Equipment and Instruments

• AltoStar® Automation System AM16 (Hamilton)

• AltoStar® Connect Software (Hamilton)

• CFX96 Deepwell Dx System (Bio-Rad)

Purification and Internal Control

• AltoStar® Purification Kit 1.5

• AltoStar® Internal Control 1.5

Others

• AltoStar® Consumables

• AltoStar® Starter Kit

• AltoStar® Plate Sealer

• AltoStar® Work Table with table holder and Ergotron Arm

Entire workflow

• The AltoStar® AM16 is CE-IVD marked

• DNA and RNA purification in parallel with one-for-all chemistry AltoStar® Purification Kit 1.5 (CE-IVD)

• Real-time PCR reaction setup by using the altona Diagnostics PCR kits (CE-IVD)

• Automated cycler programming with AltoStar® Connect software (CE-IVD)

• Expandable system for additional thermal cycler (CFX96™ Deep Well Dx System, IVD / Bio-Rad)

Process safety

• Traceability: barcoded reagents for full process control

• Ready-to-use reagents for consistent quality

• Lot checking

• Expiry date checking

• Total Aspiration and Dispense Monitoring (TADM) – proven technology from Hamilton

High flexibility

• All sample types in one run

• Analyze up to four pathogens from a single sample

• Combine up to eight real-time PCR assays on a 96 well plate

• Scalable from 1–96 reactions, no minimum batch size

• 500 µl and 1000 µl sample volume possible in one run

• Sample carriers can be unloaded any time after sample processing

Any sample type

• CE-IVD marked purification kit validated for whole blood, EDTA plasma, urine, stool and swabs in UTM

• One purification kit for both DNA and RNA assays

• One universal internal control for entire workflow (AltoStar® Internal Control 1.5, CE-IVD)

Convenience

• Ready-to-use reagents for extraction and real-time PCR

• Use of primary or secondary sample tubes

• Freely selectable positions for samples

• Load backup reagents and consumables

• No refill or mixing of solutions necessary

• Full access to eluates

• User friendly control software AltoStar® Connect (see under AltoStar® product range)