Roche and Labcyte Integrate Echo and LightCycler Systems to Increase Performance of qPCR-based RNA/DNA Analyses

SUNNYVALE, CA — Dec 06, 2011 — Roche (six:RO)(six:ROG)(otcqx:RHHBY) and Labcyte Inc. will cooperate around high-speed, miniaturized quantitative PCR (qPCR) to monitor the expression of tens to thousands of genes for therapeutic research. The RealTime ready Cell Lysis kit from Roche enables gene expression directly from cell lysates. Coupled with Echo(R) liquid handlers and newly-released tissue culture microplates from Labcyte, researchers can greatly simplify high-throughput qPCR analyses. This process can be fully automated using the Access(TM) Workstation from Labcyte which integrates the Echo liquid handler with either the LightCycler 480 or LightCycler 1536 Instrument. Gene expression profiles derived in a one-step process directly from cells can now be streamlined into a simple automated workflow, significantly increasing productivity.


Labcyte Secures NIH Funding for Advanced Biomarker Validation Program in Collaboration with Stanford University

Sunnyvale, CA — November 8, 2011 — Labcyte Inc. today announced the award of $196K from the National Cancer Institute to fund a collaborative cancer biomarker validation program with the Canary Center of Stanford University. The program will develop an advanced system for early cancer detection by integrating a suite of well-established biotechnologies that includes Labcyte proprietary acoustic liquid handling for arraying and MALDI mass spectrometry preparation.

Labcyte and Thermo Fisher Scientific Collaborate to Provide siRNA Libraries
in Acoustically Compatible Format

SUNNYVALE, CA — September 7, 2011 — Labcyte Inc., a leader in miniaturization technologies for liquid handling, announced today that Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, is offering the option for customers to receive siRNA (small-interfering RNA) reagent libraries in Labcyte Echo® qualified source plates. This format enables customers to use the Echo liquid handler to transfer RNAi reagents during experiments, eliminating manual handling, reducing volumes, lowering costs and decreasing the risk of contamination.

Using Sound to Mount Microcrystals for X-ray Diffraction

Brookhaven National Laboratory researchers are using Labcyte technology sound waves in conjuction with extremely bright X-rays to get a look at the atomic structures of the complex biological molecules that make our bodies work.

Read the poster from Labcyte and Brookhaven National Labs.

Read the article in Biochemistry (Acoustically mounted microcrystals yield high-resolution X-ray structures. Soares et al., Biochemistry. 2011, 50(21):4399-401.)

Read the article in R&D magazine 

 
  

   Brookhaven scientists and authors, from 
   left, Marc Allaire, Allen Orville, and Alexei
   Soares in the National Synchrotron Light
   Source II ring building. The research group's 
   work on acoustic drop ejection could
   improve protein crystallography studies 
   at the new facility. Photo: Courtesy of 
   Brookhaven National Laboratory.
       
Labcyte Introduces 1536-Well Tissue-Culture Treated Microplates 

Sunnyvale, CA — March 28, 2011 —  Labcyte Inc. today launched a new 1536-well tissue-culture treated microplate for cell-based screening and discovery applications. By enabling cell culture directly in a high-density microplate, this new product expands cell-based assay miniaturization capabilities, such as direct PCR from cell cultures. The exacting rigidity and flatness specifications improve well-to-well reproducibility, resulting in better data while using less reagents for cell-based applications. This 1536-well low-dead-volume microplate is optimized for robotic and automated microplate liquid handling platforms and plate readers. 

Labcyte Introduces the Access™ Laboratory Workstation

Sunnyvale, CA — January 31, 2011 — Labcyte Inc. today launched a new product for life science research. The Access workstation takes the powerful suite of software applications and automation control proven successful on the POD™ 810 automation platform to the bench top. It combines the revolutionary Echo liquid handler with a high-precision robotic plate handling system to meet critical needs of improving assay results and reducing costs.