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Laboratory Automation

Drug Discovery Research

The research stages of the drug discovery process involve preparing and screening thousands of compounds in order to identify a lead for a given target. There are a number of off the shelf solutions which have helped to speed up this process. At ASTECH we like to take things to the next level, our expert knowledge of designing, building, and validating bespoke systems for the pharmaceutical industry means that you can be confident in our ability to provide a fully automated solution for your drug discovery research processes which can run 24 hours a day with little human interaction.

ASTECH’s Flexible Experiment Workcell offers a modular integrated solution to your drug discovery research needs. Integration of various components such as those listed below means that you can take the automation of your drug discovery research to any level.

  • Compound Store
  • Liquid Handler
  • Powder Handler
  • Mixing Equipment (eg. Vortexers)
  • Centrifuge
  • Analysis Equipment (eg. HPLC)

Alternatively ASTECH’s Mini-Flex Workcell offers a bench top solution which can integrate many of the same components but on a smaller scale.

ASTECH’s intuitive software gives you full control of the automated system. The software will be designed around your exact requirements.