JANUS Automated Workstation for ELISA

ELISA (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay) is a popular biochemical method used for immunological detection of antigens in a sample. The ELISA method is frequently used in diagnostics, veterinary applications, drug discovery and development processes, and as a quality control check in various industrial applications. Within these disciplines, ELISA is often used to screen a large number of samples of various origins, and adding automation to the process can be of great benefit. The JANUS® Automated Workstation is a flexible and modular system that can significantly lower reagent and labor-related costs. In addition, screening ELISA samples with automation allows your technical personnel to focus on other tasks such as data interpretation and new protocol design.

Given the number of steps involved in ELISA, JANUS is an ideal automation platform to consider – as it can easily integrate with other instruments such as incubators to control temperatures, washers, readers to analyze results, with barcode reading to track samples, and plate storage equipment for a complete automated workflow. In addition, the ability to scale your sample volume for higher throughput processing needs is effortlessly achieved by adding more plates with the support of PlateStak™.

JANUS® Project Manager rounds out your immunoassay automation solution, by enabling multiple operations to occur at the same time (i.e. sample transfers, reagent dispensing, plate washing, plate reading, plate movement, incubation, etc.).

Get the benefits:

  • Automated workflows for your assays provide reliable and effective lower per well reagent and labor costs, shorter sample processing times, and a reduction of human errors.
  • Modular and scalable design allows you to add other instruments and devices as your protocols evolve.
  • JANUS Project Manager helps monitor and plan all steps in parallel of ELISAs to ensure precision, accuracy, and performance.

Recommended JANUS system configurations

For medium throughput

  • JANUS Mini, Standard or Expanded Platform with Varispan (4- or 8-Tip) Arm
  • VersaTip™ Plus Option
  • BioTek ELx405 plate washer
  • Inheco LM incubator or ThermoShake (as necessary)
  • Victor™ MultiLabel plate reader

For higher throughput

  • JANUS Expanded Platform with Varispan Arm ( 8-Tip)
  • VersaTip Plus
  • PlateStak(s)
  • BioTek ELx405 plate washer
  • Plate incubator (as necessary)
  • JANUS Project Manager
  • EnVision® MultiLabel plate reader