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Automating Nucleic Acid Extraction

Nucleic acid extraction is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and prone to errors, which can cause a bottleneck in workflows. Laboratory automation can automate magnetic bead-based nucleic acid extraction reliably with minimal hands-on time.

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Key considerations for automating nucleic acid extraction – with live demo

Automating nucleic acid extraction (NAE) is a surefire way to streamline your genomics and molecular biology workflows, and offers several advantages, such as reduced hands-on time and reduced errors rates. Watch this webinar where we outline some important considerations for automating bead-based NAE, and then demo an NAE workflow on the Opentrons Flex Nucleic Acid Extraction Workstation.

Nucleic Acid Extraction Workstation

Automate bead-based nucleic acid extractions on the Opentrons Flex

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With the Flex Nucleic Acid Extraction Workstation, you can automate your NAE workflow at the scale you need to increase efficiency, reduce errors, and save hands-on time. Flex enables you to automate your workflows using many leading magnetic bead-based reagent systems on the market.

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Automating MACHEREY-NAGEL NucleoMag® Tissue on Opentrons Flex

Automated genomic DNA purification from cells or tissue samples using the Opentrons Flex Nucleic Acid Extraction Workstation

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Comparison of RNA extraction on OT-2 and MagMAX Express-96

An evaluation of two automated high-throughput RNA extraction methods for SARS-CoV-2 detection.

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*Verification categories:
Opentrons = has been verified by the Opentrons Team, who verify that the scientific results are as expected.
Partner = has been verified by our reagent partner, who verifies that the scientific results are as expected.
Community = protocol is in use by members of the Opentrons community.

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Our team of experts can help figure out if automation is right for you. Book a virtual demo to discuss your workflow needs with an expert.