Zymergen’s complete automation solution includes modular hardware, modern web-based software, custom and turnkey workflows, and active monitoring and support. This technology will be incorporated into Octant’s existing platform that uses synthetic biology, high throughput multiplexed assays, synthetic chemistry, and computation to engineer and interrogate drugs, proteins, and signaling pathways. Over the course of this multiphase partnership, the two companies will work together to expand Octant’s platform, enable new automated workflows, and increase throughput as instruments are added to the scalable system.
“Octant is a leading therapeutics company focused on developing drugs that match the complexity of human disease,” said
“At Zymergen, having built and operated our own internal large-scale automation system for years, we have a unique and informed view of the challenges that need to be solved to fully automate, maintain, scale and reconfigure such a system,” said Zymergen’s interim CEO,
The initial installation consists of 5 Reconfigurable Automation Carts with plans to expand over time as Octant scales their workflows. Additional terms of the agreement were not disclosed. This is Zymergen’s first customer agreement since the company announced the commercialization of its high-performance automation systems earlier this year.
About Zymergen’s Automation Technology
Zymergen’s automation technology is designed to improve the throughput, efficiency, and reliability of lab operations. It is based on building blocks called Reconfigurable Automation Carts, or RACs, which house task-targeted instruments like liquid handlers and analytical devices. RACs are easily connected to form a raceway that moves plates from station to station and can be controlled remotely by Zymergen’s cloud software that schedules workflows, monitors progress, and collects scientific, process, and instrument performance data. A RAC system can scale to various sizes depending on throughput and application, and can be reconfigured in a matter of hours. See more at zymergen.com/automation.
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About Octant
Octant is a next-generation therapeutics company integrating novel and scaled experimental technologies (multiplexed measurements and high-throughput synthetic chemistry) with computation to solve complex challenges in drug discovery. Octant engineers drugs with novel mechanisms of actions guided by extensive proprietary datasets in engineered human cells that unlock insights between genomes, drug candidates, biochemical function, and disease phenotypes. The Octant platform uses synthetic biology, high throughput multiplexed assays, synthetic chemistry, and computation to engineer and interrogate drugs, proteins, and cellular pathways at unprecedented scales. For more information visit www.octant.bio.
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