Thermo Scientific Cytomat 24 automated incubators and storage systems

Pharma and biotech laboratories performing high-throughput screening, high-content screening and molecular cell biology can now benefit from a series of automated incubators and storage solutions that offer large capacity, fast access and a wide temperature range, while helping eliminate contamination issues in high-throughput environments.

The Thermo Scientific Cytomat 24 automated incubators and storage systems are said to bring the latest incubation technology to large capacity microplate incubation applications, with temperature uniformity and stability that enable reproducibility for cell culture applications. The systems provide speedy delivery of microtitre plates through a plate shuttle system to meet the needs of high-throughput laboratories and accelerate research. An LED touch screen is door mounted for easy accessibility and viewing. Convenient onscreen user prompts provide ease of use.

Through a fully automated ContraCon decontamination routine, the automated incubators and storage systems are designed to simplify cleaning and disinfection, which should provide users with confidence in their sample integrity. The automated incubators and storage systems reduce the mean plate access time to 15 s, allowing users to achieve their research goals quickly.

Other benefits include: stable, high relative humidity levels through an integrated humidity reservoir, preventing culture desiccation; alerts indicating when a water refill is required, avoiding the risk of an empty reservoir; user prompts and alerts for parameter tracking; and an optional Hydra smart technology feature for more precise humidity control.