BD and Biosero, a developer of laboratory automation solutions to orchestrate scientific discoveries, today announced a framework collaboration agreement to enable and facilitate robotic arm integration with BD flow cytometry instruments to accelerate drug discovery and development.
Together, the companies intend to develop new software capabilities within BD flow cytometer instrument software to be compatible with Biosero's Green Button Go software, as well as jointly support biopharmaceutical and contract research organizations with their custom research needs, to enable easy integration with robotic arms.
Traditionally, several steps in a lab's flow cytometry workflow for drug discovery and development require manual processes. With robotic integration, these steps can become automated. For example, samples are typically loaded and analyzed on a flow cytometer one multiwell plate at a time, requiring a time-consuming manual step each time the multiwell plate is changed. With robotic arm integration, tens or even potentially hundreds of multiwell plates can be automatically changed without human intervention.
Flow cytometry is a powerful tool used across many stages of drug discovery and development. In drug screening, it allows researchers to analyze effects of potential drug candidates on single cells within vast populations. In cell therapy manufacturing, flow cytometry is used to analyze and characterize cells at different stages of the production process to ensure safety and efficacy of the final cell therapy product.
The new versions of BD flow cytometer instrument software compatible with Biosero automation software for the BD FACSymphony A1 Cell Analyzer, BD FACSymphony A5 SE Cell Analyzer, and BD FACSLyric Flow Cytometry System will be available for research use in 2025 through local sales representatives.
