Becton Dickinson announces collaboration agreement with Hamilton

Becton Dickinson announced a collaboration agreement with Hamilton, a global manufacturer of laboratory automation technology, to develop automated applications together with robotics-compatible reagent kits to enable greater standardization and reduced human error when conducting large-scale single-cell multiomics experiments. As a result of the collaboration, BD aims to deliver a suite of BD Rhapsody Single-Cell Analysis Library Preparation Reagent Kits that can be performed on the Hamilton Microlab NGS STAR robotic liquid-handling platform. The combination will automate steps, including pipetting and thermal cycling, to produce DNA samples or “libraries” that are ready for genetic sequencing.