Preparation of templated beads for the SOLiD System is a multi-step process, requiring several washes of magnetic beads for ePCR product purification. In a collaboration between Tecan and Life Technologies, a new system based on the Freedom EVO 75 workstation has been carefully developed to reduce manual variation and improve consistency.
The Freedom EVO 75 bead washing station is equipped with a two-channel LiHa arm, a TeMagS magnetic separation module and all the racks and carriers required for parallel preparation of 24 templated bead samples. In addition, the system's Freedom EVOware software features washing protocols specifically developed by Life Technologies" Genetic Systems Division for optimal sequencing performance of the SOLiD System.
