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- firefly Accelerate genomic research with innovative all-in-one, compact liquid handling
- mosquito Nanolitre liquid handling technology performs ‘traditional’ tasks at a fraction of the volume, and higher speeds
- dragonfly Delivers accurate and repeatable nanolitre to milliliter dispensing
- apricot Automated liquid handling instrumentation for convenient general use across your entire team
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Sample Management
- comPOUND A scalable, reliable, and secure compound management solution
- BioMicroLab Easy-to-use sample management automation instruments
- arktic Robust biospecimen storage and management down to -80°C
- lab2lab Novel sample and data transfer network system
- comPACT Reliable and efficient -20°C storage and retrieval has never been more accessible
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Liquid Handling
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About
- Company With a focus on liquid handling, sample preparation and sample management, our expert teams create state-of-the-art solutions that scientists and researchers can trust Culture We have one overarching mission: to work together to accelerate life science research. Through our innovative solutions and state-of-the-art tools, we believe we can make a real difference to human health Partners Collaboration is key in our mission to make a real difference to human health. Partnering with application leaders globally, we co-create to solve new challenges across the life sciences. Innovation From the initial prototype through to manufacturing, installation and beyond, we bring a problem-solving mindset and technical expertise to drive innovation
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Executive Leadership
Through strategic guidance, visionary thinking, and a relentless pursuit of excellence, our senior executives steer SPT Labtech towards achieving its mission of making a real difference to human health through solving advanced laboratory challenges.
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Our Board of Directors are committed to driving the long-term success and sustainability of SPT Labtech, providing expert guidance and oversight to execute the company’s ambitious commercial strategy.
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06 August, 2026
Rethinking mRNA Workflows From Manual Processes to Automated Precision with EMBL and NEB
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08 July, 2026
Building an Automated State of Mind: How the University of Michigan Advanced Genomics Core Is Rewriting the Rules of Liquid Handling
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01 July, 2026
Scaling Down & Powering Up: Driving Efficiency in Medicinal Chemistry Through Miniaturization
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- 3D Cell Culture
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- CryoEM
- Crystal Screen Optimization
- DNA Normalization
- DNA Quantification
- Hanging Drop Crystallization
- High Throughput Screening
- Lipidic Cubic Phase (in meso)
- Magnetic Bead Clean-up
- Medicinal Chemistry
- NGS Library Prep
- PCR and qPCR
- Protein Crystallography
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- Single Cell Genomics
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This technical note describes how to run the Takara Bio SMARTer Stranded Total RNA-Seq Kit v3 - Pico Input Mammalian workflow (Cat. Nos. 634485, 634486, 634487 & 634488) on SPT Labtech’s firefly.
Read moreThis technical note describes the 5× volume-reduced Illumina Nextera XT DNA Library Preparation workflow on SPT Labtech's firefly. The workflow reduces Nextera XT reagent consumption by five-fold while automating DNA dilution, DNA normalization, tagmentation and indexing, post-tagmentation bead cleanup, library quantification and final library normalization.
Read moreBased on the QIAseq Targeted DNA Panel Handbook (06/2025), the workflow is split into two fully automated parts requiring no hands-on intervention.
Read moreUltra-high-throughput screening (uHTS) demands homogeneous assay formats to leverage the density of 1536/3456 well plates to increase the throughput of large compound (> 1 million) library screens against disease targets. Such assay formats require automated reagent dispensing and rigorous assay development. The key liquid handlers in any uHTS system are non-contact reagent dispensers rather than tip-based multichannel pipetting devices that are common in many lower throughput assay systems. Critical requirements for any uHTS reagent dispenser are accuracy, precision, and speed. Additionally, it is important to integrate the uHTS dispenser into assay development as early as possible. For most bulk dispensers, this integration typically occurs late in the process. The dragonfly discovery from SPT Labtech is a non-contact positive displacement dispenser designed to bridge dispensing needs from assay development through high-throughput screening. It provides ready access to 10 different reagents that can be dispensed in variable volumes as well as at high speeds. We evaluate the performance of this dispenser in high-throughput mode and examine its use in assay development for reagent concentration optimization in 1536-well plates and buffer component optimization by DOE.
Read moreAutomation to carry out complex DoE experiments has always been a limiting factor, both in terms of speed and cost. The dragonfly discovery from SPT Labtech, is a rapid and reliable low volume liquid handler that employs true positive displacement technology to enable the dispensing of all aqueous solutions and solvents, from 200nL through to 4mL. The dragonfly discovery's plate-map file format made it simple to convert and import JMP DoE files and subsequently execute these experimental designs in all microplate types, including 1,536 well plates.
Read moreThe complexity of experimental design in early stage drug discovery is rapidly increasing with reagent requirements for a growing number of assays becoming progressively more complex and difficult to dispense. In order to address these challenges, we have utilized the dragonfly discovery to enable a broad range of applications within functional genomics, phenotypic and biochemical assay workflows.
Read moreThis technical note provides supporting information for the firefly+ protocols listed below. These protocols are the Illumina DNA PCR free protocols and are available to download from the firefly community. Here, we outline protocol run times, parts required and provide details on the steps performed in each of the firefly+ protocols.
Read moreThis technical note provides supporting information for automating 10X Genomics' GEM-X 5’ Gene Expression Library Construction (CG000770/CG000733 | Rev A) on SPT Labtech firefly+ liquid handler. These protocols are available to download from the firefly community. Here, we outline protocol run times, parts required and provide details on the steps performed in each protocol.
Read moreThis technical note provides supporting information for automating 10X Genomics' GEM-X 5’ Gene Expression Library Construction (CG000770/CG000733 | Rev A) on SPT Labtech firefly liquid handler. These protocols are available to download from the firefly community. Here, we outline protocol run times, parts required and provide details on the steps performed in each protocol.
Read moreIn this Virtual Lunch and Learn, professionals from EMBL (GeneCore), New England Biolabs and SPT Labtech will outline the journey toward automating the NEBNext UltraExpress mRNA library preparation workflow on the SPT Labtech firefly®+ platform. They will guide you through the individual steps involved in transforming the workflow, from initial manual testing on the bench to a fully automated solution.
Read moreThis webinar explores how micro-scale synthesis is transforming Medicinal Chemistry workflows. By miniaturizing reactions, laboratories can reduce material usage, optimize compound storage, and introduce more automation-friendly processes that improve efficiency and scalability.
Read morePeter Van Schaik, a scientist at Crown Bioscience, joined us at our booth at SLAS 2026 to discuss their work with organoid screening and the many bottlenecks they, and many other labs face when working with organoids. High-throughput organoid screening is typically quite labor intensive and costly, however, Peter explained how Crown Bioscience have utilized our firefly all-in-one liquid handling platform to overcome those bottlenecks and achieve things they wouldn’t been able to achieve before and stand out from other labs.
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