The average lead time for small-scale automation is around 3 months. For more complex laboratory automation, it varies between 4 and 10 months, with an average of 6 months.

Yes, CyRISBio distributes, among other things, Analytik Jena's CyBio automated pipetting platforms, which are used for laboratory liquid handling.

CyRISBio provides automation solutions for liquid handling and dispensing, as well as the integration of robotic platforms to automate complete laboratory workflows, notably leveraging Analytik Jena's CyBio liquid handling platforms.

Yes. Transitioning from a manual laboratory process to an automated one can indeed raise a number of questions and challenges. We will work on providing automation sub-components to address these issues. These will be handled through micro-developments that will strengthen the final solution.

No! The initial introductory meeting often takes place via video conference. This allows us to quickly and easily introduce ourselves and assess our mutual interest in moving forward. If both parties decide to work together, the project engineer begins their work, and billing is triggered upon the successful completion of the operation.

The more detailed your laboratory automation requirements are, the less room it leaves for our creativity. Ideally, you should define your needs and outline your processes clearly; the final specifications will be established after a few exchanges with the project engineer in charge.

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Our sample management offering covers automated low-temperature storage (biobanking), incubators, and storage hotels, as well as associated consumables such as compatible microtubes and racks, notably through our partner LVL-Technologies.

LiCONiC builds custom Biobanks tailored to your required capacity. There are no capacity limits. Examples of previously manufactured systems include the STC 101k0-ULT.

This automated -80°C sample storage system has a capacity of 3.6 million 1 mL tubes, or 38,400 racks of 96 tubes. By using high-density (HD) racks, the capacity increases by over 40% to reach 5.5 million tubes.

The smallest automated -80°C sample storage system, the STT 1.5K ULT, has a capacity of 49,920 1 mL tubes, or 520 96-tube racks. By using smaller 300 µL tubes, for example, the capacity increases to 122,800 tubes.

The Safe® range of 2D microtubes is designed, manufactured, and tested in Europe within controlled industrial environments that meet the rigorous demands of scientific and biotechnological applications.
This European production ensures consistent quality, full batch traceability, and strict compliance with international standards.

Control over the production and supply chain allows LVL-Technologies to ensure reliable and long-term product availability, even for large-scale projects or long-term biobanking initiatives.
This approach protects users against supply chain disruptions and ensures the continuity of critical research and sample storage operations.

Significant space savings can be achieved by replacing internal thread tubes with external thread 2D microtubes.
Thanks to the cap design, where the thread sits on the outer top edge of the tube, this configuration allows for reduced height and therefore increased storage density.
Furthermore, switching from 9×9 or 10×10 cryoboxes to an SBS format saves additional space while paving the way for future biobank automation.
Finally, integrating the Hi-Thèque software helps regularly optimize stock organization while ensuring complete and secure sample traceability, both on-site and remotely.
Our teams are at your disposal to assist you with all initiatives aimed at sustainably optimizing your storage capacity.

Yes. The 2D microtubes in the Safe® range are guaranteed RNase-free and DNase-free.
They are manufactured under controlled, sterile conditions and undergo strict quality procedures, ensuring their compatibility with molecular biology and genomics applications, as well as the storage of high-value scientific samples.

The Safe® range of 2D microtubes is designed to be stored in standard SBS racks or cryoboxes.
LVL-Technologies also offers customized metal storage boxes, compatible with the main models of refrigerators, freezers, and liquid nitrogen tanks available on the market.
Individual identification via 2D DataMatrix code ensures fast, reliable, and secure sample management, facilitating inventory and storage space optimization.
For advanced management, the use of automated scanning systems and tracking software is highly recommended.

In this regard, the Safe® range from LVL-Technologies includes a new generation of scanners capable of reading all types of 2D microtubes, either individually or in SBS racks and/or 9×9 or 10×10 cryoboxes.

Yes. The 2D microtubes from the LVL-Technologies Safe® range are manufactured from medical-grade polypropylene (USP Class VI), selected for its high chemical inertness, very low extractables, and compatibility with demanding biological applications.
These materials are perfectly suited for the long-term storage of sensitive biological samples and limit interactions with DNA, RNA, proteins, or other analytes, even under ultra-low temperature conditions over long periods.
Quality and compliance evaluation tests have been conducted to meet the standards of research laboratories and biobanks. Detailed results are available in the LVL-Technologies Technote, upon request.

For ultra-low temperature storage (-80°C and below), LVL-Technologies recommends using external thread 2D microtubes.
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This configuration significantly reduces the contact surface between the sample and the inside of the cap, thereby limiting the risk of cross-contamination, material transfer, or unwanted physical-chemical interactions.
These risks are particularly high with internal thread tubes during agitation or centrifugation, where liquid samples can rise and pool along the internal thread.
A comparative study detailing these phenomena is available in the LVL-Technologies Technote, accessible to all our users upon request, in either paper or electronic format.