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Automate magnetic bead clean-ups with Tuna

A benchtop magnetic particle mover, purpose-built for PCR and NGS library preparation workflows.

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How Tuna works

Set up the plate in about 5 minutes, start the run, and Tuna handles bind, wash, dry and elution for 1–24 samples.

Load samples & beads

Add your samples and magnetic beads to the designated Bind wells.

Add wash solution

Add 70–80% ethanol to the Wash 1 and Wash 2 wells, according to your protocol.

Add elution buffer

Add the required elution buffer to the Elution wells at your desired elution volume.

Start the run

Load the plate into Tuna and start the clean-up run. Tuna takes care of the rest.

One platform for every clean-up workflow

Tuna slots into your existing PCR and NGS workflow at each critical purification step, using CamSelect NGS, AMPure XP, SPRI or similar magnetic bead chemistries.

Extraction

Post-extraction

Library prep

Ligation

Post-ligation

Amplification

Post-PCR

Sequencing

Where Tuna steps in

Engineered for consistency

Consistent results across users

Every run follows the same validated protocol, so results are reproducible regardless of who loads the plate.

Precise bead handling

Controlled magnetic separation and bead transfer keep the eluate clean and free of bead carryover.

Controlled washing and drying

Fixed wash and drying parameters prevent ethanol carryover and over-drying, both of which reduce DNA recovery and downstream enzyme performance.

Fewer manual steps

Tuna runs the full sequence unattended, reducing handling errors and freeing up time at the bench.

Up to 6× less hands-on time

Cleaning up 24 samples by hand takes around 30 minutes of hands-on pipetting. With Tuna, you set up the run in 5 minutes and leave the rest to the instrument.

Samples to clean up

24

Manual · 1.25 min per sample

30 min

Tuna · 1 run

5 min

Hands-on time saved —

25 min

All Hands Off Deck

One instrument, multiple clean-up applications

Automate post-ligation, post-PCR and size-selection clean-ups with consistent bead ratios across every sample.

Gentle, reproducible clean-up for low-input cDNA and library material, where every nanogram counts.

Remove salts, enzymes and inhibitors from extracted and FFPE-derived DNA before library prep.

Clean up PCR amplicons and enriched libraries between steps without manual pipetting.

Pair Tuna with CamSelect NGS

CamSelect NGS magnetic beads are built for size selection and PCR clean-up in library prep. Manufactured in an ISO 13485 facility with ultra-uniform Camoxyl™ beads for up to 90% DNA recovery.

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Tech specs

Resources

No. Tuna is a magnetic particle mover. Rather than moving liquid, it moves the magnetic beads, carrying bead-bound DNA from well to well through bind, wash and elution.

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