PerkinElmer launches automated workstation for the efficient and cost-effective process development of protein therapeutics

Author: James Potticary, Future Science Group

JANUS^® automated workstation eliminates the need for multiple instruments.

At the recent 12th Annual Protein Science Week (PepTalk) (January 21–25, Palm Springs, Florida, USA), PerkinElmer (MA, USA) announced the launch of the JANUS^® BioTx ProTM automated workstation for the improved process development of protein therapeutics. JANUS, which has been designed for high-throughput, small-scale protein-purification, accommodates multiple chromatography modes (column, tip, and batch), therefore removing the need for multiple instruments and resulting in more efficient and cost-effective sample processing.

Kevin Hrusovsky, President of Life Sciences and Technology at PerkinElmer, commented on the announcement, “sample preparation for protein characterization can be a time-consuming and tedious process, automating this function frees up valuable research time and enables scientists to obtain critical information earlier in the protein development pipeline.” Current applications for the workstation include resin-binding studies and conditions screening. Hrusovsky added, “This is particularly important to support quality by design experimentation in both upstream and downstream processes to improve product quality and reduce development time.”

Stated in the press release, the JANUS BioTx Pro enables the small-scale purification of µg to mg proteins on one system, instead of three individual dedicated systems, supporting the use of commercially available plate and column-based screening tools.

Source: PerkinElmer launches automated workstation for improved process development of protein therapeutics.