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Pickup and Remove Cell Colonies Stress-Free Operations

with Complete Freedom In Pursuit of Automation AUTO CHANGER

In addition to cell colony pickup, using the optional AUTO CHANGER automates related procedures, including the
The CELL PICKER system automates the pickup and removal of cell colonies using a pipetter. installation of tips directly from the rack, transfer of the seeding plate, and linkage of the seeded wells with images of
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the cells collected.
Easy-to-operate software simpli es the cell pickup process.
Cell pickup can be made even easier by connecting AUTO CHANGER, new optional equipment Tip Cell Collection
Attachment and
designed with automation in mind. Image Capturing*

Stress-Free Operations P.3-5 Ensuring Traceability P.6-8

Unstable and delicate procedures during cell pickup are Procedural control and standardization are ensured by
automated, so the operator can focus on the cell selection methods (procedural conditions). In addition, images of the *An image can be captured automatically before and after collection.
process. The software is simple to operate. cells can be recorded automatically before and after pickup.

Seeding Cell Seeding
Preparations

CELL PICKER

Check the video to see how
AUTO CHANGER CELL PICKER works.

This shows the steps that can be automated using CELL PICKER on its own or with the AUTO CHANGER.
System con guration can be selected according to the steps you want to automate.

Manual Steps CELL PICKERʴAUTO CHANGER CELL PICKER

Moving the cultivation vessel and searching for cells No No
Determining a target No No Loaded one at
Loaded one at
a time manually
a time manually
Attaching a tip to the pipetter Yes Partially Supported
CELL PICKER System Equipped
with AUTO CHANGER
Collecting cells Yes Yes Transferred one well
Transferred one well
at a time manually
at a time manually
Determining the seeding positions Yes No
ɾConstruction of cell strains (genome editing cells, iPS cells)
Main Seeding Yes Yes
Applications ɾRecovery of spheroids Discarding the tip Yes Yes

Note: AUTO CHANGER This logo indicates a feature of systems equipped with AUTO CHANGER.

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