Tecan Fluent 1080

A high quality semi-automated liquid handling platform is necessary for DNA nonnalization and setup for PCR. As this lab is the only one to provide DNA analyses in criminal, paternity and family reunion cases high quality and reliability is important. The Tecan Fluent's 1080, liquid handling robots is required to maintain the high throughput of DNA analyses and maintain the high quality assurance. The 8-channel variable span from Tecan stands out from many robots because it does pipette with air (as opposed to water). This makes it possible to have in-channel pressure measurements to ensure monitoring Of pipetting during aspiration and dispensing. The Tecan software also have a method recovery where variables and sample tracking are stored - this is important to prevent the loss of samples and keep track of samples even during an unexpected error. The TECAN is the only liquid handler with inline filters to prevent and detect contaminations with aerosols or liquids. This is greatly important for preventing contaminations. Methods for DNA normalization and setup for PCR have already been developed in house for the Tecan Fluent. Features within this method requires the reading of a Tecan specific text file that can easily be implemented with the new Tecan software. Thereby greatly increasing the speed of development. Furthermore, the Tecan Control software is the only software that has a feature to manually record the position of a gripper/channel and use this position later. This is substantial timesaving during development.