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Robotic Workstation Prints 2.4 Million Microarrays per Year

By LabMedica International staff writers
Posted on 31 Dec 2009
Advance in the speed and efficiency of manufacturing microarrays allows highly precise printing of as many as 2.4 million microarrays per year with a single robotic workstation. The microarrays are tiny glass substrates that contain rows and columns of printed spots used for molecular diagnostics and scientific research.

The technological breakthrough was made by Arrayit Corporation (Sunnyvale, CA, USA); its current capacity is 640,000 microarrays per instrument annually. The enhanced automated microarray printing bandwidth increases company's competitiveness in the diagnostics marketplace.

Arrayit executive vice president and cofounder Todd Martinsky stated, "This technological advance represents an engineering tour de force that combines our expertise in laboratory automation, linear drive robotics, micromachining, surface chemistry and contact printing. Leveraging our core tech competencies and patented contact printing platform in this manner should further enhance our competitive differentiation in the diagnostics market."

Arrayit Corporation discovers, develops, and manufactures life science technologies and consumables for disease prevention, treatment, and cure. The company is currently developing early stage definitive diagnostic tests for ovarian cancer, Parkinson's disease, influenza A virus (H1N1) and other illnesses.

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