Sample handling

BumbleBee

Name: BumbleBee
Brand: BioNex Solutions

Your hit list, picked into new plates.

Screening hands you a list of selected wells. BumbleBee picks them into new plates at down to 2.5 seconds per pick, and you exchange source and destination plates while it keeps pipetting. See pick times

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BumbleBee independent pipetting channels above four accessible plate positions

How it works

Keep samples moving.
Keep plates accessible.

When the next plate cannot wait for the last batch, BumbleBee keeps your sample deck accessible. Independent channels and rotating sample translators support transfers between selected wells for hit picking, normalization and sample preparation.

Choose from one to sixteen independent channels.
Exchange source and destination plates during pipetting.
Work with 96-, 384- and 1536-well plates and supported tube racks.

At a glance

BumbleBee specifications
Channels	1–16 independent channels
Published volume range	0.5–250 µL, disposable tips
Plate formats	96 / 384 / 1536 wells
Plate access	Exchange during pipetting
Integration	Hive and configured automation systems

Source: BioNex product information. Confirm model, labware and operating conditions for your application.

Pick speed at a glance

Down to 2.5 seconds per pick.

Hit-picking time by seconds per pick
Seconds per pick	Picks per hour	384 picks	1,000 picks	10,000 picks
2.5 s	1,440	16 min	42 min	6.9 h
3 s	1,200	19 min	50 min	8.3 h
4 s	900	26 min	1.1 h	11.1 h
5 s	720	32 min	1.4 h	13.9 h

Continuous picking time, before plate exchanges and run setup. Your pick time depends on labware, volumes and deck layout; our applications team will confirm it for your method.