Applications

Hamilton’s products support your most complex research needs across many life science applications with trusted solutions. Our lab automation systems and pioneering process sensor technologies streamline critical workflows and offer real-time measurement of critical process parameters and key performance indicators, from NGS library prep and cell culture to bioprocessing and power generation. With increased throughput, reliable results, and flexible configurations, we help you move science forward, efficiently and confidently.

What Are Lab Applications in Life Science?

Lab applications are defined scientific workflows performed in laboratory settings to support research, diagnostics, or biomanufacturing. Each application is designed to answer a specific biological question, generate reliable data, or fulfill a regulatory need.

Examples of lab applications include:

  • Precision Fermentation
  • Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS)
  • Cell-based assays
  • Drug screening
  • LC-MS (Liquid Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry)
  • Environmental or clinical sample testing

These workflows can be manual, semi-automated, or fully automated depending on throughput, sample type, and compliance requirements.

 Tools and Technologies That Enable Lab Applications

Lab applications rely on a wide range of technologies and techniques to ensure precision, consistency, and scalability. These tools are not applications themselves—they are enablers that support the efficient and reproducible execution of lab workflows.

Common tools and technologies include:

  • Sample handling automation: Liquid handling platforms, decappers, dilution and dispensing systems
  • Sample storage automation: Automated storage systems for ambient to -80 °C labware management
  • Precision monitoring: Real-time tracking of critical process parameters like pH, dissolved oxygen and cell density
  • Measurement technologies: high-precision syringes and pumps
  • Digital integration: Laboratory information management systems (LIMS), scheduling and data analysis tools

Together, these solutions streamline operations, reduce manual errors, and ensure data quality across diverse lab applications.