MICROLAB® STAR Liquid Handling Workstations
The STAR line workstations are based on superior air displacement pipetting technology. This increases accuracy and repeatability while providing chain of custody with pipette condition monitoring and recording. Each workstation can be configured with multiple arms and each arm can be configured with multiple pipetting and labware gripping devices. Pipetting channels and labware grippers move independently of each other, supporting the use of a wide range of labware. The autoload option provides barcode tracking of samples, labware, racks and carriers. All workstation functions and integrated third-party devices are controlled by the Venus software.
Venus One is the newest software package for the STAR Line. It offers the most intuitive, flexible and powerful programming control. Venus offers all the tools to allow simple to complex programming, without limiting your imagination or compromising your requirements.
Data can be tracked and processed within the application as well as interfaces to internal and external databases, including LIMS. The STAR can serve as a simple pipettor for serial dilutions or act as the center of a large system with multiple workstations and third party devices such incubators, cell counters, centrifuges, etc.
Technology
Software
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Venus Software |
Protein Crystallization |
Pipetting Options
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1000 µl Channels |
Disposable tips |
Labware Manipulation Tools
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CO-RE grippers |
Carriers & Accessories
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Multiflex flexible carriers |
Shakers |
Integrated 3rd Party Devices
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Centrifuges |
Nano Pipettors |
- STARlet
- STAR
- STARplus
Unique Scalability
Do you want to get started in automation with a benchtop workstation and have the option of expanding your system if needed? The compact STARlet can be converted on-site to a STARplus by means of an extension module, more than doubling your deck capacity. Thanks to the scalability of the STAR line instruments, the widest possible range of throughputs and budgets can be accommodated: additional pipetting channels, a 96 or 384-probe head or an integrated robotic arm can be fitted to existing configurations. It is even possible to add a second pipetting arm working in parallel.
