TAP
Biosystems, (the new corporate identity of The Automation Partnership), a
leading supplier of innovative automation and consumables for life science
applications, is pleased to announce it has installed a Fill-It
TM, benchtop
automated vial filling system at Life Technologies, one of the world's largest suppliers
of cell lines and reagents for life science research. The Fill-It system will
be used to improve the accuracy of processing large batches of cryovials and
will reduce the risk of staff acquiring a repetitive strain injury (RSI).
Scientists
at Life Technologies installed the Fill-It to produce a batch of around 2000
cryovials containing a proprietary new product once every three weeks. The
product being dispensed into the vials is temperature sensitive so operatives
have to uncap, fill and recap vials and put them in the freezer quickly to
maintain optimum product quality.
Scientists
at Life Technologies looked at automation with the Fill-It because an
assessment by their environmental health and safety (HSE) department considered
that based on the amount of capping and uncapping required in this batch process
there was a significant RSI risk. Then using the
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration calculator for injuries, Life
Technologies' HSE department estimated the costs for one strain injury would exceed
the cost of the instrument."
Dr
Declan Donovan, Program Manager Synthetic Biology at Life Technologies commented:
"Since there is so much stress on the wrists involved when you try to uncap and
recap 2000 cryovials in such a short time, a technician would almost certainly
sustain RSI."
Dr
Donovan added: "We assessed three options, ranging from full automation, which
would have been very expensive, through to the use of hand tools for uncapping
vials and decided for our application and budget the Fill-It system was the
right choice."
Stephen
Guy, Fill-It Product Manager at TAP Biosystems stated: "We are delighted our
Fill-It system will be helping Life Technologies to keep their technicians safe,
while improving dispensing accuracy. Their confidence in the Fill-It system is
an excellent example of how responsible biotech and pharma companies needing to
generate large batches of cells or reagents in cryovials can cost-effectively
enhance quality, without compromising the health of their staff."
For more information about TAP
Biosystems visit
www.tapbiosystems.com
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