Automated
compound storage - HomeBase |
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HomeBase
is a narrow aisle automated compound storage store
for management of biological and chemical sample
libraries. |
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The system
draws on TAP’s extensive experience in sample
management and is installed at major sites worldwide
in applications such as DNA and automated compound
storage, as well as protein crystallography. |
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Installation
sites include Bristol-myers
Squibb, Abbot
Laboratories, and Pfizer
in the USA as well as Europe’s leading protein
structure facilities – the Max
Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics (Berlin,
Germany) and the Wellcome
Trust Centre for Human Genetics (Oxford,
England). |
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HomeBase
automates: |
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- Automated compound storage
- Archive and working storage of multiple vessel
types - plates, tubes and vials
- Random access retrieval and in-store re-arraying
of vessels
- Picking based on user defined priority and
required-by date
- Single shot sample handling using PicoTube
- Barcode tracking of trays, carriers and vessels
- Environmental control (temperatures from above
ambient down to -20°C and controlled relative
humidity)
- Interfacing with user’s ordering systems
or LIMS such as TAP’s Concerto software
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HomeBase
offers: |
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- Optimum use of laboratory space - densest
vessel storage available
- Improved response times to requests from
researcher eg assembly of library sets “on
demand” according to an agreed SLA
- Extremely high throughput, up to 100,000
vessel movements per day, to support focussed
screens and dynamic library creation
- Reliable, unattended operation increases
researcher productivity
- Sample quality maintained by rigorously-controlled
storage conditions
- Flexible racking to accommodate changes in
stored inventory over time
- Simple data interface ensures straightforward
implementation into a range of environments
from a standalone store to an additional element
for an established facility
- Well developed control software which reacts
dynamically to orders of different priority,
interleaves retrieval and storage for optimum
efficiency, and eliminates the need for defragmentation
to provide maximum store availability
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Applications
include: |
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- Automated compound storage
- DNA storage
- Protein crystallography
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| Biological
sample management - Solar |
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Biological
sample management underpins all areas of research
and the need to handle large and increasing numbers
of samples. Critical factors in biological sample
management include storage conditions and the
ability to track and retrieve samples to GLP standards.
Full traceability is essential especially in a
regulated environment, for example for consented
samples for clinical trials. |
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Solar
is a complete biological sample management and
liquid inventory management system for samples
held in liquid format. It fully integrates TAP’s
established storage and liquid handling technologies
and is the ideal solution for inventory managers
seeking to maximise the productivity of their
facilities. |
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Biological sample management
system Solar, has been installed at a number of
leading pharmaceutical companies, including GlaxoSmithKline,
Novartis and Procter
& Gamble. |
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offers: |
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- Delivery of assay-ready plates on demand at
high speed
- Consistent, high quality plate production
with tight CVs (<5%)
- Routine handling of large transaction volumes
demanded by HTS
- Rapid resolution of custom secondary and tertiary
follow-up plate creation requests
- Consolidation and standardisation of liquid
inventory
- Simple upgrade path allowing future additions
to the system within existing architecture
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