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Robotic Sample Processor

The GENESIS Series of Robotic Sample Processors (RSP´s) combines the highest standards of liquid handling capabilities with powerful new abilities. Transport of reaction containers by the Robotic Manipulator (RoMa) arm allows integration with plate washers, readers and a wide range of other devices. GENESIS Series software and hardware is designed for easy integration with other automated systems, building towards a fully automated laboratory.
The GENESIS Series has been designed to bring the highest flexibility to every application. A choice of instruments - the RSP 100, RSP 150 and RSP 200 - provide the same high performance standards but offer a range of worktable sizes to meet the demands of all workloads cost-effectively.

Features
Advanced pipetting:
•    Four or eight tip arm for high throughput
•    Any combination of standard and disposable tips can be used on a single arm
•    200µl or 1000µl disposable tips, with or without filters
•    Both disposable tip sizes used on the same tip cone in one run
Sensitive liquid detection:
•    Less than 50µl of conductive liquids detectable in roundbottom microplates
•    Detection of even small volumes of non-conductive liquids such as DMSO

Powerful positive identification:
•    Full positive ID on primary and secondary containers such as tubes, microplates and reagent bottles
•    Scanning of the complete worktable, locating and identifying carriers and containers in any position
•    Reading of both horizontal and vertical barcodes
Integration possibilities:
•    The design of the GENESIS Series is ideal for integration with other systems at both the software and hardware level

GEMINI Software

TECAN introduces Version 3 of GEMINI, its pipetting software, ideal for virtually unlimited microplate pipetting functions in life science applications.
GEMINI is designed for the use of the full flexibility of your GENESIS RSP and GENESIS Workstation without any limitations. It is simple and user-friendly to use.
Key Features
•    Easy-to-use (drag & drop)
•    Easy-to-learn
•    Modular concept
•    Complete control of all pipettor movements
•    Use of the unique TECAN Liquid Class concept

In research often non-standard procedures are used to get the best results out of the assays. In GEMINI, a set of predefined functions allows to build almost any procedure.
A powerful data management allows to connect in an easy way to the most frequently used Laboratory Information Management Systems.
An open architecture offers a flexible upgrading concept to the TECAN scheduling software FACTS.
Specifications
GEMINI is running under Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 or higher.

MICROPLATE PIPETTING WITH NO LIMITS
GEMINI is a simple, user-friendly and flexible software package, which can be configured to pipette whatever you need. GEMINI controls TECAN robotic systems for many life science applications including liquid/liquid extraction, enzyme kinetics, hit picking and high throughput screening. GEMINI can be used together with TECAN’s GENESIS Robotic Sample Processor (RSP) for assays using microplates from 6 to 384 wells. Functions that can be programmed into GEMINI include aspirating and dispensing, washing, retrieving and discarding of tips. In all cases, you can select either single or multi-pipetting actions.
You can programme microplate copying, sample mixing, serial dilutions, timers and loops with your own conditions and variables, thanks to a menu-driven interface which offers prompts and commands. You can import data and export results to commonly used laboratory databases and handle worklists. There is an on-line Help function. For liquid handling, GEMINI uses TECAN’s Liquid Class, a new and easy way to set up all liquid handling parameters with just a mouse click. Liquid Classes are groups of optimised parameter sets and are pre-defined for commonly-used liquids including water, DMSO and ethanol. Simply selecting the type of liquid you want to pipette fixes all the correct pipetting parameters for that liquid, be it for single or multi-pipetting procedures. For specialised applications, individual parameters can be adjusted using GEMINI’s Liquid Class Editor.

GENESIS FE500 Workcell

The Effective Pre-Analytical Automation Solution from TECAN

Automation of the pre-analytical process is receiving an increase in interest from laboratory managers all over the world. Until recently, Total Laboratory Automation (TLA) was the only available solution. However this is only attractive for certain laboratories. In the last few years, an alternative approach has emerged: A concept based on pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical islands in the laboratory, called workcells.
TECAN believes in the concept of truly modular and flexible workcells, which can be adapted to fit any organization, any throughput and any mix of analyzers.
The TECAN solution is the GENESIS FE500 (Front-End).