Formulatrix Presents Lab Automation Donation to Dr. Katsuhiko Murakami of Penn State University

Sept. 23, 2009 - PRLog -- Formulatrix Presents Laboratory Automation Donation to Dr. Katsuhiko Murakami of Pennsylvania State University
Formulatrix is proud to present Dr. Katsuhiko Murakami of Pennsylvania State University with a donation of a Rock Imager 54 crystallization imaging system and a seat of Rock Maker crystallization software. Out of the numerous packages we received from labs around the world, Dr. Murakami’s stood out in terms of impact to further the human condition and overall need of this laboratory automation.  We wish him and his fellow researchers at Pennsylvania State University the best of luck with their research, which we hope our contribution will accelerate.  

We would also like to thank all the laboratories that took the time to apply for the donation. It was a very hard decision for us to pick only one recipient.

About Rock Imager 54:
Rock Imager is an automated imaging system for protein crystallization. This robust, easy-to-use solution incubates and captures superior-quality images of up to 54 microplates on a user-defined schedule.

About Rock Maker:
Rock Maker is a powerful, yet easy to use software solution that automates and tracks the entire protein crystallization process including experiment design, liquid dispensing, image collection, image viewing and scoring, and data analysis.

Other Formulatrix News:
•   Come see the Tempest in action at the 2009 Laboratory Robotics Interest Group – New England conference in Cambridge, M A on October 21st.

•   Join us at the 2009 Formulatrix User-Group Conference Nov 5-6 in Waltham, MA as we discuss and review our full line crystallography products.  

•   Come visit our booth at the 2009 Protein Structure Determination in Industry conference in Basel, Switzerland on November 8-10.

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Formulatrix was established in 2002 to provide protein crystallization automation solutions. Since then, we've started developing the next generation of liquid handlers using microfluidic technology. We supply software and robotic automation solutions.