Fullerton, California (January 8, 2008) – Beckman Coulter, Inc. announces the successful integration of its Cell Lab Quanta SC MPL into a fully automated “seed and feed” cell culture system. The integrated system provides data and cellular growth parameters for the evaluation of clone selection, cell expansion and protein expression results. The Quanta SC MPL is integrated online with other peripheral devices and a robotic arm that moves cell culture plates to the flow cytometer for analysis. Data from the analysis is automatically captured by the Quanta SC MPL’s software for real- time and subsequent analysis and interpretation. The ability to integrate this advanced flow cytometer provides an expanded range of measurements for high-throughput, walkaway cell analyses, including such as cell count and viability, apoptosis, cell cycle and cell surface marker. The system, designed and customized by Beckman Coulter’s Integrated Solutions Group, delivers important measurement data for monitoring and process optimization in drug discovery and development applications.
