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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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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
- Assay Setup
- Automated Assay Development
- Biostorage and Biobanking
- Chemical Crystallization
- Compound Management
- 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
- Reformat
- Sample Tracking
- Single Cell Genomics
- Single Particle Analysis
- Sitting Drop Crystallization
- Synthetic Biology
- Transcriptomics
- Tube Cap/Decap
- Tube Labeling
View our full ebook on precision designed for cell-based workflows using dragonfly discovery.
Read moreView our one page on precision designed for cell-based workflows using dragonfly discovery.
Read moreView our full ebook on precision dispensing for every stage of discovery using one platform with multiple workflows and endless possibilities, dragonfly discovery.
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 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.
Read moreThis study describes the development of an explorative toxicity screening platform using colorectal PDOs obtained from both tumor and matched healthy tissues. The latter is organized into distinct stem cell and differentiated cell compartments with differing proliferative and functional roles, where stem cells maintain homeostasis and self-renewal, and differentiated cells perform specialized functions including drug uptake and barrier maintenance.
Read moreIn this joint webinar, Semarion and SPT Labtech walk through the development of robust, automated protocols for dispensing and processing SemaCyte-loaded microwells with minimal manual intervention. Using the firefly, all-in-one liquid handler, the team demonstrates how end-to-end assay automation becomes practical and scalable.
Read moreThe dragonfly discovery was successfully validated with the Transcreener assay in both 384- and 1536-well formats, demonstrating highly reproducible performance across plate densities.
Read moreAccelerate your genomic research by streamlining your NGS workflows with firefly. View the full brochure here.
Read moreIn this talk, we’ll look at how SPT Labtech’s mosquito liquid handlers are helping labs tackle those pressures head-on, by enabling reliable, low-volume workflows that are both efficient and scalable. We’ll cover how mosquito is being used in a wide range of applications: from miniaturized NGS and single-cell omics to compound screening to nanoscale chemistry.
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