Re: [ccp4bb] Crystallization Robots

2022-05-23 Thread Tanner, John J.
I would like to echo the good things that have been said about the Oryx8. We bought one in 2016 and it has been essentially trouble-free. The instrument is used by multiple people from different labs, including undergrads, graduate students, and postdocs. Robustness and ease-of-use are

Re: [ccp4bb] Crystallization Robots

2022-05-23 Thread Shawn Rumrill
Hi Sarah, Thank you for that great summary! I agree, there are different uses for each instrument. We do enjoy our Gryphon for screening, though I find the dead volume for protein dispense to be very large and generally unreliable. I have heard a lot of great feedback about the Oryx from folks

[ccp4bb] Postdoctoral position at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Pharmacy

2022-05-23 Thread Cheng Zhang
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Re: [ccp4bb] Crystallization Robots

2022-05-23 Thread Sarah Bowman
Hi Shawn, Thanks for your email. As Eddie mentioned, we have a lot of robotics & liquid handling instruments at the National High-Throughput Crystallization (HTX) Center at HWI. For the high-throughput 1536 micro assay plates we set up, we use the Art Robbins Gryphon with 384 syringe head

Re: [ccp4bb] Crystallization Robots

2022-05-23 Thread Shawn Rumrill
Hi Eddie and Sarah, Thank you so much for your insights! I look forward to hearing about the NT8. From the responses I've been getting, it sounds like the Oryx does many things well, albeit a bit more slowly. Oryx also has a very reasonable price point. Much appreciate the resources. I am

[ccp4bb] abstract deadline for ECM33 now 31st May

2022-05-23 Thread Martyn Winn - STFC UKRI
Hi all, A heads-up that the deadline for abstract submissions has been extended until the end of the month (31st May), see https://www.ecm33.fr/ and https://hopscotch.key4events.com/abstract.aspx?e=281 I'm chairing MS1 on "MX/Cryo-EM software development" and would very much like to have a

Re: [ccp4bb] Crystallization Robots

2022-05-23 Thread Edward Snell
Dear Shawn, I do know that the National Crystallization Center has recently installed an NT8 and we also have an Oryx4 - not quite the same comparison. Sarah Bowman who directs the Center (cc'd) can probably let you know how the NT8 is working. The Center has a lot of expertise with testing

[ccp4bb] AW: [ccp4bb] Crystallization Robots

2022-05-23 Thread Hughes, Jonathan
hey shawn, we like our oryx4! it's pretty easy to program and use (after the very helpful intro from patrick / douglas instruments) - and it has helped our work enormously. it takes a while to do its job, but for us that is not relevant. it's more important that it can do all sorts of useful

[ccp4bb] Crystallization Robots

2022-05-23 Thread Shawn Rumrill
Hello, Does anyone have experience with either the Oryx8 or Formulatrix NT8 for setting up crystallization trays? Both instruments look very capable on paper. I am looking for something that is easy to use, robust, and can handle a variety of different crystallization experiments (screening

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