QPix Microbial Colony Pickers
Automated microbial screening system capable of picking up to 3000 colonies per hour
Automated microbial screening system capable of picking up to 3,000 colonies per hour
The QPix® Microbial Colony Picker leverages best-in-class colony picking technology to alleviate bottlenecks and quickly, accurately, and efficiently screen through massive genetic libraries. The easy-to-use, intuitive software guides users through setting up colony picking runs where precision robotics pick the right colonies every time.. In addition to microbial screening, the system automates several sample preparation and plate handling processes such as transfer of bacterial liquid culture and plating on agar.
Data is automatically recorded into the machine’s database, providing users with a complete audit trail and sample tracking, ensuring that no data is ever lost. Our modular, scalable series of colony pickers allows groups of all sizes to increase the accuracy and throughput of their workflow, while still allowing for future throughput growth.
Identify colonies with a desired phenotype
The QPix colony pickers support a wide variety of microorganisms and multiple selection modalities, including fluorescence intensity, blue/white selection, size and proximity, and zone of inhibition.
Select colonies efficiently
A suite of organism-specific pin and agar sensor ensure efficient picking. The system delivers a picking efficiency of >98%, allowing you to walkaway with confidence.
Maintain Sterility
A host of sterility features are available including a UV light for sanitizing the interior of the instrument, as well as pin washing, and halogen drying of pins.
Features
Organism-specific pins
Different shape and picking area pins maximize efficiency for E. coli, phage, and yeast. Plating-specific pins ensure uniform distribution of liquid culture onto agar.
Multiple imaging modes
Colonies can be picked based on pre-specified parameters using white light, fluorescence, and color. The use of filters enables applications such as blue-white colony screening.
Plating and Spreading
Automated plating and streaking of 96 samples can be done in 30 minutes, providing greater walk-away time.
Replication, grid and hit picking
Automated plate handling and tracking streamlines downstream assay and sample management. QPix colony pickers provides flexible plate replication, gridding, and hit-picking capabilities.
Agar sensing
Ultrasonic agar height sensor detects differences in height resulting from variable pouring volume enabling maximum picking efficiency.
Scalable automation options*
The QPix HT model is a robot compatible solution with a modular deck. The Advanced Workflow Engineering Solutions Team can tailor a colony picker with a variety of custom services.
*Price, time to deliver and specifications will vary based on mutually agreed technical requirements. Solution requirements may cause adjustment to standard performance.
Automate your workflow with the QPix colony picker
Colony picking is an essential step in biological research as scientists often isolate microbial clones in order to mass produce DNA or proteins to be used in a variety of applications downstream. Traditionally, colony picking is performed manually using sterile pipette tips or inoculation loops, which are usually slow, labor-intensive, and time-consuming. Not only will automated colony pickers make the entire process quicker, but the results are more consistent and reliable.
Which QPix is right for you?
imaging
picking-capacity
colony-selection-criteria
picking-and-regional-picking
barcode-tracking
re-arraying-and-replication
gridding
plating-and-streaking
agar-to-agar
robotics-integration
shaking-incubator
liquid-handler
pcr
sealer-peeler
elisa
destination-plate-capacity
stackers
source-plate-capacity
walkaway-time
*Price, time to deliver, and specifications will vary based on mutually agreed technical requirements. Solution requirements may cause adjustment to standard performance.
Custom solutions are subject to Molecular Devices Custom Products Purchase Terms available at https://main--moleculardevices--hlxsites.hlx.page/custom-products-purchase-terms
Latest Resources
Featured Applications
https://main--moleculardevices--hlxsites.hlx.page/fragments/applications/biofuels
https://main--moleculardevices--hlxsites.hlx.page/fragments/applications/blue-white-screening
https://main--moleculardevices--hlxsites.hlx.page/fragments/applications/dna-sequencing
https://main--moleculardevices--hlxsites.hlx.page/fragments/applications/monoclonal-antibodies-mabs
https://main--moleculardevices--hlxsites.hlx.page/fragments/applications/phage-display
https://main--moleculardevices--hlxsites.hlx.page/fragments/applications/protein-evolution
https://main--moleculardevices--hlxsites.hlx.page/fragments/applications/synthetic-biology
https://main--moleculardevices--hlxsites.hlx.page/fragments/applications/plasmid-production
Customer Breakthrough
How can we help advance your next big discovery?
Our highly-qualified teams are on the frontlines with our customers, conducting remote or on-site product demonstrations, webinars, and more to help you solve your tough research challenges. How can we help you today?
I’d like to…
Applications of QPix 400 Series Microbial Colony Pickers
Specifications & Options of QPix 400 Series Microbial Colony Pickers
Resources of QPix 400 Series Microbial Colony Pickers
Number of Citations*: 371
Latest Citations: For a complete list, please click here .
*Source: https://scholar.google.com/