A cartridge, an analysis system, a method and a computer program product for testing a sample, such as, environmental, food or biological sample, wherein the cartridge has two memory means that are different and/or can be read out by different methods and which correspond to the cartridge or to the batch thereof.

The present invention is directed generally to devices and methods for manipulating laboratory pipettes in a programmable manner. The present invention is directed to an apparatus and methods for allowing a user to instruct the device to perform a specific process; identifying the type, location and identity of the consumables to be used; manipulating a plurality of pipettes for performing the liquid handling; monitoring the process during and after its execution; generating a detailed report for the plurality of actions. Other aspects of this invention include optimization of the liquid dispensing performances of a pipette; monitoring and controlling individual actions by means of vision; virtualization of the protocol definition by means of a reality augmented software interface; integration of the system in a conventional laboratory environment workflow.

A chromatography lab system comprising a cooling compartment arranged to hold both fraction collector devices and sample containers, whereby the cooling compartment comprises an identifying device which is arranged to identify the fraction collector devices such that fractions from the chromatography are collected only in the fraction collector devices.

A laboratory sample distribution system and a laboratory automation system comprising such a laboratory sample distribution system are presented. The laboratory sample distribution system comprises a number of sample container carriers adapted to move autonomously and to communicate with each other and with a central control unit.

An automation system for an in vitro diagnostics environment includes a plurality of intelligent carriers that include onboard processing and navigation capabilities. The intelligent carriers can include one or more image sensors to observe the relative motion of the track as the carrier traverses it. The carriers can also observe position marks on the track surface to provide absolute position information, which can include additional data, such as routing instructions. Synchronization marks may be provided to correct errors in the observed trajectory.

The present invention is directed generally to devices and methods for manipulating laboratory pipettes in a programmable manner. The present invention is directed to an apparatus and methods for allowing a user to instruct the device to perform a specific process; identifying the type, location and identity of the consumables to be used; manipulating a plurality of pipettes for performing the liquid handling; monitoring the process during and after its execution; generating a detailed report for the plurality of actions. Other aspects of this invention include optimization of the liquid dispensing performances of a pipette; monitoring and controlling individual actions by means of vision; virtualization of the protocol definition by means of a reality augmented software interface; integration of the system in a conventional laboratory environment workflow.

A computer implemented method (60) for remote analyzer monitoring, comprising: obtaining (62), via a computing device (20) comprising a camera (21), visual representation data (70) of at least a display interface (P1-D) of an automated analyzer (P1) after the automated analyzer (P1) has performed a predefined operation, wherein the visual representation data (70) of the display interface (P1-D) comprises data associated with an outcome of the predefined operation performed by the automated analyzer (P1); processing (64) the visual representation data to extract data (74) relating to an outcome of the predefined operation computed by the automated analyzer (P1) and comprised in the visual representation data (70) associated with the predefined operation; evaluating (66) the data associated with the predefined operation according to at least one evaluation criterion to thus generate evaluation data (76); and storing (68) the evaluation data associated with the predefined operation.

A method for adapting a processing of an in particular biological sample using a processing unit includes identifying a cartridge in an identification region for a processing parameter, reading the processing parameter from the identified cartridge by the processing unit and adapting the processing depending on the processing parameter, and processing the sample in the cartridge with the processing unit.