Life Technologies Corporation

Ethan Gentert

Wade Lukianow

Timothy Barta

Sara Thiele

Jay Greco

Robert Setterquist

Syrus Jaffe

Alexandre Vlassov

Robert Smith

Eric Liu

Justin Inslee

Jason Jones

Christopher Crowley

Christopher Martin

Carolyn Johnson

John Staton

Sandro David Klein

Marie Gonzalez

Robert Edwin Schneider

Carolyn Adams

Anne Cox

Mark Mayernick

Allan Evans

Andrew Basta

Brian Vajda

Sumonto Ghosh

David Cerrone

Kraig Kruger

Cartridge

Laboratory instrument

Purifying target biomolecules, such as nucleic acids or proteins, from a biological source is a time intensive process and is typically performed by a skilled technician or scientist owing to the highly technical nature of the work. Systems, devices, and methods disclosed herein enable the automated bioprocessing and purification of target biomolecules from a biological source. For example, an instrument and disposable cartridge are provided for automatedly isolating and purifying nucleic acids (such as plasmid DNA from a bacterial culture) or for isolating protein from any biological sample. Such an exemplary instrument and cartridge can work in concert to timely release, mix, and move the target biomolecule and various reagents and buffers through a target biomolecule purification process, resulting in a purified target biomolecule with less manual oversight than traditional approaches.

Systems, methods, and devices for automated nucleic acid and protein isolation

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Longmont, CO, United States of America

Ethan Gentert