Artel Launches Online Series of Pipetting Technique Training Videos
Westbrook, ME(August 10, 2009) - Artel announced today the launch of its online series of pipetting technique training videos hosted at www.artel-usa.com. A new addition to the company's suite of pipetting technique training tools, the series of 10 two-minute videos is designed to enable labs to increase the quality and efficiency of their liquid handling operations through enhanced pipette operator competence. The series premiers today with an episode focusing on pipette tip pre-wetting.
Improper pipetting technique leads to liquid delivery errors and faulty data, which hamper the efficiency and productivity of laboratory operations. To address this challenge and better utilize staff assets, laboratories are increasingly turning to personnel training. Artel's series of training videos fits with the company's broader initiative to provide tools and resources to help laboratories improve liquid handling quality assurance and enhance data quality.
Each episode in the series will cover one fundamental of pipetting technique, such as plunger pressure and speed, selection of proper pipetting mode and pipette tips, and the need to work at temperature equilibrium. The videos address 10 important issues that should be taken into consideration to ensure accurate and precise liquid delivery.
"Operator pipetting skill is one of the key factors determining the accuracy and precision of liquid delivery volumes," said Kirby Pilcher, President, Artel. "Training tools such as our educational videos provide a cost-effective, convenient method for coaching staff members in optimal technique to improve the quality and integrity of laboratory data."
Artel's suite of training tools also includes its Pipetting Proficiency Certification seminars, which are training sessions for laboratory personnel who use pipettes daily. These seminars help lab technicians improve their pipetting technique with a focus on pipette mechanics, causes of pipette failure, mitigating variability, and ergonomics.
About Artel
Artel is the worldwide leader in liquid handling quality assurance. Artel manufactures the most accurate, precise and easy-to-use systems for ensuring data integrity in any process requiring liquid volume measurement. Artel systems, based on proprietary Ratiometric Photometry, conform to ISO 8655-7 and provide NIST-traceable results to ensure reproducible data and regulatory compliance. In addition, Artel provides liquid handling quality assurance support and consultation services including on-site pipetting technique training and certification for pipette users and laboratory managers, and Liquid Handler Performance Verification services for automated laboratories. Since 1982, Artel technology has been proven in daily use in thousands of laboratories including pharmaceutical, clinical, forensic, public health and environmental. Leading institutions such as Amgen, ARUP, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celgene, Centers for Disease Control, DuPont, Eli Lilly, FBI, Genentech, Genomic Health, Mayo Clinic, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Merck, Pfizer, Procter & Gamble and U.S. FDA depends on Artel technology to help them meet their objectives for quality and productivity. For more information, contact Artel at 25 Bradley Drive, Westbrook, ME 04092; Tel: 207-854-0860; Fax: 207-854-0867; Website: www.artel-usa.com.
