TRACEABLE, EFFICIENT, & REPRODUCIBLE BLOOD FRACTIONATION

JANUS® G3 Blood iQ™ Workstation

We understand that centralized biobanking facilities face demanding challenges to setup an efficient and scalable workflow for storage and processing of biological specimens. These challenges include: the blood fractionation process, quality control, and sample preparation for genetic analysis. The new JANUS® G3 Blood iQ™ workstation is the first step in a seamless, efficient, and traceable workflow for the genetic analysis of cfDNA, cfRNA, and genomic DNA from fractionated blood.

The JANUS® G3 Blood iQ™ workstation is compatible with a wide range of consumables. From disposable tips to microplates and reagent troughs, we provide high quality consumables to meet your liquid handling needs.
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For research use only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.
JANUS Blood iQ Workstation
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Premium Biobanking Solution

The JANUS® G3 Blood iQ™ workstation is the premium biobanking solution for unattended automation of any blood fractionation workflow. To create this solution, the JANUS® G3 Blood iQ™ workstation combines:

  • Deep-learning imaging
  • Highly reproducible liquid transfer technology
  • Downstream gripper
  • Deck capacity
  • Out-of-the-box protocols

AUTOMATED cfDNA & cfRNA WORKFLOW

cfDNA cfRNA workflow

Blood Layer Detection
Proprietary imaging technology allows the JANUS® G3 Blood iQ™ workstation to precisely identify plasma and buffy coat layers in centrifuged blood tubes. This imaging technology is driven by a deep-learning imaging model that precisely identifies layers and calculates volumes based on the layer height and tube geometries. This technology captures the following variables:

1. Blood vial barcodes
2. Plasma height
3. Plasma volume
4. Buffy coat height
5. Buffy coat volume

This vital information is stored in a CSV file that can be seamlessly integrated with laboratory information management systems. The JANUS® G3 Blood iQ™ workstation provides users with a notification to recover their samples if these variables do not meet the user-assigned target volume.

JANUS® G3 VariSpan™ Technology: Precision Pipetting for cfDNA & gDNA Analysis
The JANUS® G3 Blood iQ™ workstation comes with an 8-channel VariSpan™ Pipetting module which enables industry leading accuracy and precision variable pipetting.

Downstream Extraction: Integrated Gripper and Deck Capacity
The JANUS® G3 Blood iQ™ workstation is equipped with generous deck capacity and an integrated gripper to fully automate downstream workflows such as magnetic-bead based nucleic acid extraction. This instrument can further prepare wash and elution plates for nucleic acid extraction platforms such as the chemagic™ 360 instrument. The chemagic™ 360 instrument delivers flexibility in sample volume (10 μl – 10 ml), sample material, and throughput (96-4,000 samples/day).

Out of the Box Protocols
We specialize in push-button protocols for automation of blood fractionation. At launch, the JANUS® G3 Blood iQ™ workstation will be equipped with:

• Plasma Layer Reformatting
• Buffy Coat Layer Reformatting
• Plasma and Buffy Coat Layer Reformatting

All you need to do is input your desired transfer volumes (or automated image-determined volumes) and click Go!

Integrated Mobile Operations Monitor

We enable true walk-away automation with the PKeye™ mobile operations monitor. This system will:

  • Receive instrument error notification remotely
  • Access recorded videos to review past errors
  • Locally store full run footage for future troubleshooting