Background

Company B offers sample management technology that stores and retrieves samples in an ultra low temperature environment. This state-of-the-art process enhances the drug discovery and research of their clients by enabling them to easily and accurately store, retrieve and manage samples in freezing environments.

Situation

The initial system automated microplates, but Company B identified a strong need for vial storage and retrieval in a negative 80C environment. Customer demand was increasing and Company B was facing a short product launch timeframe with their goal of the LabAutomation2003 show only a few months away. They wanted a system that would allow rapid automated access to vials in ultra-low temperature storage while maintaining a frozen state throughout all steps of the process.

Solution

Company B chose Scinomix to do the design and manufacturing of this new equipment. This new technology offers a fully automated robotic laboratory that performs storage, retrieval, sorting, cataloging, volume estimation, barcode reading, and re-racking on a vial-by-vial basis at the ultra-low temperature requested.

Scinomix took Customer B’s existing equipment into consideration and designed the new system to be capable of full integration with external robotic lab systems. Future growth was also accounted for and a scalable solution was designed to allow further storage and processing capacity as the customer’s needs increase. Scinomix laboratory robotics expertise and dedication enabled them to build this system within a few short months.

Results and Benefits

Scinomix was not only able to meet project goals set by Company B but the work was cost contained Company B encountered a successful launch of their new equipment at the LabAutomation2003 show due to Scinomix’s fast turn around time and high quality work. As always, Scinomix paid extra attention to even the smallest details such as skins, paint, and decals which added to the polished presentation revealed at the show. Since the show Company B has seen sales responses that justify the project work and investment, and the system continues to run daily.