Users can automate the NGS workflow at the desired scale using the Flex NGS Workstation to boost efficiency, eliminate errors, and save hands-on time. Flex allows users to automate the library prep and pre-sequencing processes with any top reagent system on the market, including fragmentation- and tagmentation-based workflows.
Opentrons Flex NGS Workstation. 96-channel pipette configuration. Image Credit: Opentrons
This workstation is suitable for the following tasks:
- Tagmentation and Transformation
- Normalization and Pooling
- Library Construction
- Library and Sample Prep
- Bead Clean Ups
With the 2×8-Channel setup, users can automate up to 48 or 96 samples with the 96-Channel configuration.
Components: Source: Opentrons
| Component |
2x 8-Channel Config. Quantity |
96-Channel Config. Quantity |
| Opentrons Flex Robot |
1 |
1 |
| Opentrons Flex Gripper GEN1 |
1 |
1 |
| Opentrons Flex 8-Channel Pipette (1-50 µl) |
1 |
N/A |
| Opentrons Flex 8-Channel Pipette (5-1000 µl) |
1 |
N/A |
| Opentrons Flex 96-Channel Pipette (5-1000 µl) |
N/A |
1 |
| Opentrons Flex Magnetic Block GEN1 |
1 |
1 |
Temperature Module GEN2 with Opentrons
Flex Caddy and Calibration Adapter |
1 |
1 |
Thermocycler GEN2 with Opentrons Flex Caddy
and Calibration Adapter |
1 |
1 |
| Opentrons Flex Waste Chute GEN1 |
1 |
1 |
| Opentrons Flex Deck Expansion Set (4 count) |
1 |
1 |
| 4-in-1 Tube Rack Set |
1 |
1 |
| Opentrons Flex Filter Tip, 50 µL (20 racks) |
4 |
10 |
| Opentrons Flex Filter Tip, 50 µL (20 refills) |
1 |
1 |
| Opentrons Flex Filter Tip, 200 µL (20 racks) |
9 |
20 |
| Opentrons Flex Filter Tip, 200 µL (20 refills) |
1 |
1 |
| NEST 2.0 mL Microcentrifuge Tube (500 count) |
1 |
1 |
| NEST 12-Well Reservoirs, 15 mL (50 count) |
1 |
1 |
Opentrons Tough 0.2 mL 96-Well PCR Plate,
Full Skirt (25 count) |
2 |
4 |
| Remote Protocol Development, Complex Workflows |
1 |
1 |
This workstation includes Remote Protocol Development, with the option to upgrade to Onsite Protocol Development.
Users can personalize their Flex NGS Workstation to meet their workflow by adding the following at a 10% discount:
- Opentrons Heater-Shaker GEN1 with Flex Caddy