The present invention provides systems, devices, apparatuses and methods
for automated bioprocessing. Examples of protocols and bioprocessing
procedures suitable for the present invention include but are not limited
to: immunoprecipitation, chromatin immunoprecipitation, recombinant
protein isolation, nucleic acid separation and isolation, protein
labeling, separation and isolation, cell separation and isolation, food
safety analysis and automatic bead based separation. In some embodiments,
the invention provides automated systems, automated devices, automated
cartridges and automated methods of western blot processing. Other
embodiments include automated systems, automated devices, automated
cartridges and automated methods for separation, preparation and
purification of nucleic acids, such as DNA or RNA or fragments thereof,
including plasmid DNA, genomic DNA, bacterial DNA, viral DNA and any
other DNA, and for automated systems, automated devices, automated
cartridges and automated methods for processing, separation and
purification of proteins, peptides and the like.