Life Science: DNA

Life Tech - technology for life science

Smart solutions for laboratory and medical devices

Growing and aging populations, increasing risk of illness and global mobility call for cost-effective healthcare solutions. The demand for suitable preventative healthcare and diagnostic procedures is also on the rise. The LifeTech division at Festo provides forward-looking answers – with innovative solutions for medical technology and laboratory automation. We support manufacturers of laboratory and medical devices with solutions that deliver precise and reproducible results.

Life Science: woman laboratory tablet

Technical developments such as miniaturization, integration or dispensing of ever smaller fluid volumes are opening up new opportunities in the field of life science. Festo is advancing these trends – with compact components, highly integrated modules and a focus on micro-fluid products for regulating gases and liquids.

We offer standardized components for laboratory and medical devices and develop customized automation solutions together with you to meet your requirements – cost-effectively, to fit the smallest possible space and in the best possible quality.

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Medical technology: control gases precisely

Medical technology: control gases precisely

Components for medical devices: Pneumatic valves with piezo technology are extremely compact and regulate the pressure and flow rate of medical gases and liquids with outstanding energy efficiency.

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Lab automation: kinematics for sample handling

Lab automation: kinematics for sample handling

Products and ready-to-install complete solutions for automated sample preparation: from identification and positioning of sample carriers to opening and closing of sample containers.

Laboratory automation

Liquid handling with modular dispensing system

Liquid handling with modular dispensing system

Reliable, precise and compact: Our dispense head consists of a multi channel manifold, dosing valves and nozzles, and can be adapted perfectly to your specific requirements.

Liquid handling

Satisfied customers, thanks to Festo automation

Laboratory assistant looks at plant leaf in Petri dish

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40,000 DNA extractions daily

It's great when things run quickly: 20 minutes per extraction process and a new plate every 2.5 minutes – the Dutch company Synchron Lab Automation, in cooperation with Festo, has developed a small automated factory for DNA extraction. As a result, customers in the seed industry can collect DNA from up to 40,000 samples per day.

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Mobile oxygen system devices improve the mental and physical ability of patients as well as their quality of life

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Improved quality of life

Around 600 million people worldwide are afflicted with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Mobile oxygen system devices improve the mental and physical ability of patients as well as their quality of life. Japanese company Musashi Medical Laboratory supplies easy-to-operate regulators in smartphone format for these oxygen system devices, thus significantly improving comfort and handling for patients. Compact piezo valves from Festo provide for quiet oxygen supply.

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Festo: Fully Automated DNA Extraction

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Fully Automated DNA Extraction

In plant breeding, countless DNA samples are examined in the laboratory every day. Breeders face the technical challenge of testing DNA quickly and accurately. An automated machining jig supports the automated laboratory in the preparation of samples for analysis.

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