Biomek FXᴾ Automated Workstation

No Longer Available for Purchase

The Biomek FXP Laboratory Automation Workstation product line is no longer available for purchase. This applies to all instrument configurations including:

  • Biomek FXP Single Arm System and Single Multichannel Pipettor (A31842)
  • Biomek FXP Single Arm System with Span-8 Pipettor (A31843)
  • Biomek FXP Dual Arm System, Multichannel Pipettor and Span-8 Pipettors (A31844)
  • Biomek FXP Dual Arm System with Dual Multichannel Pipettors (A31845)
Biomek FXP Automated Liquid Handling Workstation

We will continue to provide full service support to our Biomek FXP customers. This includes the consumables and supplies, service and maintenance, training, hardware accessories, device integrations, and software extensions that maximize the utilization of your existing instruments. One such example is the recently released Biomek 4.2 software that enables Windows® 10 functionality for Biomek FXP instruments.

Since the introduction of the Biomek 1000 over 30 years ago, Beckman Coulter has continued to innovate new automation solutions to accelerate scientific discoveries. The Biomek i-Series—with improved capacity, flexibility and usability—represents the latest step in this evolution. Most existing Biomek methods can be adapted to the new i-Series Workstations, and we’re confident you’ll benefit from the new platform enhancements if you choose to upgrade to an i-Series workstation, like the Biomek i5, the Biomek i7, or an integrated system.

Please utilize the links below or contact your local sales representative for more information.

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Biomek Genomic Workstations

 Biomek Genomic Workstations

Automate your genomic workflow and simplify intensive pipetting.

  • Extraction
  • qPCR/PCR setup
  • NGS library construction
  • Microarray target prep

Biomek i7 Automated Workstation

Biomek i7 Automated Liquid Handling Workstation

Deck capacity: 45 MTP positions.
Pipetting head options:

  • Multichannel-96
  • Multichannel-384
  • Dual Multichannel
  • Span-8
  • Hybrid (Multichannel & Span-8)

Biomek i5 Automated Workstation

Biomek i5 Automated Liquid Handling Workstation

  • Ideal for medium- to high-throughput workflows
  • 25 deck positions
  • 0.5 µL-1,000 µL (Multichannel) or 0.5 µL-5,000 µL (Span-8) pipetting volume ranges
  • Single Multichannel head (96/384) or Span-8 pipetting with gripper

Biomek FXP Documentation and Related Materials

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BeckmanConnect Installation and Activation Instructions
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A step-by-step guide to help you successfully install BeckmanConnect.
Automated Cell Culture: Improving the Consistency of Cell Maintenance
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In this application note, we illustrate the capabilities for automating a standard workflow for cell line maintenance and demonstrate this process using mouse embryonic stem cells.
Automated Solutions for Cellular Analysis Through Flow Cytometry
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Authors: Michael Kowalski - Staff Applications Scientist, Li Liu - Senior Development Scientist, Amy Yoder - Staff Development Scientist, Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, Indianapolis, IN | Published 2014
Automating 3-D Cell Culture and Screening by Flow Cytometry and High-Content Imaging
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Author: Michael Kowalski, Ph.D. | Staff applications scientist for Beckman Coulter Life Sciences Indianapolis, IN | Published 2016
Automated 3D Cell Culture and Screening by Imaging and Flow Cytometry
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Application note: We used the Biomek FXP Workstation to automate the culture and drug sensitivity screening of cancer spheroids in Perfecta3D® Hanging Drop Plates
Automated Illumina TruSeq Custom Amplicon Low Input Library Preparation Kit on the Beckman Coulter Biomek FXP Automated Liquid Handler
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Author: Zach Smith, M.S. | Beckman Coulter, Inc. | Published 2016
Automated Optimization of Cell Transfection
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Demonstrated application on how the Biomek FXP Workstation can be used to identify the optimal conditions for siRNA transfection in a single experiment.
Biomek FXP Laboratory Automation Workstation as a Tool for Discovering Targets & Compounds for Host-Directed Influenza Therapy
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Authors: Markus Lesch, Project Manager, Center for Systems Biomedicine, Steinbeis Innovation gGmbH. Falkensee, Germany, Alexander Karlas, Senior Scientist, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, Germany. Published: 2015
High Throughput TruSeq Stranded mRNA Library Construction on the Biomek FXP
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Authors: Zach Smith and Scott D. Michaels - The Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics - Indiana University | Mary Blair - Life Science Division Beckman Coulter - Indianapolis, IN | Published 2013
Automating Biologics Signature Peptide Quantitation
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Authors: Ian Moore, Technical Marketing Manager | SCIEX, Concord, Canada, Michael Kowalski, Staff Applications Scientist | Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, Indianapolis, IN
Automated Optimization of IgG Production in CHO Cells
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Authors: Michael Kowalski, Staff Applications Scientist - Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, Indianapolis, IN | David Apiyo, Marketing Applications Manager - Pall ForteBio, Fremont, CA | Rashi Takkar, Product Manager - Pall ForteBio, Fremont, CA | Tara Jones-Roe, Marketing Manager -Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, Indianapolis, IN
A Fully-Automated, Image-Based Screen for miRNAs that Regulate Cancer Cell Viability and Chemosensitivity
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Authors: Michael Kowalski, Staff Applications Scientist, | Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, Indianapolis, IN | Tammy Chan, Field Application Scientist, | Molecular Devices, Sunnyvale, CA | Kristin Prasauckas, Manager, Field Applications Scientist, | Molecular Devices, Sunnyvale, CA |Tara Jones-Roe, Marketing Manager, | Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, Indianapolis, IN
Automation of the Illumina® TruSeq® DNA PCR-Free Sample Preparation Kit on the Biomek FXP Automated Liquid Handler
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Author: Zach Smith, M.S. Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, Indianapolis, IN USA | Published 2014
Automation of the Illumina® TruSeq® DNA PCR-Free Sample Preparation Kit on the Biomek FXP Automated Liquid Handler
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Author: Zach Smith, M.S.
Automated XTT Assay for Cell Viability Analysis
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Cellular viability assays are valuable for numerous workflows—from establishing proliferation rates to drug toxicity screens.
Automated ELISAs—Save Time and Increase Throughput
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We demonstrate how the integration of the MultiWash™+ Microplate Washer and EMax® Plus Microplate Reader to a Biomek NXP Workstation facilitates the automated processing and analysis of ELISAs.
Automated DNA Library Construction Using the NEBNext® Ultra™ DNA Library Prep Kit for Illumina® on the Beckman Coulter Biomek FXP Automated Liquid Handler
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We describe the automation of the New England Biolabs NEBNext Ultra DNA Library Preparation Kit for Illumina on the Beckman Coulter Biomek FXP Dual-Arm Multichannel 96 and Span-8 automated liquid handler (Biomek FXP ).
Automated Size Selection using SPRIselect Beads and the Biomek FX Liquid Handler
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Authors: Alexandre Bélisle, Vicky Arsenault, Belisle Tir, Alfredo Staffa Sylvie LaBoissière and Alexandre Montpetit - McGill University and Génome Québec Innovation Centre - Montréal, Québec, Canada
Illumina TruSight® HLA Sequencing Panel Automated on the Biomek FXP HLA SP Liquid Handler
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Authors: Zach Smith, MS, Senior Applications Scientist - Beckman Coulter, Inc. | Nate Baird, PhD, Scientist, Illumina | Brad Baas, PhD, Senior Scientist, Illumina | Published 2015
Automated FFPE DNA Extraction using the FormaPure DNA Extraction Kit using the Biomek Series of Automated Liquid Handlers from Beckman Coulter, Inc.
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Author: Zach Smith, M.S. | Beckman Coulter, Inc. | Published 2016
Automated DNA Library Construction using the NEBNext® Ultra II DNA Library Prep Kit for Illumina® on the Beckman Coulter Biomek FXP Automated Liquid Handler
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Authors: Zach Smith, M.S. | Beckman Coulter, Inc. Daniela Munafo, Ph.D. | New England Biolabs, Inc. Brad Langhorst, Ph.D. | New England Biolabs, Inc. Laurie Mazzola | New England Biolabs, Inc. Joanna Bybee | New England Biolabs, Inc. Danielle Rivizzigno | New England Biolabs, Inc. | Published 2016
Automated Optimization of Cell Transfection
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Here we demonstrate how the Biomek FXP Workstation can be used to identify the optimal conditions for siRNA transfection in a single experiment.
High-Capacity Next Generation Sequencing Platforms
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Meet the Demand of Illumina’s High-Capacity NGS Platforms with Biomek Automated Sample Preparation
Automated TruSeq RNA Sample Preparation from FFPE Tissue Specimens Utilizing the Biomek FXp Liquid Handler
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Authors: Bee Na Lee Ph.D., Senior Application Scientist, and Sarah Simons, Advanced Specialist- Field Systems Support, Beckman Coulter Life Sciences | Michaela Bowden Ph.D., Research Scientist | Ashley Rossi, Molecular Technician, and Ed Stack Ph.D., Associate Director Center for Molecular Oncologic Pathology, Medical Oncology at DFCI | Svitlana Tyekucheva, Department of Biostatistics, DFCI Biostatistics & Computational Biology and Massimo Loda MD., Director Center for Molecular Oncologic Pathology, Medical Oncology at DFCI and Department of Pathology at Brigham and Women's Hospital
High-Throughput Illumina® TruSeq® Nano DNA Library Construction on the Biomek FXP Dual-Arm Multi-96 and Span-8 Workstation
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The manual preparation of large numbers of sequencing libraries, which can be labor-intensive and time-consuming, is a bottleneck for many laboratories
Biomek Automated 384-well qPCR Setup using KAPA Biosystems Library Quantification Kit for Illumina Sequencing Platforms
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Library quantification is an essential step in the illumina next-generation sequencing(NGS) workflow
Automated Size Selection using SPRIselect beads and the Biomek FX Liquid Handler
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This application note describes the automation of the Size Selection using SPRIselect beads on the Biomek FX Liquid Handler.
Roche GS FLX Titanium* Rapid Library Preparation Kit Automation Using Biomek® FXp Laboratory Automation Workstation
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Authors: Ruth Zhang Ph.D. , Zach Smith , Laura Pajak Ph.D. , Keithanne Mockaitis, Ph.D. , John Colbourne Ph.D. , and Alisa Jackson - Beckman Coulter, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana and The Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Automated TruSeq RNA Sample Preparation from FFPE Tissue Specimens Utilizing the Biomek FXP Liquid Handler
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Authors: Michaela Bowden Ph.D., Ashley Rossi, Bee Na Lee Ph.D., Sarah Simons Svitlana Tyekucheva, Ed Stack Ph.D., Massimo Loda MD., | Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham, Women’s Hospital and Beckman Coulter Life Sciences
Automation of a Cell-Based Screening Assay for Intracellular Apoptosis Activity using the Biomek Assay Workstation
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Automation of the assay is achieved using the Biomek Assay Workstation with a Biomek NX integrated with a Cytomat* incubator and storage carousel for cell preparation, apoptosis induction and detection.
Roche GS FLX Titanium Rapid Library Preparation Kit Automation Using Biomek® FXp Laboratory Automation Workstation
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This poster presents the automated Roche GS FLX Titanium “Rapid Library Preparation Kit” using Beckman Coulter’s Biomek FXP dual hbrid laboratory automation workstation.
Automated NGS Sample Prep with Integrated Data Management and Reporting Tools
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Authors: Zach Smith, M.S., John Snider, M.S., David Horvath, M.S.- Beckman Coulter Life Sciences | Published 2015
Automation and Miniaturization of 3D Tumor Models for Compound Screens
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Authors: Michael Kowalski, Kayla Hill, Vipat Raksakulthai, Kristin Prasauckas, Tara Jones-Roe - Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, Indianapolis, IN Molecular Devices, Sunnyvale, CA
Automated 3D Cell Culture and Screening by Imaging and Flow Cytometry
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Poster: By integrating additional components such as incubators and cell analyzers to the Biomek FXP Workstation, the entire workflow can be automated in a scheduled fashion that further minimizes user interventions and helps manage overlapping experiments
High Throughput TruSeq Stranded mRNA Library Construction on the Biomek FXP
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Authors: Zach Smith | Scott D. Michaels | Mary Blair
Illumina TruSight® HLA Sequencing Panel Automated on the Biomek FXP HLA SP Liquid Handler
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We describe the automation of the Illumina TruSight® HLA Sequencing Panel on the Beckman Coulter Biomek FXP HLA SP.
Automated Directional RNASeq Library Preparation using the Biomek FXP Liquid Handler
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We describe the automation of the New England Biolabs NEBNext (Registered trademark) Ultra Directional RNA Library Prep Kit for Illumina on the Beckman Coulter Biomek FXP automated liquid handler.
BeckmanConnect Security Highlights
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This document highlights the privacy and security features in the BeckmanConnect remote management solution.
Automated TruSeq RNA Sample Preparation from FFPE tissue specimens utilizing the Biomek FXp Liquid Handler
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This application note describes automated RNA library construction using the Beckman Coulter Biomek FXP Liquid Handler from archival FFPE tissue specimens.
Lab Automation Training Programs
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Real-world training options for maximizing the value of your Biomek liquid handling system.
Protection for your Workflows in Automation
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Maintenance service plan for Biomek liquid handlers
Biomek-Automated NGS Library Construction Methods
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Next generation sequencing demonstrated methods
Biomek ® FXP Laboratory Automation Workstation
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With an up-to-date hardware design for greater positional accuracy and increased robustness, it can meet the needs of just about any application.
Automated 3D Cell Culture and Screening by Imaging and Flow Cytometry
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Three-dimensional (3D) cell cultures offer greater physiological relevance than monolayer cultures for cellular interaction studies and compound screens