Cell Screen SA facility

Cell Screen SA (CeSSA) is South Australia's only high throughput screening facility.

All fully-charged work done at CeSSA comes with fully reported and publication quality methods, clear data presentation and, where applicable, analysis.

High throughput screening projects normally require substantial assay development and testing of protocols to ensure they meet the standards needed for quality results.

• Ensight: Multimode plate reader for absorbance, fluorescence, luminescence, time-resolved fluorescence and, uniquely, AlphaLISA^® assay measurement.
• Operetta^®: High-content imaging system for high-throughput imaging and image analysis. Brightfield, fluorescence, confocal and non-confocal microscope.
• Janus^®: Liquid handler for complex pipetting procedures. Range from nano to microliters. 8-tip Varispan™ for multi-tipped processing from tubes to vials to plates. Also has a 96-tip Modular Dispense Technology (MDT) dispense arms for liquid handling on 96 and 384 well plates.
• Biotek: Plate aspiration and dispense. Dispenser for variable volume dispensing of liquid through columns or rows.
• Cell:Explorer^TM(plate::handler): Robotic arm for movement of plates between all instruments allowing automated workflows for high-throughput screening applications or time-course imaging.
• We also have ample bench space, two CO₂ and temperature controlled incubators, a biohazard hood and laminar flow cabinet.

All instruments can be used integrated for complete automation but can also be used separately.

Due to the complexity of our instruments, their use requires extensive training and experience and their use is retricted to CeSSA staff.

Dr Amanda Aloia
Research Fellow (SA High Throughput Screening Facility)