Description
The ClonePix™ 2 Mammalian Colony Picker is a fully automated system for the selection of high-value clones used in antibody discovery and cell line development. Hybridoma, CHO cells, and other cell types are imaged and selected based on user-defined parameters. Plate handling, barcode reading, and picking are all fully integrated. All data, including images, are saved for downstream analysis. The picker increases the probability of finding optimally produced cell lines and significantly reduces time and labor.
- Screen more clones in less time - ClonePix 2 picker is 10x faster than labor-intensive limiting dilution and FACS. Our sophisticated software and integrated robotics enables a picking speed of > 10,000 clones per day.
- Select cells with desirable attributes - Easily screen and select clones based on protein productivity, antigen-specificity, cell viability, and expression levels of tagged recombinant proteins.
- Pick colonies with accuracy - Picking accuracy < 1 mm. robotic picking reduces risk of colony disturbance. images of picked clones are stored with data.
- multiple detection methods - white light identifies and measures clone morphology, size and proximity. fluorescence indicates expression level and/or specificity. up to five fluorescent filters are available for multiplexing.
- sterility maintenance - a host of sterility features and options including a uv light process for sanitizing the interior of the instrument, as well as pin washing and halogen drying are standard.
- integrated plate storage - includes two storage stacks for source and destination plates, each with a capacity of 10 plates.
- discrete colony formation - semi-solid clonemediatm encourages single cells to grow into discreet colonies, and allows for ease of plating. the media allows for a higher density of clones to be screened.
- Animal-free media and reagents - Chemically defined and animal-free, CloneMedia cell-culture media, is optimized to increase productivity and aid in visualizing secreted antibodies when used with the CloneDetect™ detection agent.
- custom automation options* - the advanced workflow engineering solutions team can customize the monoclonality system and offer added services such as integrated verification of monoclonality.
*price, time to deliver, and specifications will vary based on mutually agreed technical requirements. solution requirements may cause adjustment to standard performance.