LIQUID HANDLING SYSTEMS MARKET ANALYSIS

Market News

Recent Developments:

Product Launch/Approval:

• In July 2023, Revvity (formerly PerkinElmer, Inc.) a company specializes in designing, manufacturing, and marketing measurement devices and analytical instruments for the healthcare, environmental, scientific research, industry and food sectors, launched the Fontus Automated Liquid Handling Workstation, a next-generation liquid handler incorporating the best technologies from Revvity’s existing platforms, that is designed to deliver easier and faster workflows which enable better results for next generation sequencing (NGS) and diagnostic research applications.
• In June 2022, Beckman Coulter, Inc., a subsidiary of Danaher Corporation, a manufacturer of biomedical testing instrument systems, launched the Biomek NGenius liquid handling system, which automates manual library construction and reagent transfers to free up technicians and researchers to focus on other tasks. The product combines the optical analytics of Dynamic DeckOptix technology and a head-up display to guide users with real-time feedback on guided labware placement.
• In February 2022, DISPENDIX, a BICO company, introduced the I.DOT HT non-contact dispenser and the L.DROP liquid handler at SLAS (Society of Laboratory Automation and Screening) 2022. The I.DOT HT builds on the core technology of the I.DOT, by expanding the source well layout to a 384 format to support the management of compound libraries at large pharmaceutical and smaller biotechnology companies.

Collaboration/Agreement

• In August 2023, Starlab International develops and manufactures high quality pipette tips, pipettes, gloves, and other laboratory products for research and development; acquired the remaining shares of Life Systems Design, a distributor of products for research laboratories. Life Systems Design is one of the world's leading manufacturers of liquid handling laboratory products.
• In June 2023, Biosero a company developing automation solutions for laboratories and Analytik Jena, a provider of analytical, bioanalytical and optical systems for industrial and scientific applications, entered into a comarketing agreement to promote applications of their combined laboratory automation technologies. Analytik Jena offers innovative laboratory instrumentation for numerous scientific applications. The CyBioFeliX platform allows liquid handling in automated laboratory setups and is suitable for several applications.