Device for Molecular Cloning of Cells

A new benchtop device is designed for the molecular cloning of higher organism cells. It overcomes limitations of traditional methods and can reduce development times for pure and well-characterized clones from many weeks to just a few days.

Called Elektra, the device combines high-resolution cell imaging with cell sorting and the ultra-gentle deposition of identified target cells into a microplate. This method of image-activated cell sorting (IACS) offers new methods of identifying and selecting cells. The technology was developed by Evotec Technologies GmbH (ET, Hamburg, Germany).

The Elektra uses Evotec's proprietary CellProcessor technology, developed in collaboration with Humboldt University (Berlin, Germany) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering (St. Inghert, Germany).

"The Elektra is a major step forward towards high-end automated cell biology,” said Professor Dr. Carsten Claussen, CEO of Evotec. "It will be a highly valuable piece of equipment for every cell biology lab and opens up possibilities never thought of before, such as directly linking information of gene expression in a single cell to the function to the corresponding protein.”




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