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Product category: General lab equipment
News Release from: Thermo Fisher Scientific | Subject: Max WorkCell
Edited by the Laboratorytalk Editorial Team on 30 January 2007

Automated crystallisation plate
production

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The Max WorkCell incorporates best-in-class instrumentation to address all process needs of plate preparation including screen-making, drop-setting and plate sealing, in one unit

Thermo Fisher Scientific has unveiled its new Max WorkCell, for automated macromolecular crystallisation plate production As part of the Rhombix product range for protein crystallisation, the Max WorkCell is the only all-inclusive plate preparation system and is compatible with multiple plate types and crystallisation techniques

With enhanced experimental tracking and data handling, the Max WorkCell maximises walkaway time and work flow efficiency.

As a preconfigured system with a small footprint, installation is quick and easy, and laboratory work space is kept to a minimum.

The Thermo Scientific Max WorkCell combines the most sophisticated hardware to provide a high-performance protein crystallisation platform.

The solution features robust liquid handling for screen-making, accurate nanolitre dispensing for drop-setting, as well as our Abgene Seal-it 100 for plate sealing.

The Max WorkCell allows accurate and fast plate preparation, minimising reagent waste, and maximizing throughput.

The Matrix Hydra II may be added for quick plate-to-plate transfer capabilities, thus allowing an even faster build process when transferring from deep well blocks to crystallisation plates.

Additionally, when combined with the Rhombix Vision products for imaging and storage of crystallisation experiments, the Max WorkCell can provide complete automated crystallization.

All steps in the process are controlled using one comprehensive software platform.

The Rhombix software suite enables the crystallographer to manage reagents, define experimental parameters, view and annotate images, and mine the data.

Networking and remote access allows researchers around the globe to share this resource.

All experimental design, viewing, and data mining can occur at locations separate from the equipment.

Such flexibility allows crystallographers to more easily track experimental conditions and ensure repeatability for future crystallisations.

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