SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- TECHNOLOGY/BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Multi-Well Sample Plate Cover Penetration System for Automated Reagent Mixing and Aspiration
- Notice Date
- 11/15/2006
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 238990
— All Other Specialty Trade Contractors
- Contracting Office
- Department of Energy, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (DOE Contractor), Industrial Partnerships & Commercialization, 7000 East Avenue L-795, Livermore, CA, 94550, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-FBO145-07
- Response Due
- 12/15/2006
- Archive Date
- 11/16/2006
- Description
- TECHNOLOGY/BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Multi-Well Sample Plate Cover Penetration System for Automated Reagent Mixing and Aspiration Opportunity: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), operated by the University of California under contract with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is offering the opportunity to commercialize its multi-well sample plate cover penetration system for automated reagent mixing. Background: Automation platforms employ sample arrays that need access but must be protected from well-to-well cross contamination. Current accepted standard laboratory protocols are concerned with a proven cross contamination vector of the plate-sealing-tape removal process. The tape is currently peeled back from the entire plate by hand, generating adhesive strings that cross wells, aerosolize solvents and analytes, and can contaminate other open wells. Additionally, the manual tape removal process can jostle the wells, spilling and mixing products into adjacent wells. Currently, to circumvent these issues, much slower and more time consuming processes are performed instead of tape sealing such as removal of samples from the plate and processing with individual capillary tubes which is a tremendous disadvantage in both time and expense. Or, entire rows and columns are left unused to reduce sample proximity, which doubles the number of plates required and similarly increases the analysis time. Description: LLNL?s multi-well plate cover penetration system is an array cutting and tape folding tool, based on 96-well, 384-well, and 1536-well geometries, that can be robotically operated and will cut, open, and fold inward the sealing tape so that samples can be subsequently aspirated without the need for human intervention to remove the seal which is an aerosol generating and contaminating process). To view a diagram of the system go to: http://www.llnl.gov/IPandC/technology/profile/announcement/MultiWellSamplePlateCover.php Advantages: This device will eliminate cross contamination and automate another step in the experimental protocol, improving accuracy while reducing both time and expense. Potential Applications: Common multi-well formats include 96-well, 384-well, and the new 1536-well plates that are utilized in research, academia, and industry. Uses for LLNL?s multi-well plate cover system include bench-top automated reagent mixing and analysis systems such as those used for bioterrorism analysis, clinical and medical diagnostics, genetic analysis and sequencing, drug discovery, protein crystallography, biological engineering, environmental monitoring and analysis, biological and chemical research, and forensics. Development Status: A patent application has been filed. A marketing prototype is under development for evaluation. LLNL is seeking industry partners with a demonstrated ability to bring such inventions to the market. Moving critical technology beyond the Laboratory to the commercial world helps our licensees gain a competitive edge in the marketplace. All licensing activities are conducted under policies relating to the strict nondisclosure of company proprietary information. Please visit the IPAC website at http://www.llnl.gov/IPandC/workwithus/partneringprocess.php for more information on working with LLNL and the industrial partnering and technology transfer process. Note: THIS IS NOT A PROCUREMENT. Companies interested in commercializing LLNL's Multi-Well Sample Plate Cover Penetration System for automated reagent mixing should provide a written statement of interest, which includes the following: 1. Company Name and address. 2. The name, address, and telephone number of a point of contact. 3. A description of corporate expertise and facilities relevant to commercializing this technology. Written responses should be directed to: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Industrial Partnerships and Commercialization P.O. Box 808, L-795 Livermore, CA 94551-0808 Attention: FBO 145-07 Please provide your written statement within thirty (30) days from the date this announcement is published to ensure consideration of your interest in LLNL's Multi-Well Sample Plate Cover Penetration System for automated reagent mixing.
- Record
- SN01181350-W 20061117/061115220303 (fbodaily.com)
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