Bio-Rad iQ-Check Prep liquid handling platform

Bio-Rad’s iQ-Check Prep liquid handling platform provides a completely integrated automated solution for food pathogen testing. The platform performs DNA extraction and PCR plate set-up and is designed for the use of the company’s full range of iQ-Check food pathogen detection kits and the CFX96 Deep Well real-time PCR system.

Optimal ease of use and traceability is achieved by using the CFX ManagerTM Software IDE.

The iQ-Check Prep Solution provides increased confidence, high reproducibility and robustness to routine testing labs. It fits seamlessly in the laboratory workflow and is suitable for medium to high throughput testing laboratories.

It features fully automated DNA extraction and PCR set-up and fully automated detection and data analysis and email notification of results.

The flexible platform allows users to run up to four different iQ-Check assays simultaneously and perform more than 500 tests in an 8 h shift.

Benefits include: improved traceability with barcodes and LIMS integration; real-time monitoring of each pipette step and liquid level; internationally validated protocols; ready-to-use, load and go reagents; intuitive and integrated user interface; robustness and simplicity for limited maintenance.