Tecan Fluent 780 Automated Liquid Handler with Span-8 FCA, MCA Head, and RGA Gripper

The Tecan Fluent 780 is a fully automated liquid handling workstation designed for precise and high-throughput biotechnological and clinical laboratory applications. It incorporates a Span-8 Flexible Channel Arm (FCA) capable of dispensing volumes up to 1000 µL per channel, ideal for both large and small-volume pipetting tasks essential in molecular diagnostics, bioprocessing, and synthetic biology research.

Key components include:

The system features a modular 2-grid deck with multiple carrier segments adaptable to diverse consumables and includes options for shaking, cooling, heating, magnetic extraction, and on-deck thermal cycling. It supports complex liquid handling protocols ranging from compound management and protein crystallization to nucleic acid purification and high-throughput screening.

Tecan FluentControl software offers a user-friendly interface for method development, ensuring reproducible and accurate pipetting combined with robust deck management. The system is widely adopted in biotechnology laboratories focusing on biomanufacturing and molecular biology, helping accelerate workflows with minimal manual intervention.

Technical highlights:

This liquid handling platform is critical in biopharmaceutical production pipelines, providing automated, high-throughput solutions essential for molecular cloning workflows and clinical diagnostics requiring stringent reproducibility and accuracy.

With thorough testing, servicing, and customizable modular configurations, the Tecan Fluent 780 offers a reliable and flexible solution for biotechnology researchers and clinical laboratories aiming for enhanced productivity and sample integrity in automated liquid handling.