Cole Batty, PhD | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Marasco Laboratory
Hanwen Melvin Lye, MBA, BCMAS | Senior Director, Scientific Affairs, Curiox Biosystems
Manual antibody cocktail preparation becomes increasingly difficult as cytometry panels grow in complexity. Pipetting dozens of antibodies across samples increases the risk of human error, reagent waste, and repeat experiments as panel complexity grows.
This technical note analyzes the operational and cost impact of manual antibody cocktail preparation and provides a framework for evaluating when automation becomes advantageous in high-dimensional panels.
12-15 min read • Immediate access
“I had over 200 individual pipette actions that occurred over 4.5 hours. Two of those hours I had to be physically in the lab. Even during the five-minute spins, I couldn’t step away to check email or do anything else.”
Ryan Duggan
AbbVie
