Liquid Handlers:
Myra and Myra9
Here’s Myra, An Automated Liquid Handling System That Can See
Myra is an automated liquid handling system built at our facility in Australia. It combines an automatic pipette head, an integrated camera, and control software to run precise, repeatable pipetting with minimal setup. Myra requires little to no routine maintenance, so lab time goes toward experiments rather than upkeep.
Why Choose Myra?
Precision, Speed, And Simplicity
Perfect Performance For A Precise Job
The key to excellent data starts with accuracy and precision. With our state-of-the-art automatic pipette head offering an accuracy of 5% at 1 μL volumes, the Myra liquid handler supports precise low-volume pipetting.
Save Time On
Tedious Tasks
Reclaim your time for other laboratory work. The Myra liquid handler is so precise and speedy, supporting repeatable automated pipetting. Set up a 384-well qPCR plate with samples and master mix in under 30 minutes.
Easy Setup
Few liquid handlers include an integrated camera. Myra’s integrated camera automates robot calibration and performs AI-based deck verification. With a user interface that integrates with the Mic, you can set up, run, and analyze everything in one location.
Smaller Size Means More Space In The Lab
Weighing less than 10 kg with a footprint under 2 ft², the Myra liquid handler fits on a crowded bench and inside most class II biological safety cabinets. With Myra9, you get three more deck positions without compromising that compactness.
Myra
Precision liquid handling and automation in a compact system for laboratory workflows.
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Why do you need an automated liquid handling system?
A liquid handling robot is an automated device designed to handle liquids accurately and efficiently in laboratory settings. It enables precise dispensing, mixing, and transferring of liquids, in doing so reducing human error and increasing productivity. These automatic pipette robots play a crucial role in various scientific and medical research applications. Liquid handling instruments are no longer considered a luxury but rather an everyday tool for laboratories around the globe.
Precise Liquid Handling Robotics At Your Fingertips
In conjunction with the automatic pipetting robot, Myra is equipped with a built-in camera and advanced software, so it possesses the ability to visually comprehend and respond to its tasks. This functionality also grants Myra the power to actively monitor and track objects for potential user errors.
Myra offers exactly what you want in your liquid handling robotics and has helped our users in the US, UK, Europe, and the Asia Pacific to streamline their workflows.
MyraSense® Pressure-Based Liquid Level Sensing That Can Monitor The Aspirate And Dispense Process For Errors.
Simplicity
Streamlined solutions are available for standard laboratory processes, encompassing qPCR, normalization, pooling, cherry-picking, and straightforward liquid transfers, even for 384 and 1536 well plates. To tackle more intricate procedures such as NGS library preparation, cell media washing, or determining minimal inhibitory concentrations for antibiotic susceptibility or resistance, you can harness the power of Python-based scripting functions.
Your Low-Maintenance Pipetting Robot
Compared to other liquid handling instruments, Myra is a liquid handling robot designed to the highest standards. When it comes to testing and analysis, laboratory facilities cannot afford inaccuracy or downtime. With Myra, there is next to no maintenance involved so your team can maintain optimal levels of productivity and efficiency.
Calibrate the Myra pipetting robot with one click using its precision camera—no manual adjustments needed, only active tubes are calibrated.
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Myra9
Extra deck capacity with the same high-speed, precise liquid handling performance in a compact footprint.
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Myra or Myra9
The Myra offers exceptional pipetting precision with closed-loop axis control and camera-guided calibration, all within a compact, sub-10 kg system equipped with standard HEPA and UV decontamination for busy labs. Myra9 builds on this foundation by adding three extra deck positions (nine in total), making it possible to run 384-well plate workflows and handle higher throughput while still retaining Myra’s lightweight and space-saving design.
Myra
Precise and accurate pipetting robot with vision camera and now capable of running NGS library prep and bead clean up.
Deck Capacity
6 SBS positions
Pipette Head
Interchangeable heads
Dimensions & Weight:
460 mm (L) × 360 mm (W) × 310 mm (H); 10 kg
from $29,000 USD*
Myra 9
Myra9 offers three additional deck positions compared to Myra, letting you set up larger or more complex protocols without compromising on space.
Deck Capacity
9 SBS positions
Pipette Head
Interchangeable heads
Dimensions & Weight:
468 mm (L) × 520 mm (W) × 356 mm (H); 17 kg
2-Year Warranty
Joint Specifications Of Myra
Performance
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The Myra liquid handling system dispenses from 1 to 50 µL, with an accuracy of 5% and a precision of ≤10% CV at 1 µL, improving to 1% accuracy and 0.5% CV at 50 µL. Positional precision is achieved through closed-loop axis control, which relies on optical encoders and advanced path planning. As a result, you only need to calibrate positions once, ensuring consistent and high-precision automatic pipette tip positioning, even for small aperture tubes like 384 or 1536 well plates. This, in turn, reduces the frequency of tip changes.
Additionally, the interchangeable automatic pipette head provides you with greater flexibility to meet all your liquid handling requirements. Each automatic pipette head contains its own calibration data, eliminating the need for recalibration with each exchange. Furthermore, Myra now offers the option to vortex, utilizing a high-speed rotating motion of the Myra head to enhance and expedite the mixing of reagents.
| Position control: | Closed loop, 100 μm resolution with optical encoders |
| Calibration: | High precision camera |
Size
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Myra is a compact liquid handler that weighs less than 10 kg and has a footprint of less than 2 ft², which is compact enough to fit inside a class II biological safety cabinet or laminar flow hood.
A closed pipette tip waste container not only minimizes the system’s footprint, it reduces the risk of contamination. The inclusion of UV LED lights and a compact HEPA filter further decreases the likelihood of contamination. This compact design is applied to both components, resulting in a reduced size and weight for the Myra liquid handling system.
| Height | 310mm (610mm lid open) |
| Width | 350mm |
| Length | 460mm |
| Weight | 10kg |
Liquid Handling System Accessories
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Introducing an open SBS platform for all consumable types. We offer various blocks, including the multipurpose block, which can accommodate standard tube formats and provides setup flexibility without sacrificing space. Furthermore, you have the option to expand the library with your own plate or tube type. If needed, our in-house capabilities can even 3D-print blocks to house exotic tubes or plate types upon request.
In addition to these features, the introduction of a Myra magnetic station has unlocked new possibilities, enabling techniques such as magnetic bead-based NGS library preparation.
To support a wider range of applications, we also offer various cooling blocks that help maintain lower temperatures for extended periods during sample handling and reactions.
Contact Bio Molecular Systems to discuss accessories for your Myra liquid handling system.
Automate qPCR On The Mic Cycler
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Connect the Myra liquid handling robot with the Mic cycler for qPCR. Both instruments can be operated from a single user interface, eliminating the need for exporting or importing sample names. Simply set up, run, and analyze your experiments all in one convenient location. Once done, you can configure experiments for multiple Mic cyclers using a single Myra liquid handling system and analyze the results in a unified file using the Project feature.
We don’t limit our offerings to just qPCR; you can also take advantage of simplified solutions for NGS library preparation, bead clean-up, normalization, cherry picking, dilutions and titrations, and pooling.
NGS Library Prep and Bead Clean-up
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Myra offers semi-automated library preparation to reduce manual handling and hands-on time.
Capable of handling up to 24 libraries, Myra incorporates a 96-well magnetic station for bead cleanup steps, with off-deck heating to reduce robotic downtime. The workflow is split into manageable runs with safe stopping points after the various library preparation steps, including bead clean-up.
In NGS, repeatability and reproducibility are paramount. The Myra Liquid Handling System can successfully generate high-quality DNA libraries, with performance comparable to manual methods. Sequencing runs show high Q30 scores and consistent barcode balance. Sequencing coverage exhibits uniformity across the prepared libraries, resulting in low library variability and reliable performance. Myra reduces manual labor and ensures high-quality sequencing results.
Pipette Tips
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Minimize the frequency of tip replacement with our 384-well rack of 20 or 50 µL tips. This not only benefits the Myra small liquid handler by freeing up deck space for additional plates but also enhances accuracy and precision when handling smaller volumes. Furthermore, it decreases tip retention and provides superior positional accuracy for narrower tube openings.
Our 20 µL tips are suited to applications requiring high-precision positioning, such as MALDI-TOF MS and 1536 plates.
| Price per tip | $0.18 USD ( all tips are filtered) |
Contamination Control
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| Tip disposal type | Internal enclosed waste container |
| HEPA filter | 99.98% at 0.3 µm |
| UV lamp | High intensity 70 mW 280 nm UV LED |
Communication
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| Type: | USB 2.0 |
| PC Requirements: | Windows 11 (64 bit), Intel i5 or equivalent processor, 8 GB RAM, 3 GB HD, 1080p screen resolution |
Operating Environment
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| Temperature range: | 18 – 30°C |
| Humidity: | 20 – 80% |
Electrical
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| AC Input | 100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz 1.4 A Compatible with any countries standard plug/outlets |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a liquid handling system?
Robotic liquid handling systems are laboratory tools designed to accurately and efficiently manage the transfer of liquids, typically for scientific and research purposes. These systems automate tasks such as pipetting, mixing, diluting, dispensing, and sample preparation, reducing human error and increasing reproducibility in experiments.
What are the benefits of using a liquid handling system?
Liquid handling robotics:
- Increases productivity and throughput
- Enhances the accuracy and consistency of experimental results
- Reduces contamination risks by minimising manual handling
- Frees up researchers to focus on analysis and decision-making
What types of applications can the Myra liquid handling system be used for?
The Myra Liquid Handling System is used across scientific research, diagnostics, and industrial processes. Some key applications of our liquid handling instruments include:
- Molecular Biology: PCR and qPCR setup, nucleic acid extraction, genotyping and sequencing
- Clinical Diagnostics: sample preparation and assay development
- Drug Discovery: compound screening and serial dilutions
- Proteomics and Biochemistry: protein analysis and enzyme kinetics
- Agricultural and Environmental Science: soil and water testing and plant genomics
- Custom Workflow Automation: tailored protocols
Does Myra offer flexibility?
Yes, the Myra Liquid Handling System offers flexibility across standard and custom laboratory workflows. For example, with the liquid handling robot:
- Users can program the system to perform a variety of tasks, from basic pipetting to complex multi-step protocols.
- It supports user-defined protocols, allowing labs to tailor processes to their specific research or diagnostic needs.
- The system can handle a broad spectrum of liquid volumes with high precision, catering to both low-volume molecular biology tasks and high-throughput applications.
- Works with various plate formats, tubes, and pipette tips, ensuring compatibility with existing laboratory setups.
- Myra can seamlessly integrate with other lab instruments, such as real-time PCR cyclers or robotic platforms, to streamline workflows.
- The intuitive interface allows users to quickly design, modify, and execute protocols, reducing the learning curve for operators.
- Suitable for diverse applications such as PCR/qPCR setup, ELISA, sample preparation, serial dilutions, and more.
What distinguishes Bio Molecular Systems' Myra liquid handling system?
Myra stands out from other robotic liquid handling systems due to its exceptional precision, flexibility, and innovative design. Unlike many competitors, Myra integrates a built-in camera for real-time verification of liquid handling accuracy, ensuring high reliability in every protocol. Its compact, space-saving footprint makes it ideal for laboratories of all sizes, while its user-friendly software allows seamless customisation of workflows, catering to a wide range of applications, from PCR setup to complex sample preparation. Myra’s ability to handle low-volume liquids with an accuracy of 5% at 1 µL sets it apart for molecular biology and diagnostics. Additionally, its integration with other Bio Molecular Systems products, like the Mic qPCR cycler, creates a streamlined workflow solution, enhancing productivity and consistency across laboratory processes. These features make Myra a clever choice for labs seeking precision, efficiency, and versatility in their liquid handling instruments.
Can I control the Myra liquid handling system and the Mic qPCR cycler from one interface?
Yes. Myra and Mic share a single software environment, so you can set up, run, and analyse experiments without exporting or importing sample names between separate programs, a key UX advantage over liquid handlers that require switching between multiple vendor tools.
For integrated liquid handling and qPCR, Myra+ combines Myra liquid handling with an on-deck Mic qPCR cycler.
Does the Myra liquid handler require programming knowledge to operate?
No. Programming knowledge is not required for standard workflows, which run through the software’s guided interface. For more complex or custom protocols, including NGS library preparation and cell washing, Python-based scripting is available for labs that require additional control.
How much maintenance does the Myra liquid handler require?
Myra requires little to no routine maintenance. Its closed-loop axis control and one-time position calibration reduce the need for frequent manual recalibration, while each interchangeable pipette head stores its calibration data.
Are demos with the Myra Liquid Handling System available?
Yes, Bio Molecular Systems offers demonstrations of the Myra Liquid Handling System. This hands-on experience will allow you to assess how Myra can enhance your laboratory workflows. To arrange a demonstration of our liquid handler, you can request a demo, contact us directly or reach out to one of our local distributors.
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