Methods and systems for automated sample processing
AssigneeErisyon, Inc.
InventorsSasson Somekh, Robert Lowrance, Yevgeniy Rabinovich, Emily Babcock
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Abstract
A method for processing a biomolecule may comprise providing, at a first location, (i) a substrate and (ii) a substrate holder coupled to the substrate. The substrate may comprise the biomolecule coupled thereto. The substrate holder and the substrate may be automatically directed from the first location to a second location different from the first location. At the second location, the biomolecule may be processed to provide a processed biomolecule coupled to the substrate. The processing may comprise labelling the biomolecule to provide a labeled biomolecule.
Claims116
A method for processing a biomolecule, comprising:
- (a) providing, at a first location, (i) a substrate and (ii) a substrate holder coupled to said substrate, wherein said substrate comprises said biomolecule coupled thereto;
- (b) automatically directing said substrate holder and said substrate from said first location to a second location different from said first location;
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- (c) at said second location, processing said biomolecule to provide a processed biomolecule coupled to said substrate;
- wherein said processing comprises labelling said biomolecule to provide a labelled biomolecule.
A system for processing a biomolecule, comprising:
- a substrate comprising said biomolecule coupled thereto;
- a substrate holder configured to couple to said substrate;
- an automated robotic handling system configured to automatically direct said substrate holder from a first location to a second location;
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- reagents for labelling said biomolecule.
The system of claim 7373, wherein said robotic system comprises an evaporation unit configured to evaporate a solvent.
A system for processing a biomolecule, comprising:
- a substrate holder configured to couple to a substrate comprising said biomolecule coupled thereto;
- a robotic arm coupled to said substrate holder;
- at least one computer processor configured to perform executable instructions and a memory comprising said executable instructions, which, when executed by said at least one computer processor, causes said at least one computer processor to implement a method comprising:
- automatically instructing said robotic arm to direct said substrate holder and said substrate from a first location to a second location different from said first location,
- wherein, at said second location, said biomolecule is labelled to provide a labelled biomolecule coupled to said substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.