Automation Workstation for Clinical and Regulatory Lab Compliance

Tecan, a provider of laboratory instruments and solutions in biopharmaceuticals, forensics, and clinical diagnostics, announced in a Jan. 25, 2018 press release that it will add the Fluent Gx Automation Workstation for clinical and regulated laboratories to its range of liquid handling solutions in 2018.

According to the company, the workstation solution will meet a host of laboratory needs, including clinical diagnostics, next-generation sequencing, and nucleic acid purification, and provide the advanced process security features required for regulated applications in clinical, GXP, and quality control facilities.

In addition to the liquid handling and workflow features available from related company products, the solution will also include a suite of software features needed to comply with rigorous regulatory requirements, including FDA 21 CFR Part 11, as stated by the company. The Fluent Gx Assurance Software provides full sample tracking capabilities and secure electronic records, together with a laboratory information management system interface, multi-level user management, and electronic signature options to ensure compliant and audit-ready operation.

The solution also includes software utilities to simplify system management. The compliance checker provides rapid, fully automated verification of the integrity of all executable software components, while the data audit tool performs a similar function for electronic records, ensuring data integrity, according to the company.

Source: Tecan