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Automating NGS Library Prep

NGS is a powerful tool, but many parts of the NGS workflow are complex, require a lot of repetitive pipetting and are prone to errors. Labs are increasingly turning to automation to help with their NGS workflows.

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Key considerations for automating NGS library prep – with live demo

Automating NGS library prep is an important part of scaling genomics workflows, and offers several advantages, such as reduced hands-on time, increased consistency between samples and fewer errors. Join us for this webinar where we’ll outline some important considerations for automating NGS library prep, and then demo an NGS workflow on the Opentrons Flex NGS Workstation, a benchtop liquid handler with 96-sample throughput.

Flex NGS Workstation

Automate your NGS workflow on the Opentrons Flex

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With the Flex NGS Workstation, you can automate your NGS workflow at the scale you need to increase efficiency, reduce errors, and save hands-on time. Flex enables you to automate your library prep and pre-sequencing workflows using any leading reagent system, including fragmentation- and tagmentation-based workflows, on the market.

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Ultra-efficient automated whole genome sequencing

A library prep workflow using QIAseq® FX DNA Library Kit and QIAseq® Normalizer Kit on the Opentrons Flex

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Opentrons Flex: Flexible automation for NGS

Platform overview and application data from NGS library prep, nucleic acid extraction and bead-based protein purification

We automated much of the [OCTOPUS plasmid sequencing] protocol using the open-source Opentrons OT-2 liquid handling system and reduced the necessary hands-on time by more than 70%.

– Bryan Jiang, Octant

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*Verification categories:
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Community = protocol is in use by members of the Opentrons community.

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Our team of experts can help figure out if automation is right for you. Book a virtual demo to discuss your workflow needs with an expert.