Hi Eddie and Sarah, Thank you so much for your insights! I look forward to hearing about the NT8. From the responses I've been getting, it sounds like the Oryx does many things well, albeit a bit more slowly. Oryx also has a very reasonable price point.
Much appreciate the resources. I am always impressed by the work you guys are doing at the National Crystallization Center. Hope to one day give it a try! Cheers, Shawn Rumrill Chemistry and Chemical Biology, The Lab of Dr. Eddy Arnold Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine Rutgers University - New Brunswick [email protected] ________________________________ From: Edward Snell <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 23, 2022 10:33 AM To: Shawn Rumrill <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]> Cc: Sarah Bowman <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [ccp4bb] Crystallization Robots Dear Shawn, I do know that the National Crystallization Center has recently installed an NT8 and we also have an Oryx4 - not quite the same comparison. Sarah Bowman who directs the Center (cc'd) can probably let you know how the NT8 is working. The Center has a lot of expertise with testing many different chemicals. The Oryx4 is very capable but that is used in a lower throughput setting for just a few labs rather than the number of samples planned for the NT8. Details on the National Crystallization Center are available at https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhwi.buffalo.edu%2Fhigh-throughput-crystallization-center%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cshawn.rumrill%40rutgers.edu%7C1360cda25fe1404f693808da3cc941f2%7Cb92d2b234d35447093ff69aca6632ffe%7C1%7C0%7C637889132450783990%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ieD1MpTQbaJukC8ENsGPum68%2FGcfouHrpiE53AGWkzY%3D&reserved=0. It is a Center that provides access to a number of crystallization instruments, software, and expertise. If you want to remember it easily it can also be found at 'getacrystal.org' The paper describing it is very outdated and we hope to have an updated publication in the near future to celebrate over two decades of operations. Best, Eddie Edward Snell Ph.D. President and CEO | Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute Director | NSF BioXFEL Science and Technology Center Professor, Materials Design and Innovation | University at Buffalo, SUNY p: +1 716 898 8631 | f: +1 716 898 8660 e: [email protected] skype: eddie.snell Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute 700 Ellicott Street | Buffalo, NY 14203-1102 hwi.buffalo.edu -----Original Message----- From: CCP4 bulletin board <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Shawn Rumrill Sent: Monday, May 23, 2022 10:02 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ccp4bb] Crystallization Robots Hello, Does anyone have experience with either the Oryx8 or Formulatrix NT8 for setting up crystallization trays? Both instruments look very capable on paper. I am looking for something that is easy to use, robust, and can handle a variety of different crystallization experiments (screening and optimization). What do you like/dislike about either system? Thanks for your insights! 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