INTEGRA VOYAGER II motorised tip-spacing pipettes

The latest generation of INTEGRA’s VOYAGER pipette range features motorised tip-spacing technology. At the push of a button, VOYAGER II pipettes allow the user to expand tip spacing anywhere between 4.5 and 33 mm (depending on the model). This enables rapid and optimised multichannel pipetting between microplates, tube racks and gel boxes of different sizes and formats.

The pipette incorporates a 135° rotatable body, enabling users to always hold the pipette in a comfortable working position. The reduced weight facilitates easy, unstrained pipetting even over prolonged sessions. The updated design features better accuracy and precision, especially at low volumes.

The product introduces an intuitive multilingual user interface operating across all menus. It allows the user to save up to 40 individual custom programs, thereby accelerating the implementation of often repeated pipetting protocols. Available in 4-, 6-, 9- and 12-channel versions, it is said to be the only commercially available pipette range where the tip spacing can be changed electronically.

Compared to using single-channel pipettes, the number of transfer steps is reduced, resulting in time savings and less error-prone sample processing. Pipetting protocols can be finished up to 12 times faster compared to using a single-channel pipette. The product allows the user to change tip spacing single-handed, thereby leaving the other hand free to handle the sample vessel.

Benefiting from a high-precision motor, the VOYAGER II tip movement can be exactly controlled and the required tip-to-tip spacing for the user’s lab protocols saved for future repeat use. Up to three different tip-to-tip spacings can be saved and accessed anytime during a pipetting protocol.