Roche, Hamilton launch DNA sample enrichment platform

The platform was built by integrating Roche’s REM e System with Hamilton’s Microlab NIMBUS NGS workstation, which uses advanced robotic pipetting technologies to speed the liquid handling process.

The new platform, which has been fully tested and validated to automate the emPCR breaking, bead enrichment and sequence primer annealing steps in the GS Junior sample preparation workflow, is designed to reduce hands-on time, minimize operational variability and provide more consistent results, according to Roche.

Roche 454 Life Sciences head Thomas Schinecker said, "We look forward to continuing our collaboration with Hamilton to develop more innovative, automated solutions for our GS Junior System."

Hamilton Robotics vice president Jose Carle said, "With Roche we’ve intentionally kept the systems easy to use, affordable and smaller than conventional systems, thus putting the power of high-throughput genetic analysis and discovery directly into researchers’ hands."