Opentrons launches innovative, low-cost wet laboratory filtration module

BROOKLYN, N.Y. , Nov. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Opentrons, a company providing automation services to any laboratory, today announced the release of its innovative clean seal HEPA module. HEPA filtration units transform the Opentrons OT-2 liquid handling robot into a clean bench for sensitive workflows, providing an effective and cost-effective alternative to separate clean rooms. 

Opentrons HEPA modules lock seamlessly onto the top of the OT-2 robot, providing HEPA-filtered air inside the fully enclosed OT-2 robot. Once locked, the module removes 99.95% of 0.3 micron DNA-containing particles and biological contaminants such as bacteria, fungi and other microorganisms in the air. This module significantly reduces the risk of contamination in sensitive wet laboratory applications such as PCR and DNA/RNA amplification without the need to place liquid handlers in a clean room. The $5,000 Opentrons HEPA module uses replaceable H14 HEPA filters and operates at just 65 decibels.

Opentrons creates affordable, easy-to-use automated pipetting robots. Its easy-to-use hardware and open software platform enable biologists to automate manual laboratory work and support collaborative research by life scientists. Opentrons technology is currently helping organizations save time and money - our robots are used in over 2,000 R&D labs around the world, including 47 of the world's top 50 academic universities such as MIT, Oxford, Stanford, and the top 10 such as GSK 9 of the pharmaceutical companies, Merck and Novartis. Opentrons robots have run more than 2 million COVID-19 tests in more than 100 labs in the United States and Europe. Most recently, its easy-to-use hardware and open software platform became the cornerstone of the Pandemic Response Laboratory (PRL), New York's first dedicated COVID-19 testing laboratory.

To learn more about Opentrons HEPA modules, visit www.opentrons.com

Contact: Laurie Vasquez, press@opentrons.com

Source: Opentrons