Download Qualifying Questionnaire for Liquid Handling Workstation

Qualifying Questionnaire for Liquid Handling Workstation
Updated March 11, 2013
Qualifying Questions
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What application is the LH meant for?
1. Nucleic Acid Isolation (Magnetic bead based or
Vacuum based or centrifugation based)
2. Recombinant protein isolation / purification
3. PCR or RT-PCR set up (name the thermocycler
you have)
4. Sequencing set up
5. Nucleic acid digestion
6. Oligo-based gene synthesis
7. Other similar protocols eg adaptor ligation, reverse
transcription, end polishing etc
8. Next Generation Library Prep
9. ELISA
10. SPE (Solid Phase Extraction)
a.
Positive pressure
b. Negative pressure
11. LLE (Liquid:Liquid Extraction)
12. Microarraying/spotting
a. Contact or contactless
13. Peptide synthesis
14. Generic functions
a. Cherry pick samples
b. Normalization
c. Dilution (serial/generic)
d. Plate reformatting
e. Import/export plate map
f. Data security/users protocols password
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15. Any other application:
Sample types you plan on working with (i.e. blood,
tissue, cells, human, plant, animal, etc..).
What is the expected pipeting range or volume you
will be working with (ex: 10 uL to 250 uL, 50 uL to 1
mL, etc...)
Do you have time limitations on how quickly you need
to prep your samples on the liquid handler (ex: 2
hours of liquid handling time to complete sample
processing)
Will you require an enclosure around your LH (ex: for
cell culture work or viral work.....HEPA or standard
plexi glass or just a safety bar around the moving arm)
Can you send us your protocol or any special protocol
steps?
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What throughput (How many samples to be
processed in 8 hours/day)?
What plates/filter plates/tubes/vials and formats are
involved in your protocol:
 96 or 384-well
 Tubes or vials etc
 Dimensions of non-conventional formats or
tubes etc
Would you like to go over the webinar to know how
your protocol will be automated on the VERSA
systems?
 Preferred date
Previous experience working with liquid handlers or
automated equipment:
1. Company
2. Model.
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What is the approximate timeline to finalize purchase
decision?
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Has budget been allocated to the purchase or is this a
budget/grant proposal?
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Purchasing method? (Tender process, 3 Quotes
required, Free to purchase?)
Try to understand the decision making process. Is the
person you are speaking an influencer, decision
maker or information researcher?
What are the 3 most important criteria for your
automated liquid handling needs?
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Customer Response
We welcome any questions you may have.
North American Sales: Aurora Biomed Inc.
1001 East Pender Street
Vancouver BCCanada V6A 1W2
Phone: 1.800.883.2918 • 604-215-8700
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.aurorabiomed.com
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International Sales: Aurora Instruments Ltd.
1001 East Pender Street
Vancouver BCCanada V6A 1W2
Phone: 604-215-8700 • Fax: 604-215-9700
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.aurora-instr.com