Biotage® Extrahera™ Classic

Whether you operate in a GLP environment, or you simply need to organize your lab's workflow, the Extrahera GLP software package has the tools you need to make life easier in the lab.

Manage. Secure. Network. Audit. That’s Extrahera™ GLP

• Manage
• • Oversee system control and access with five distinct User Roles.
  • User roles designed to match lab personnel with their training and expertise.
• Secure
  • Maintain system and data security.
  • Incorporated password protection, timed sessions, and restricted USB port access.
• Network
  • Network integration allows for backup/restore or export of reports and audit trails to your local area network or LIMS system.
  • Receive email alerts for system pauses or errors and view your runs on your laptop using the remote viewing option.     
• Audit
  • Automatically monitor all system operations with precision tracking.
  • Generate a clear audit trail documenting all activities, including user credentials and reasons for making any method changes.

Creating a method is simpler than ever. The clean and simple user interface delivered with Extrahera makes setting up your system a an easy task. It also means you can focus on other important tasks – less programing, more processing. 

Database entries are selected during the tabbed process whereby an operator can toggle any part of a method On/Off easily. Save and re-use your favorite methods and generate pdf reports of your runs.

At the heart of Extrahera is the positive pressure unit (patent pending) that keeps things moving whatever your method; SPE, SLE, DME, PLD, PPT or Filtration

The benefits of positive pressure versus vacuum based processing mean that you can process your samples with a high degree of flow control, uniformity of processing across an entire well plate even in instances of slow flowing of viscous samples.

The software features gradient flow control and when used in combination with the flow through plate, plate lifter with vacuum assisted waste stream, not only are you preventing cross talk and sample to sample contamination, you can have absolute confidence in your data.

Depending on your industry, application or even matrix, the choice of consumable format may change. Maybe you are considering moving methods from columns to well plates for higher throughput. With Extrahera, swapping between processing 1, 3 or 6 mL columns to a well plate format can be achieved in a matter of minutes.

Just switch the pressure head (as easy as releasing two screws), configure the software accordingly (the push of a button) and you are ready to process samples according to your current needs.

96 Position Configuration
Utilize the full capability of Extrahera, 8 pipette channels operate in parallel. Allowing you to process 96 or 48 well plate formats. Additionally using this configuration, 1 mL columns and other modular ANSI 96 formats can be handled.

48 Position Configuration
Utilize 4 pipette channels in parallel to process tabless 3 mL columns.

24 Position Configuration
Utilize 4 pipette channels in parallel to process columns in either 1, 3 or 6 mL sizes.

Biotage® Extrahera™ uses industry standard clear automation tips for all liquid movements. The system has two tip rack positions, the first for reagents and solvent, the second for samples. Extrahera also features intelligent tip reuse options for your methods.

Pipetting specifications vary between 50 µL up to 1 mL suitable for challenging low volume applications, and equally capable of handling larger sample or reagent volumes by using multiple 1 mL aliquots.

By design the system has been optimized to cope with volatile and low surface tension solvents used during SLE and some SPE procedures. Dichloromethane, chloroform, methyl tert-butyl ether and diisopropyl ether
have all been used successfully.

Pipetting characteristics can be tuned and optimized for all reagents and samples on the system to suit your requirements. The software contains a comprehensive database of commonly used reagents as a solid starting point.

Make the most of your laboratory space. The compact and intelligent design of Biotage® Extrahera™ means you do not waste any of your precious lab space. It also has an enclosed processing area and an integral exhaust fan that protects you and your colleagues.