Sciclone ALH 3000 Liquid Handling Workstation
Overview
The Sciclone ALH 3000 workstation is Caliper’s highly flexible automated liquid handling workstation for drug discovery. With proven performance, open-deck design, and integration-friendly architecture, Caliper's ALH 3000 lab automation systems can be configured to handle just about any automated liquid handling application focus area including genomics, proteomics, immunoassays, and cell based assays.
Applications
• DNA Extraction
• Gene Expression
• HTS (High Throughput Screening)
• HCS (High Content Screening)
• Protein Purification
• DNA Purification
• DNA Isolation
• Genotyping
• ADME/ADMET
• GPCR
• RNA Extraction
• RNA Purification
• High-throughput plasmid preparation
• BAC DNA preparation
• Sequencing template amplification
• SNP genotyping
• High-throughput PCR cleanup
• Gene Expression
• HTS (High Throughput Screening)
• HCS (High Content Screening)
• Protein Purification
• DNA Purification
• DNA Isolation
• Genotyping
• ADME/ADMET
• GPCR
• RNA Extraction
• RNA Purification
• High-throughput plasmid preparation
• BAC DNA preparation
• Sequencing template amplification
• SNP genotyping
• High-throughput PCR cleanup
Features
• Open, modular design
• Three "Swap-on-the-fly" pipetting heads
• 96- and 384-well plate densities
• Volumes from 100 nL to 200 µL
• Independent 8-channel pipetting capability
• Compatibility with a wide variety of options, including Sciclone Gripper, bulk reagent modules, an on-deck microplate shaker, temperature-controlled locators, a positive-pressure filtration system, and more
• Hundreds of different configurations
• Three "Swap-on-the-fly" pipetting heads
• 96- and 384-well plate densities
• Volumes from 100 nL to 200 µL
• Independent 8-channel pipetting capability
• Compatibility with a wide variety of options, including Sciclone Gripper, bulk reagent modules, an on-deck microplate shaker, temperature-controlled locators, a positive-pressure filtration system, and more
• Hundreds of different configurations
Demos
Our product can be demonstrated at our facility in Hopkinton, Massachusetts or other Caliper Life Sciences offices around the world. Please contact your local Caliper Representative to arrange a demo.
Presentations
Sciclone ALH3000 and Staccato Systems (presentation)
Automate cell-based assays, including high content, chemotaxis, reporter gene, proliferation, and drug transport assays (presentation)
Optimizing Radioactivity Binding Assays (presentation)
Specifications
High Volume Head |
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Low Volume Head |
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Nanoliter Head |
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| 384 Channels (fixed or tips) 0.1-5.0 uL 0.1-0.5 uL, CV<6% 0.5-5 uL, CV<2% |
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Independent Z8 |
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| 8 Channels 0.5-200 uL (disposable tip) 1-5 uL, CV<5% 5-200 uL,CV<2% 0.5-50 uL (fixed cannula) 0.5-2 uL, CV<3% 2-50 uL, CV<2% |
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Bulk Dispense Module: |
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| 8 Channels (fixed cannula) 10-2500 uL 10-20 uL, CV<3% 20-2500 uL, CV<2% |

