ARTEL to Showcase New Advanced Capabilities for Liquid Handler Quality Assurance at Lab Automation
Holding Live MVS Demonstrations with Four Automated Liquid Handlers
Westbrook, ME (December 19, 2007) – At Lab Automation 2008, ARTEL will present several new features of its MVS® Multichannel Verification System, including an advanced automation function for streamlined performance verification of automated liquid handlers. A rapid, easy-to-use system that provides NIST-traceable results, the MVS is now able to automatically measure target volumes in groups of microtiter plates to minimize manual intervention during liquid handler volume verification. The system’s improved user interface allows for more frequent volume checks and easy integration with existing liquid handling platforms.
ARTEL will unveil this new MVS automation feature at Lab Automation (booth #551), January 27-29, 2008 at the Palm Springs Convention Center, Palm Springs, CA.
Also at the conference, for the first time ever, ARTEL will demonstrate this feature and additional new MVS capabilities by running the system with automated liquid handlers from industry leaders Beckman Coulter, Caliper Life Sciences, Tecan, and Velocity11. In addition to performing the new automation function, the MVS will be testing automated liquid handler performance for low-volume DMSO transfers; interfacing with plate readers from other manufacturers for in-process quality control checks; and verifying the accuracy of dilution steps.
About ARTEL
ARTEL is the worldwide leader in liquid handling quality assurance. ARTEL manufactures the most accurate, precise and easy-to-use systems for ensuring data integrity in any process requiring liquid volume measurement. ARTEL systems, based on proprietary Ratiometric Photometry, conform to ISO 8655-7 and provide NIST-traceable results to ensure reproducible data and regulatory compliance. In addition, ARTEL provides liquid handling quality assurance support and consultation services including on-site pipetting technique training and certification for pipette users and laboratory managers, and Liquid Handler Performance Verification services for automated laboratories. Since 1982, ARTEL technology has been proven in daily use in thousands of laboratories including pharmaceutical, clinical, forensic, public health and environmental. Leading institutions such as Amgen, ARUP, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celgene, Centers for Disease Control, DuPont, Eli Lilly, FBI, Genentech, Genomic Health, Mayo Clinic, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Merck, Pfizer, Procter & Gamble and U.S. FDA depend on ARTEL technology to help them meet their objectives for quality and productivity. For more information, contact ARTEL at 25 Bradley Drive, Westbrook, ME 04092; Tel: 207-854-0860; Fax: 207-854-0867; Website: www.artel-usa.com.