Myra is a liquid handler designed to support modern molecular laboratories with accurate, reproducible, and efficient pipetting. As part of a broader category of automated liquid handling systems, it helps laboratories reduce manual handling and improve consistency across workflows.
This guide outlines Myra’s core capabilities and applications and how it supports everyday laboratory workflows.
Key Myra Specifications:
Myra combines precision engineering with practical usability, enabling laboratories to automate routine liquid handling while maintaining control over processes.
- Automated calibration at the click of a button
- Supports high-throughput liquid handling workflows
- Pressure-based liquid level sensing
- Myra Intelligence AI-powered software with real-time computer vision
- Accuracy and precision of less than 2% for 2 µL pipetting volumes
- Accuracy and precision of less than 1% for 5 µL pipetting volumes
- Precise pipette tip positioning and multi-dispense pipetting
- 384-well pipette tip compatibility
- Closed pipette tip waste container to reduce contamination risk
- Interchangeable single- or multi-channel pipette head options for flexible protocols
- UV LED lights and compact HEPA filter to reduce qPCR contamination
- Compact footprint under 2 ft² and system weight of approximately 10 kg
These features support accurate pipetting, improve reproducibility, and help maintain consistent performance across workflows.
What Separates Myra from Other Automated Liquid Handling Systems?
Myra is the world’s first liquid handling system with an integrated camera. Combined with advanced AI-powered software and real-time computer vision, it enables visual monitoring during operation. This reduces the need for complex pipette calibration and helps identify potential issues early.
Precision and Reproducibility
Engineered for Accurate Pipetting Across Volume Ranges
Myra supports low- and mid-volume liquid handling where precision directly impacts downstream results.
Pressure-based liquid level sensing and automated calibration enable precise aspiration and dispensing across varying sample types. The integrated camera further supports calibration and setup, helping reduce user error during workflows. Learn more about accurate pipetting.
Minimising Human Error Through Automation
Manual pipetting can be effective at smaller scales, but larger workloads place greater demands on repeatability over time. As sample numbers increase, it becomes challenging to maintain the same level of consistency across runs.
Myra helps standardise liquid handling as workloads grow, supporting more repeatable protocol execution across larger sample sets.
Key advantages include the following:
- Less reliance on manual pipetting for repetitive tasks
- Reduced impact of user fatigue during longer workflows
- Built-in workflow logic and safeguards to support consistent protocol execution
- More consistent results across different users compared to manual pipetting
High-Throughput Performance Without Complexity
Supporting High-Throughput Liquid Handling in Compact Labs
High-throughput workflows often require large, complex robotic systems that are difficult to integrate into standard laboratory environments.
Myra takes a more practical approach. It supports high-throughput liquid handling without the need for large-scale automation, allowing laboratories to increase processing capacity while maintaining control over their workflows. As a portable liquid handler, it fits easily into space-constrained labs, making it suitable for laboratories looking to increase throughput without adding large-scale automation.
Explore how a high-throughput liquid handler supports modern lab demands.
Optimised Plate Handling and Workflow Efficiency
Efficient plate handling plays a key role in maintaining consistency across high-throughput workflows.
Myra supports a range of plate formats and automated dispensing patterns, allowing assays to be set up in a consistent and repeatable way. This reduces the need for manual intervention during preparation and helps standardise how samples are handled across plates.
By streamlining these steps, Myra helps reduce bottlenecks in assay preparation and supports higher sample processing capacity.
Flexible Workflow Programming for Diverse Applications
Customisable Protocol Development
Myra allows users to create and modify protocols based on their specific workflow requirements.
Protocols can be tailored to suit different applications, supporting a range of molecular biology and assay workflows. This flexibility makes it easier to adapt to changing research needs without requiring major adjustments to the system. Explore Myra Applications to see how it supports different workflows.
Intuitive Software Interface
Myra’s software is designed to make protocol setup clear and accessible, even for users new to automation.
Its interface simplifies technical functionality, reducing training time and minimizing programming errors during setup.
Integration Into Broader Lab Workflow and Automation Strategies
Enhancing Lab Workflow and Automation
Myra fits into broader lab workflow and automation strategies by addressing one of the most time-consuming and variable steps in molecular workflows, liquid handling.
By automating routine preparation steps, it reduces manual input and supports more consistent execution of protocols. This makes it easier for laboratories to introduce automation in a targeted way, without needing to redesign their entire workflow.
Reducing Bottlenecks in Multi-Step Protocols
In multi-step workflows, delays often occur during sample preparation and reaction setup. Myra helps streamline these stages by automating liquid handling steps prior to amplification and analysis. This supports smoother transitions between workflow stages and reduces delays during assay setup, supporting higher experimental throughput.
By improving consistency during sample preparation and reaction setup, Myra supports more efficient downstream steps without changing how the rest of the workflow is performed.
The Advantage of Automatic Pipetting Over Manual Methods
Consistency at Scale
Manual pipetting works well at smaller scales, but as workloads increase, it becomes harder to maintain both speed and consistency. Differences in technique and fatigue over time can affect results, especially across longer runs.
Myra helps reduce this variability by standardizing how liquid handling steps are performed. This allows protocols to be carried out more consistently, even across different users and larger sample sets.
Protecting Sample Integrity
Repeated handling increases the risk of contamination, especially in sensitive workflows like qPCR.
Myra reduces manual handling during setup and keeps sample preparation controlled from the start. It delivers precise aspiration and dispensing, helping maintain consistent handling across wells and plates and preserve sample quality throughout the workflow.
Built for Real Laboratory Environments
Compact Design With High Performance
Myra’s compact, space-conscious footprint allows it to occupy minimal bench space and integrate into day-to-day lab work without requiring a dedicated setup. This makes it easier to introduce automation in a way that actually works for the lab, whether in research or diagnostic settings.
Reliability and Day-to-Day Practicality
In routine laboratory work, systems need to operate consistently without adding complexity. Myra is designed for routine use, with a straightforward setup and minimal maintenance requirements. It supports repeated workflows reliably, making it easier to incorporate into everyday laboratory processes.
Can Myra be Used in Conjunction with Other Machinery?
Myra is typically used alongside other systems rather than replacing them. It handles sample preparation and reaction setup prior to amplification, while systems such as Mic perform amplification and data analysis. This keeps each stage of the workflow clearly defined while maintaining a consistent overall process.
See Practical, Reliable High-Throughput Liquid Handling For Yourself
Myra offers a practical way to automate liquid handling in modern laboratories. Its compact design and adaptable workflow support make it suitable for labs looking to improve reproducibility without moving to large-scale automation.
To explore how Myra can support your workflow, request a demo of Myra or Myra Plus, or submit an enquiry to discuss your workflow directly with Bio Molecular Systems.