By Changing a Basic Lab Step, Acoustic Liquid Transfer Having a Broad Impact

Freeman Dyson famously said, “the great advances in science usually result from new tools rather than from new doctrine.” Today we talk with Mark Fischer-Colbrie, CEO of Labcyte, a company which has made some waves--literally-- in the life sciences by changing a very fundamental laboratory procedure: liquid transfer. For some years now, Labcyte has been selling machines that move liquid around with sound. By eliminating the need for pipette tips and other “solid” surfaces, the machines guarantee much more precision.