Benefits

Just walk up and use

With no calibration or daily maintenance requirements, setting up an experiment couldn’t be easier with these 3 simple steps. Select a protocol or set up a new experiment in our intuitive software package - fit positive displacement syringes and lay out reagents
click run to dispense into your plate of choice

Greatly improve assay robustness

From aqueous buffers, DMSO and PCR Mastermixes through to cells and even viscous basal membrane extracts: dragonfly discovery enables highly accurate and repeatable dispensing starting from just 200 nL, for robust assays and superior quality data.

Maximise precious reagents

Make your reagents go further with assay miniaturization. Whether working with 384- or 1,536-well plate formats, assay miniaturization is ideal to increase throughput, cut reagent costs and standardize workflows. Combined with fully recoverable, ultra-low dead volumes this approach ensures that users derive maximal value from their precious reagents. ​

Save time

Rapid plate fill times, programmable staggered reagent additions and minimal maintenance requirements allow scientists to spend their time on high value scientific tasks such as planning and analyzing experiments.

Flexible configuration

dragonfly discovery is based on a modular design that works flexibly around your workflow. Choose from 3, 6 or 10 independent positive displacement dispense heads to suit your application and throughput requirements. Setup as a standalone benchtop unit, or integrate into your workcell of choice. The autofeed reservoir reagent module increases reagent capacity for high volume bulk filling tasks and enables extended walk away time.  

Suitable for low or high throughput assays

Compatible with any SBS plate format across 96-, 384- and 1,536-well plates. Highly controlled dispensing into 96- or 384-well PCR plates for sensitive genomics applications, as well as rapid bulk dispensing into deep well blocks or racked tubes.

Customized to suit your application and throughput

• 3,6, or 10 independent dispense heads
• synchronize dispense heads to increase throughput, or choose independent head control for reagent flexibility
• autofeed reservoir module
• automation package
• dedicated genomics accessories that are fully compatible with our mosquito liquid handlers
• assay development software

Positive displacement dispensing

Our true positive displacement syringes are controlled by independent dispense heads located inside the instrument.

Key features:

• 200 nL – 4 mL dispense range​
• liquid class agnostic, with no calibration requirement​
• non-contact dispensing, for minimal syringe consumption​
• no cleaning or maintenance requirement​
• zero chance of blocking or clogging

Learn more about positive displacement liquid handling and dispensing.

Built for pure performance

• outstanding accuracy: <5% error at 1 µL (Artel multichannel verification system)​
• unrivalled precision: <5% CV at 1 µL​
• minimal head to head variation: <5% CV across all dispense heads

Our software

The dragonfly software is as focused on usability as it is on functionality:

• highly visual, easy to use UI​
• flexible sequencing of liquid additions​
• automation of time point experiments, allowing for maximum walk-away time​
• saving and loading of full experiment setup data, for full reproducibility​

The dragonfly designer software is a complimentary software package designed to specifically meet the needs of assay development scientists:

• intuitive definition of multiple concentration gradients, both linear and high dynamic range n-fold
• definition of technical replicates and controls​
• calculation of all well dispense volumes, as well as overall reagent requirements​
• open source .CSV file output that loads directly into the dragonfly software package​

Versatile workflow integration

The dragonfly software includes a fully documented API for 3rd party integration with a wide variety of other laboratory instrumentation, including robotic plate handlers, stackers and bulk liquid handlers, to achieve walk-away operation in many application areas.

Technical Specification

Download the Product Brohcure for more information.

For more information or ordering the products, please email us at cs@medikonia.com.