Pipetting robot - 202511

Summary

The tender concerns acquiring a flexible pipetting robot (liquid handler, LH) for Havforskningsinstituttet's Molecular Biology Laboratory in Bergen. The instrument will be integrated into the genotyping workflow for Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) based on a two-step PCR methodology. Tasks include transfer of DNA templates with the addition of mastermix and primers; purification of PCR products (e.g., magnetic beads); automated DNA quantification; individual library normalization based on DNA concentration; merging of libraries. Planned throughput is 20,000–30,000 samples per year, with a workflow typically consisting of 4 x 96-well plates and reaction volumes of 5–20 μL; in the future 384-well plates may be added. Since the instrument will be used post-PCR, it must allow efficient cleaning and decontamination. The vendor seeks a fast instrument with high capacity, pipetting precision and accuracy even at low reaction volumes, with high flexibility and an intuitive user interface enabling program creation and modification without advanced programming experience.