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Biomek i7 Automated Workstation

The most powerful and comprehensive Biomek available.

  • High-throughput
  • 45 deck positions
  • 0.5 - 5,000 µL pipetting volume range
  • Single or dual heads

Biomek i7 Automated Liquid Handling Workstation
Biomek i7 Automated Liquid Handling Workstation

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Features

Versatile Workspace

  • Spacious, open-platform with grid-based deck
  • Up to 45 deck positions
  • Internal LED light
  • Automated Labware Positioners (ALPs) for sample processing
  • Optional enclosed version to protect samples from airborne particles
  • Integrate additional devices on- or off-deck
  • Configurable for specific applications

Flexible Pipetting and Workflow Management

  • Multiple single- & dual-arm configurations with Multichannel heads (96/384/Pin tool) and/or Span-8 pipetting
  • Large-volume 1 mL multichannel pipetting head
  • High-access, rotating gripper(s) with unique offset finger design
  • Disposable & fixed Biomek pipette tips (including septum piercing)
  • Transfer volumes from 0.5 µL - 5,000 µL
  • Independent Span-8 probe calibration
  • 8 channel liquid-level sensing
  • Supports labware from tubes to 1,536-well microplates
  • Accurate intra-well pipetting

Simple System Operation

  • Easily automate existing processes & execute quick workflow changes
  • Powered by icon-based software with data tracking & LIMS connectivity
  • Windows 10 OS
  • Extend walk-away operation with process management and scheduling software
  • Guided system setup
  • Automated deck framing
  • Data-driven method operations including hit-picking & normalization
  • Light curtain safety feature
  • Instrument status light bar
  • DeckOptix cameras for live, remote-monitoring & on-error video capture

Application-focused Solutions

  • Consultative workflow analysis
  • Expert application & technical support
  • Biomek-automated demonstrated methods & capabilities for genomic, drug discovery & basic research workflows

Product Specifications

Minimum Table Support Requirements 1xcm(0xin)
Pod and Tool Type 1μL - 300 μL 96-Channel Head; 5 μL -1200 μL 96-Channel head; 0.5 μL - 60 μL Multichannel-384 Head
Tip Type T30_384; T25F_384; T50_384; T40F_384; T80_384; T40F; T80_LLS; T40F_LSS; T90; T50F; T90_LSS; T50F_LLS; T230; T230_LSS; T190F_LLS; T230_WB; T1070; T1020_WB
Operating System Windows® 10
Software Biomek software, SAMI EX scheduling software, Biomek PowerPack software, Biomek Method Launcher, DART 2.0 software
Display 22" controller screen
Operating Modes Semi-automated, manual, controlled by operator
Item Specifications Referenced B87580

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Cell Line Development – Data Handling
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Cell line development is one of many workflows that has significant data challenges
Biomek i-Series Automated KAPA HyperPrep and HyperPlus Workflows
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The KAPA HyperPrep and HyperPlus Kits allow users to prepare DNA libraries compatible with Illumina sequencing platforms from a variety of sample types (including high-quality genomic DNA, FFPE derived DNA, etc.) and a wide range of input amounts (1 ng to 1 µg).
Illumina Nextera Flex for Enrichment on the Biomek i7 Hybrid Genomics Workstation
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In this flyer, we describe and demonstrate the automated performance of the Illumina Nextera Flex for Enrichment assay on the Biomek i7 Hybrid Genomics Workstation
Cell Line Development – Hit Picking
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In this application note we discuss how hit picking was automated as part of a cell line development workflow
Illumina TruSeq Stranded mRNA Sample Preparation Kit Protocol
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Illumina TruSeq® Stranded mRNA Sample Preparation Kit protocol converts mRNA from total RNA into a template sample of known origin
Biomek i-Series Automated IDT® xGen Hybridization Capture of DNA libraries on Biomek i7 Hybrid Genomics Workstation
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Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) has enabled collection of exome-wide information faster than any previous technology.
Biomek i-Series Automated Beckman Coulter Agencourt RNAdvance Cell
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The Agencourt RNAdvance Cell V2 Total RNA extraction kit uses Agencourt’s patented SPRI® paramagnetic bead-based technology to isolate total RNA from 200 to 50,000 cultured eukaryotic cells, including cell lines and primary cells.
FormaPure DNA Extraction kit for FFPE Samples
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The FormaPure DNA extraction kit provides a convenient extraction process utilizing Beckman Coulter’s proprietary solid phase reversible immobilization (SPRI) chemistry to extract DNA from FFPE curls.
Biomek i-Series Automated Illumina TruSeq Exome Library Prep Kit
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The Illumina TruSeq Exome Library Prep kit is a workflow to generate indexed paired-end libraries and s specially designed to work with Formalin Fixed Paraffin Embedded (FFPE) samples.
Biomek i-Series Automated Illumina TruSeq® Stranded Total RNA Sample Preparation Kit Protocol
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Illumina TruSeq® Stranded Total RNA Sample Preparation Kit protocol converts total RNA into a template library of known strand orientation (Illumina TruSeq Stranded Total RNA Library Prep Guide)
Biomek i-Series Automated Illumina TruSeq® Stranded mRNA Sample Preparation Kit Protocol
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Illumina TruSeq® Stranded mRNA Sample Preparation Kit protocol converts mRNA from total RNA into a template sample of known origin.
Automating Cell Line Development
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This application note features automating cell line development with a Biomek i7 liquid handling workstation and integrated devices in order to overcome challenges for this workflow
Cell Line Development – Limiting Dilution
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In this application note we describe the automation of limiting dilution on a Biomek i7 liquid handling workstation that overcomes a number of challenges associated with this workflow
Biomek Automated Genomic Sample Prep Accelerates Research
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The Illumina TruSeq DNA PCR-Free Sample Preparation workflow is designed to generate paired-end libraries without the need for PCR amplification
Fully-Automated Cellular Analysis by Flow Cytometry
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Direct integration of CytoFLEX Flow Cytometer to Biomek i-Series Automated Workstations enables complete automation of sample processing and data acquisition
Automating Cell Line Development for Biologics
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Cell line development is a highly-involved, multi-week workflow that involves the plating, screening, and expansion of single cell-derived clones to establish a protein-expression cell line
Fully-Automated Cellular Analysis by Flow Cytometry Poster
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The Biomek i7 Automated Workstation was used to automate the complete cellular workflow for induction and analysis of apoptosis in two cancer lines
Efficient Factorial Optimization of Transfection Conditions Poster
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Automate the creation of 96 factorial combinations of different transfection reagents, concentrations, and cell numbers to improve transfection efficiency
Automating Genomic DNA Extraction from Whole Blood and Serum with GenFind V3 on the Biomek i7 Hybrid Genomic Workstation
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Here, we demonstrate a walk-away automated solution for GenFind V3 kit to purify up to 400 µL of whole blood using the Beckman Coulter Biomek i7 Hybrid Genomics Workstation.
Automation Drug Discovery Brochure
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Drug discovery is all about the numbers. A sometimes overwhelming amount of numbers. Maintaining traceability of billions of cells or hundreds, maybe thousands of compounds. Library screening and hit identification. Countless hours spent at the bench, followed by dozens more hours spent mining millions of data points.
Automating Flow Cytometry Brochure
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Mitigating sources of variability begins during assay design, continues during analytical method development, and through process monitoring
Biomek i-Series Automated Beckman Coulter Agencourt RNAdvance Blood Kit
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The Agencourt RNAdvance Blood Kit uses Beckman Coulter’s patented Agencourt SPRI paramagnetic bead-based technology o isolate total RNA (microRNA and mRNA) from PAXgene preserved blood.
Biomek i-Series Automation of the Beckman Coulter GenFind V3 Blood and Serum DNA Isolation Kit
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The GenFind V3 Blood and Serum DNA Isolation Kit from Beckman Coulter isolates high quality genomic DNA from fresh or frozen whole blood and serum containing Citrate, EDTA, or Heparin anticoagulants, as well as from cultured cells.
Biomek i-Series Automated Illumina® Nextera XT DNA Library Prep Kit
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The Illumina Nextera XT DNA Library Prep Kit is used to prepare up to 96 indexed paired-end libraries for sequencing on Illumina platforms.
Biomek i-Series Automated AmpliSeq for Illumina® Library Prep Kit
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The AmpliSeq for Illumina Library Prep Kit is used to prepare dual indexed libraries for targeted sequencing on Illumina platforms.
Biomek i-Series Automated New England Biolabs NEBNext® Ultra IITM DNA Library Prep Kit
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Obtaining high library yields with low input DNA concentration remains a substantial challenge in NGS library preparation.
Illumina TruSeq Exome Library Prep Kit
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The Illumina TruSeq Exome Library Prep kit is a workflow to generate indexed paired-end libraries and is specially designed to work with Formalin Fixed Paraffin Embedded (FFPE) samples
Cell Line Development – Limiting Dilution
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Limiting dilution is a traditional approach to achieve monoclonality
Consistent Cell Maintenance and Plating through Automation
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Cell culture is a valuable yet time-consuming aspect of basic biological research and drug discovery
A highly consistent Bradford assay on Biomek i-Series
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The Bradford protein assay is a simple, fast and sensitive method that is used to measure the concentration of total protein in a sample
A Highly Consistent Lowry Method on Biomek i-Series
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The quantification is based on peptide bonds of proteins reacting with copper under alkaline conditions followed by copper-catalyzed oxidation of aromatic amino acids, producing blue color
A highly consistent BCA assay on Biomek i-Series
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The BCA (bicinchoninic acid) assay is a popular method used in quantification of proteins
Cell Line Development – Hit Picking
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The basic concept of hit picking is simple – 1) identify hits based on assay data and 2) consolidate these hits into a new labware in an identifiable way
Cell Line Development – Selection and Enrichment
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The quest to find cells that stably express and secrete antibodies or other protein products from a transfected pool of cells requires the screening of thousands of wells/cells
Highly Reproducible Automated Proteomics Sample Preparation on Biomek i-Series
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Automation can relieve the burden of sample preparation while also reducing the variability between users and across experiments
Accelerate Drug Discovery and Basic Research
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You need a comprehensive solution, provided by a company that believes in listening as you describe your challenges, then taking a consultative approach to helping you address them.
Designed for your Evolving Workflow Priorities Biomek i-Series Automated Workstations
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Your input and our experience led to the engineering of a liquid handling platform that enables you to get the trusted, reliable results you need from your application workflows
Product Solutions for Viral Research Workflows
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Brochure: Discover product solutions for sample collection, isolation and preparation, virus identification, antibody analysis, and vaccine and therapy development.
BeckmanConnect Security Highlights
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This document highlights the privacy and security features in the BeckmanConnect remote management solution.
Biomek i-Series Automated Illumina TruSeq® DNA PCR-Free Library Prep Kit
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The Illumina TruSeq® DNA PCR-Free Sample Preparation workflow is designed to generate paired-end libraries without the need for PCR amplification
Biomek i-Series Automated Illumina® Nextera DNA Flex Library Prep Kit
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The Illumina Nextera DNA Flex Library Prep Kit is used to prepare up to 96 indexed paired-end libraries for sequencing on Illumina platforms.
Biomek i-Series Automation of the Beckman Coulter Agencourt DNAdvance Genomic DNA isolation Kit
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The Agencourt DNAdvance DNA isolation kit uses Beckman Coulter’s patented Agencourt SPRI paramagnetic bead based technology to isolate genomic DNA from a variety of sources.
Biomek i-Series Automated Illumina TruSeq® Nano DNA Library Prep Kit
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Illumina TruSeq Nano DNA Library Prep Kit enables preparation of uniquely indexed DNA libraries for single end and paired end sequencing.
Efficient Factorial Optimization of Transfection Conditions
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Design of Experiment (DOE) approach can be quickly automated on the Biomek i7 Automated Workstation to identify optimal transfection conditions for a variety
Biomek i-Series Automation of the Apostle MiniMax™ High Efficiency cfDNA Isolation Kit
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The Apostle MiniMax™ High Efficiency cfDNA Isolation Kit isolates cell free DNA (cfDNA) and circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) from plasma collected from blood collection tubes containing EDTA and other blood collection tube types as well as from serum and urine.
High Throughput Screening
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For drug discovery and biomarker research, screening campaigns are employed to identify potential new treatments for diseases and to answer questions that remain unknown in the scientific community.
Transfection
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The introduction of exogenous nucleic acids into cells is an essential means of studying cell biology.
Illumina TruSeq Nano DNA Library Prep Kit
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Illumina TruSeq Nano DNA Library Prep Kit enables preparation of uniquely indexed DNA libraries for single end and paired end sequencing
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
Automated Sample Preparation Methods
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Explore our demonstrated methods for automating NGS sample prep as well as automated nucleic acid sample prep methods
BeckmanConnect Installation and Activation Instructions
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A step-by-step guide to help you successfully install BeckmanConnect.
Automating Cell Line Development
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Cell line development is the process by which the cellular machinery is co-opted to manufacture therapeutic biologics or other proteins of interest
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【カタログ】自動分注ワークステーションBiomek i-Series（Biomek i5 / Biomek i7）
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Biomek i-Seriesは、これまでのわれわれベックマン・コールターの30年以上のラボラトリー オートメーション システムの取り扱いの中で皆様からのご要望から誕生しました。ユーザーが使いやすく、信頼性の高い結果を生むことができるシステム、それがBiomek i-Seriesです。
アプリケーションノート：フローサイトメーターによる細胞解析の完全自動化
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CytoFLEXフローサイトメーターをBiomek i-Seriesへ直接接続することで、サンプル調製からデータ取得までの完全自動化を実現しました。、Biomek i7 自動分注ワークステーション（Figure 1A）による細胞解析工程の完全自動化について、2種のがん細胞株に対するアポトーシス誘導とその解析の実施例を示します。


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