the importance of collaborating to develop automated liquid handling solutions and other advances in sequencing technology