Qiagen Gmbh

Andreas Schaefer

Thomas Voit

Markus Zbinden

Andreas Schmiede

Frank Eigemeier

Dietmar Kopp

Andreas Karl

Adrian Geiger

Volker Behrmann

Harald Hibbing

Walter Tschopp

Friederike Wilmer

Dennis Mertens

Gerhard Baer

Friedericke Wilmer

A gripper unit for handling a vessel for receiving biological material is proposed, inter alia. The vessel has a lid which can assume an open position and a closed position. The gripper unit comprises a gripper for gripping and releasing the vessel, and a lid holder, for holding a lid in a defined position in relation to the vessel. The defined position is an open position of the lid.

Apparatus for processing biological material

The present invention relates to improved methods for processing fluids and to a fluid processing device () for use in a centrifuge comprising: (a) a first holder () form-fit to the shape of a first tube () for holding said first tube () whereby said first tube () has a first cross section (A); and (b) a second holder () form-fit to the shape of a second tube () for holding said second tube () whereby said second tube () has a second cross section (A) that is different from said first cross section (A). With the fluid processing devices and the methods according to the invention, it is possible to simplify the centrifugal processing steps for a given fluid processing sequence and to automate them.

Method for processing a fluid and fluid processing device

The invention relates to a method for decomposing a biological sample (), the method having the following steps: the sample () is put into a container () which is composed of plastic, in particular, the container () is inserted into an adapter (), the adapter with the closed container therein is connected to an apparatus which moves the adapter back and forth, in particular upwards, in automated fashion. This method makes it possible to decompose biological samples in automated fashion, to be precise both samples at room temperature and frozen samples. The invention also relates to an apparatus for carrying out the method, the apparatus having an adapter () which is predominantly composed of plastic and has sleeves () which are composed of metal and are intended to accommodate containers () which are composed of plastic, in particular.

Method and apparatus for the simultaneous, automated decomposition of a plurality of biological samples

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Leverkusen, Germany

Andreas Schaefer