Inventors:
Joseph AMSHEY - Encinitas CA, US
Daniel Bezdek - Oceanside CA, US
Espir Kahatt - Carlsbad CA, US
Alexander Khorlin - Mountain View CA, US
Lance Parsons - San Marcos CA, US
Todd Peterson - Coronado CA, US
Timothy Powers - Carlsbad CA, US
Michael Tacher - San Diego CA, US
Timothy Updyke - Temecula CA, US
Kornelija Zgonc - Carlsbad CA, US
Assignee:
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES COPORATION - Carlsbad CA
International Classification:
C12M 1/34, C12M 1/04, C12M 1/00
Abstract:
The present invention provides systems, devices, apparatuses and methods for automated bioprocessing. Examples of protocols and bioprocessing procedures suitable for the present invention include but are not limited to: immunoprecipitation, chromatin immunoprecipitation, recombinant protein isolation, nucleic acid separation and isolation, protein labeling, separation and isolation, cell separation and isolation, food safety analysis and automatic bead based separation. In some embodiments, the invention provides automated systems, automated devices, automated cartridges and automated methods of western blot processing. Other embodiments include automated systems, automated devices, automated cartridges and automated methods for separation, preparation and purification of nucleic acids, such as DNA or RNA or fragments thereof, including plasmid DNA, genomic DNA, bacterial DNA, viral DNA and any other DNA, and for automated systems, automated devices, automated cartridges and automated methods for processing, separation and purification of proteins, peptides and the like.