Ion Chef System Thermo Fisher

Ion Chef System Thermo Fisher

Ion Chef System Thermo Fisher is the next generation of workflow simplification products for the Ion GeneStudio S5 Systems. The Ion Chef System provides automated library preparation, template preparation, and chip loading for users at any experience level. In less than 15 minutes of up-front hands-on time and with the use of pre-packaged library preparation reagent kits, the Ion Chef System provides a convenient walk-away workflow resulting in equalized, pooled libraries ready for templating. The automated workflow supports Ion AmpliSeq one- and two-pool designs. After library preparation, less than 15 minutes of hands-on time is required to set up the Ion Chef System to perform fully automated template preparation, producing one or two chips ready for sequencing. Automating your sample preparation workflows on the Ion Chef System results in significantly higher productivity.

The Ion Chef System:
• Simplifies the workflow
• Minimizes sources of user-introduced variability
• Helps save time and labor
• Supports sequencing preparation for the Ion GeneStudio S5 Systems

The Ion Chef System features:
• Automated Ion Ampliseq library preparation, template preparation, and chip loading
• Cartridge-based reagent system
• Sample and reagent-tracking capability
• Intuitive user interface
• On-board diagnostics

Simplify the Ion Torrent NGS workflow
The Ion Chef System simplifies the Ion Torrent next-generation sequencing (NGS) workflow by integrating several manual and instrument steps into a single process. The Ion Chef System workflow now incorporates all steps of library preparation (targeted PCR amplification with respective primer panel, partial digestion of primer sequences, adapter/barcode ligation, purification, library equalization and pooling), as well as all steps of template preparation and chip loading. The simple, automated workflow provides easy access for users of any experience level.

Minimize variability and load chips reproducibly
The Ion Chef System provides reproducible chip loading by automating multiple manual chip-loading steps. The sophisticated visual system inside the Ion Chef System is designed to help reduce user-introduced error and variability by providing barcode reading and positive identification of samples, chips, and reagents. The visual system performs the setup check before the run, as well as the reagents and consumables load and unload check, calibration, and diagnostics.