EzMate 601

Your Dependable PCR / qPCR Setup Partner

Arise Biotech’s EzMate™ 601 is an automated, high-precision pipetting system specifically designed for low-volume PCR / qPCR sample preparation. Lab technicians understand the many challenges associated with setting up PCR and qPCR reactions. Small volumes of reagents need to be dispensed accurately and consistently for acceptable PCR results, and the manual liquid handling process is tedious and time consuming, with many chances for mistakes.

The EzMate™ 601 was designed as a simple instrument to replace the manual process of PCR / qPCR sample prep. Accuracy, precision and consistency are guaranteed, and reagents will not be wasted on mistakes. Unlike complex, multi-purpose robotic systems, our instrument was designed for the researcher without prior robotics experience. Intuitive set up and programming will have your lab saving time and money almost immediately. Choosing EzMate™ 601 is a choice of “Working Smart”.

Easy and Convenient to Use

• PC Software: EzStarter™ can be mastered in one hour. No trained technician required.
• Built-in PCR / qPCR setup protocols can be quickly modified and transferred via USB memory stick.
• 1 and 8-channel, 50µl or 200µl, Automated Pipetting Modules (APMs) can be exchanged without tools.
• 6 standard microtiter plate / tip rack areas and 2 reagent areas.
• Wide variety of adapters for different types of labware.
• Import pipetting commands via .csv / .txt format files.
• Other applications: Sequencing setup, HLA typing, SNP detection, DNA normalization, etc.

Easy to Afford

• The most affordable Automatic Pipetting System available.
• EzTip™ robotic tips are compatible with Beckman’s® Biomek® 3000 system.
• The passive cooling CoolBlock™ adapters keep sensitive reagents / samples at 7°C for more than 60 minutes.
• Save reagent costs by reducing human errors and using more dense plates.

Easy to Service

• The Automated Pipetting Module (APM) is simple to remove and can be mailed-in for service and calibration.
• PC software is upgradable via the internet.
• The entire system is compact and light-weighted.

Accurate and Precise

• Each Automated Pipetting Module (APM) is calibrated using ISO-8655 standards.
• Excellent results for qPCR standard curve and replicates (Figure 1).
• Better Precision of pipetting results than manual pipetting (Figure 2).

	Figure 1. Excellent Serial Dilution Results 7µl NIH3T3 Cell cDNA sample is diluted in 21µl water at 1:4 ratio for 4 times. Roche® LightCycler® 480 real-time PCR thermal cycler and Finnzyme DyNAmo® Flash SYBR® Green qPCR kit (F-415L) were used.
	Figure 2. Better Precision Results than Manual Pipetting Target: Human GAPDH (top curve) was amplified in replicates of 18µl (master-mix) and 2µl (cDNA) were pipetting into 20µl reaction volume. Roche® LightCycler® 480 real-time PCR thermal cycler and Invitrogen™ Platinum® Taq DNA Ploymerase were used.

Performance of Automated Pipetting Module (APM)

Note:
According to ISO-8655 standards (Gravimetic method), APM is calibrated in temperature (21~25°C, ± 0.5°C) and humidity (60~90%) controlled environment.
Twice~distilled water, robotic tips and microbalance were used.