Discussion

Recently identified associations between variants of cancer genes and drug resistance have increased the value for comprehensive drug sensitivity screening in combination with molecular profiling of cancer cells. This in turn, has led to a demand for improvements to screening throughput and efficiency. Echo® Liquid Handlers use acoustic energy to provide high throughput, non-contact, liquid handling for a range of applications. Non-contact transfer avoids the risk of cross-contamination, eliminates tip costs, and facilitates the progression to high density assay formats. Echo Liquid handlers precisely and accurately transfer 2.5 nL droplets of sample and reagent, which enables the miniaturization of biochemical screens. This poster discusses the implementation of miniaturized drug sensitivity screening, at the Institute of Molecular Medicine in Finland (FIMM), with assay-ready plates produced by the Echo liquid handler.

Devin Donnelly
LABCYTE INC.
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