The companies have worked together to integrate ForteBio's Octet 384 platform, which includes the RED 384 and the QK384, on Tecan's Freedom EVO liquid handling workstation, Tecan said.

Männedorf, Switzerland-based Tecan said that it designed a Freedom EVO deck extension to mount the Octet 384 instrument on one side of the workstation.

The company said that a robotic manipulator arm is used to transport and handle plates and sensor trays, and an 8-channel liquid handling arm is used to prepare assay plates. A multi-channel arm with a 384- or 96-channel pipetting head also can be used for higher-throughput jobs.

ForteBio VP of Marketing Christopher Silva said in a statement that the integration will enable "Octet customers to process batches of assay plates and automate sample handling for Dip and Read biosensor assays, allowing greater throughput and increased efficiency."