BioMicroLab

Sample Management Automation

Tube and Vial Handling

Volume

Verification

SampleScan 2D

barcode readers

About BioMicroLab

BioMicroLab’s parent company: CopyPro, Inc. 20-year track record in manufacturing material handling products

Modern CNC sheet metal/machined metal production systems

In-house engineering team

Focus: Industrial products with easy-to-use software

Holds several US Patents

BioMicroLab’s history 2001 - XL20 Tube Handling Instrument development begins

2003 - BioMicroLab incorporates

2004 - XL20 launched at Lab Automation Conference

2004 - Released 2D tube rack and single tube readers

2005 - XL9 Tube Handler introduced

2006 - Launched SampleScan HS and VolumeCheck at Lab

Automation 2006

2007 – Shipped 100th XL20 Tube Handling System

2008 – Released XL100 Vial Handling Instrument

2009 – Introduced the SampleScan Mini and SampleScan Plus

2010 – Released Decapper and Automated Capper for XL100

2011 – Added Liquid Handling to the XL100

Typical BioMicroLab Customers

• Compound Sample Management Laboratory

– Large Pharmaceutical Companies

• Bench top automation for central sample repositories

– Small and Large Biotech Companies

• Main robot for handling laboratory sample libraries

• Genomic Research Facilities

– Usually research departments at Hospitals and Universities

• Genomic Core Facilities

• Tissue Banks

• DNA Banks

• BioBanks

BioMicroLab Customers

Sample Management Automation

Tube Handling Instruments

– XL20 Tube Handling Instrument

– XL9 Tube Handling Instrument

– XL100 Vial Handling Instrument

– MX4 Sort and Scan

SampleScan 2D Readers

– SampleScan 96 – multi-rack reader

– SampleScan Plus – single tube reader

– SampleScan HS – camera based high speed reader

– SampleScan Mini – scanner based high speed reader

Volume Verification Instruments

– VolumeCheck – ultrasonic detection of sample in well plates

– XL20 Automated Balance – gravimetric volume tracking

– XL20 LevelCheck – sensor detects sample meniscus in capped vials

BioMicroLab Tube Handlers

XL20 Tube Handler

XL9 Tube Handler

XL100 Vial Handler

MX4 Sort and Scan

VolumeCheck

VolumeCheck – Volume Verification Instrument

SampleScan 2D Barcode Readers

SampleScan Plus Single Tube Reader

SampleScan Mini Single Rack Reader

SampleScan HS Single Rack

High Throughput

SampleScan Mini with1D reader Fully Automated Single Rack Reader

SampleScan 96 Entry-Level

Single Rack Scanner

SampleScan Plus - Single Tube Reader

SampleScan Plus 2D/1D Reader

Plug-and-play barcode reader for 1D and

2D barcodes

Keyboard wedge functionality

Scans and decodes in less than one

second

Size: 4” wide X 4” deep X 5 ½” tall

One USB connection

No power supply needed

SampleScan – 2D Readers

Main Applications

Helps prepare sample database

Captures 2D barcodes for sample library management

Confirms 2D tube barcode and tube rack position association

2D Barcoded tube racks Scanned with SampleScan Mini Output data file

SampleScan Mini

Main Features

Decodes a tube rack in less than 5 seconds

Auto-Rescan – user adjustable

Single tube scan feature

Manually edit barcodes

LIMS integration ready - .csv output file

Multiple SBS Rack Options: 12, 24, 48, and 96

tube rack formats (384 tube optional)

Compatible with Micronic, FluidX, Nunc, Matrix,

Corning, Greiner, and ABgene 2D barcoded tubes

Smallest foot print: 6.25" W x 10.5" D x 1.5" H

ActiveX SDK software controls available to assist

laboratories with robotics and LIMS integration

Main Features – Fully automated scanning

Decodes a tube rack in 5 seconds

Integrated 1D barcode scanner with mounting bracket

One -Touch scanning button

Single tube scan feature

Manually edit hard to decode scans

LIMS integration ready - .csv output file

Multiple SBS Rack Options: 12, 24, 48, and 96 tube

rack formats

Small foot print: 7 ¾” W x 10 ½” D x 1 ½” Tall

ActiveX SDK controls available to assist laboratories

with robotics and LIMS integration

SampleScan Mini with 1D Reader

SampleScan - Output File Options

Output File Options

Assign destination folder

Cumulative log file

Column-wise vs. row-wise

File header

Arrangement and content of

output file columns

SampleScan - Example Output File

Main Data Output

Column A: Rack ID

Column B: Tube location

Column C: 2D barcode

Column F: Status Code

File type: .csv Default output

file settings

example

SampleScan – Add’l Output File

Examples

No header

Column Names

No header

No column names

Barcode Only

2D Array

SampleScan Mini - Software

Main Screen

Displayed upon opening

the software

Scan and Decode

Output Files

Basic Use

Place tube rack on

the SampleScan

Mini scanner

Click SCAN AND

DECODE button

SampleScan Mini - Captures and Decodes

SampleScan Mini

scans and decodes

the tube rack

Green squares are

successful decodes

Operator clicks

OUTPUT to save

data

SampleScan Mini – Output File

Create Output File

Create Output screen

opens

Operator enters Rack ID

and clicks create

Create Output screen

displays output file

destination folder and

content

SampleScan Mini - Decoded Tubes

Decoded Tubes

Green squares are

successful decodes

Red circles are

unsuccessful decodes

SampleScan Mini – Edit 2D barcode

2D Bar Code Editing

Double-click on red

circle to open the

Barcode Details

screen shown

Manually enter barcode

SampleScan Mini – Scanner Settings

SBS formats – 12, 24, 48, 96 tube

Customizable formats

384 tube compatible (limited compatibility)

Rack Position – one-time set up of

scanning area

Auto-Rescan options set by end-user

Example: Rescan only if 90 or

more tubes decoded

Operator can enable or disable

Post processing filters managed

Auto 1D reader connection

One-touch scanning button connection

SampleScan Mini – Single Tube Scan

Single Tube Scan

Place single tube on scanner glass

Select Single Tube Scan feature

Click SCAN button to capture and decode

Copy barcode (CTRL+V) into an open application

SampleScan Mini ActiveX Tool Kit

SampleScan Mini

System Includes

Includes: SampleScan Mini Reader, One

Passcode, SampleScan Software, and

Manual

ActiveX SDK controls: Optional

System Requirements

• Dell P4 type computer

• Windows XP/Vista/7

• 512 MB RAM

• One USB Port

• Ships with universal power supply

SampleScan Mini with 1D Reader

System Includes

Includes: SampleScan Mini 2D reader,

SampleScan Software, one passcode, MS-

2 linear bar code reader, mounting bracket,

one-touch scanning and manual

ActiveX SDK controls: Optional

System Requirements

• Dell P4 type computer

• Windows XP/Vista/7

• 512 MB RAM

• Three USB Ports

• Ships with universal power supply

Contact Information

BioMicroLab, Inc.

Web: www.biomicrolab.com

Email: info@biomicrolab.com

Tel: (925) 689-1200 or Fax: (925) 689-1263

Mail: 2500-A Dean Lesher Drive

Concord, CA 94520 USA