BioFoundry Equipment & Services
Our services
We specialise in high-volume, combinatorial genetic Design and high-throughput genetic strain Build using our suite of robotics for DNA assembly and transformation.
Our Test capacity extends to basic phenotyping and we offer access to metabolomics and other facilities in CSIRO.
Design – Build – Test – Learn
The CSIRO BioFoundry offers services in the Synthetic Biology Design- Build – Test – Learn bioengineering workflow. Choose the services that suit your project from our modular pipeline.
Development of Machine Learning (ML) based analysis of results is underway, and we are looking for projects to expand this capability.
Our equipment
We have a full suite of specialist equipment available in the CSIRO BioFoundry to meet the needs of high-volume projects in synthetic biology and related fields. Our equipment allows us to perform full workflows, from DNA assembly to phenotypic assays.
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Item |
Use |
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Labcyte Echo 525 acoustic liquid handler |
PCR and DNA assembly preparation ultra-low volume organism dispensing, enzymatic assay preparation​ |
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Analytik Jena Cybio Felix pipetting liquid handler |
PCR and DNA assembly preparation, organism transformation, DNA /RNA extraction, enzymatic assay |
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Singer Instruments PIXL colony picking robot |
Colony picking from solid medium to liquid or solid |
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Agilent ZAG DNA Analyzer |
High-throughput DNA capillary electrophoresis |
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Beckman Cytoflex S flow cytometer |
Microorganism population analysis |
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BioTek Cytation 5 multimode plate reader |
Microorganism analysis, DNA quantitation, enzymatic assay, FRET |
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BioTek Multiflo FX Multimode dispenser |
Microplate dispenser and washer |
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Roche LightCycler480 II |
RT-PCR RT-PCR, 384 block, gene detection, expression, and variation analysis |
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Bio-Rad C1000 thermal cyclers |
PCR and DNA assembly, 96 and 384 blocks |
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Climatron plant growth cabinet |
Photosynthetic organism growth |
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Caliper SciClone G3 pipetting liquid handler |
PCR and DNA assembly preparation, organism transformation, DNA /RNA extraction, enzymatic assay |
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Beckman Cytoflex SRT Cell sorter |
Fluorescence-activated cell sorting |
