Join the 100s of labs worldwide automating colony picking workflows with The PIXLⓇ Series.
99% transfer efficiency
Our patented Pinpoint Picking Technology™ ensures agar surface detection on every pick. PIXLⓇ isolates colonies efficiently without damaging the agar plates or splashing cells all over the place.
Train everyone
90% of the functionality can be learned in as little as 10 minutes. Long gone are the days of needing specialist technicians.
Unique picking technology
30,000 sterile tips in a single, low-cost PickupLine™. That’s cheaper than a pipette tip.
>2000 happy microbiologists and 10K citations (counting!)
Problem: Many colony pickers use expensive metal pins which can splash colonies.
Solution: PIXLⓇ delivers market-leading transfer efficiency of >99% using our proprietary Pinpoint Picking Technology™ and PickupLine™ – a continuous feed of sterile, cut-to-length tips – eliminating the risk of cross-contamination.
PIXLⓇ also adjusts for surface height variations on every pick, not just at the start of a workflow.
No changing pins for every organism.
No expensive labware required.
Stop washing pins and start trusting your data.
Problem: Precision robots can be difficult to use and maintain.
Solution: The PIXLⓇ series software is incredibly user-friendly. You can learn 90% of the functionality in just 10 minutes. With built-in maintenance options that guide you through the steps. The result? Anyone can use it.
Trusted by 100s of labs world wide
“PIXL for us represented a transformative tool that would really simplify our workflow. It allowed us to go directly from agar plate to agar plate at very high density.”
“PIXL has unlocked new capabilities that were previously unattainable…we can now perform high-throughput screening of microbial colonies with unprecedented speed and accuracy.”
“PIXL is a powerful tool to pick colonies and rearrange them in different sources. It is quick, efficient, and has a low risk of contamination.”
“I knew PIXL would be well designed and had confidence in Singer Instruments. We build mutant collections up to 200 000 strong to reach good genetic saturation. We pick them with PIXL and maintain them with ROTOR+”
“PIXL was essential for our microbiology research endeavours…It is trustworthy, sturdy, and gets the job done reliably and fast.”
The exclusion of manual errors saves a lot on downstream reagents and consumables. The [PickupLine] filament is even cheaper than using pipette tips.
“The PIXL increases our throughput (and sanity) by over 8-fold. The colony arrays made by the robot are far superior in quality and reproducibility than anything we could do by hand. “
PIXL applications
Ready to scale?
Your PIXLⓇ is ready to scale when you are. Customisable and extensible technology, with a fully open API.
Tested with multiple integration providers, with excellent documentation, PIXLⓇ is integration-ready from day one. Find out how we can help you automate your PIXLⓇ.
Compatible with anaerobic chambers
The PIXLⓇ Series are all bench-top colony pickers with a small footprint, ideal for use in an anaerobic chamber. Easily integrate with a robotic arm for a fully automated solution. Learn more about automating colony isolation under environmental control here.
“PIXL can pick an entire 96-well plate of colonies into new media, plus take photos of the plate and each individual colony, in a matter of minutes. Doing this by hand would take nearly five minutes per bacterial colony, not per plate. That’s pretty impressive.”
Dr Suzanne McCusker
AHMB Project Manager
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Frequently asked questions
PIXLⓇ can pick from and to a variety of plate types including liquid using re-array mode. Check it out here: https://www.singerinstruments.com/resource/versatile/
PIXLⓇ maintenance is very minimal and intuitive, with easy-to-follow instructions on the user interface. Changing the PickupLine™ is straightforward, minimising experimental downtime.
“The maintenance is really low, even changing the filament is a piece of cake. Everyone can use the machine.” Dr. Daniel Schindler from the Max Planck Institute
We have distributors across the world in:
North America, Europe & rest of world (Singer Instruments)
Australia (BioTools)
China (Punmicro)
Estonia (Lanmer OÜ)
India, Nepal and Bangladesh (iLife Biotech)
Japan (Asahi Techneion and MinervaTech)
Korea (Mo’z Science)
Latin America (Mendel)
Taiwan (Major Instruments)
If you have any questions regarding distribution please get in touch here.
PIXLⓇ was designed with automation in mind. We are happy to work with automation providers to integrate PIXLⓇ into larger workflows. Get in touch here to find out more information.
PIXLⓇ holds one source plate and four destination plates, however, in re-array mode, you can cherry-pick from multiple source plates to the same destination plate. Schedule a chat with a Scientific Advisor here to explore how to automate your workflow with PIXLⓇ.
PIXLⓇ can use both liquid and agar source plates, and it can pin to liquid and agar target plates in any combination.