{"id":194527,"date":"2025-06-18T13:48:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T13:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/194527\/"},"modified":"2025-06-18T13:48:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T13:48:10","slug":"objective-biotechnology-launches-first-ever-automated-microinjection-robot-for-genetic-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/194527\/","title":{"rendered":"Objective Biotechnology Launches First-Ever Automated Microinjection Robot for Genetic Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"bwalignc\">\nAutoinjector Enables High-Throughput Genetic Manipulation Using Vision-Guided Precision Robotics<\/p>\n<p>MINNEAPOLIS&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;Objective Biotechnology, a pioneer in next-generation research tools, today announced the commercial launch of the Autoinjector, the first fully automated robotic system for microinjection in genetic research. Developed in collaboration with the University of Minnesota, the system was validated in a <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Facademic.oup.com%2Fgenetics%2Farticle%2F226%2F4%2Fiyae025%2F7610806&amp;esheet=54277790&amp;newsitemid=20250618501370&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=GENETICS&amp;index=1&amp;md5=c697376cb91530efe0e768e7e7885764\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GENETICS<\/a> study showing its speed, accuracy, and broad utility across model organisms.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20250618501370\/en\/2501016\/5\/OB_Logo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20250618501370\/en\/2501016\/22\/OB_Logo.jpg\"\/><\/a><br \/><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20250618501370\/en\/2501016\/5\/OB_Logo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20250618501370\/en\/2501016\/21\/OB_Logo.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nMicroinjection is an essential but slow step in genetic research, traditionally requiring technicians to manually align and inject each embryo with precision. The Autoinjector transforms this process by combining computer vision and machine learning, delivering consistent, high-precision injections up to four times faster than manual methods\u2014while reducing training time from months to weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe Autoinjector also enables entirely new high-throughput experiments that aren&#8217;t feasible by hand. In the study published in GENETICS, researchers used it to inject over 20,000 uniquely barcoded DNA plasmids into 1,700 Drosophila embryos in just two days\u2014generating more than 400 unique transgenic lines and, for the first time, allowing scientists to measure how many independent germline integrations occurred per embryo. The study also demonstrated that the Autoinjector significantly improved vitrification rates and post-thaw survival of zebrafish, outperforming traditional manual injection.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cThe system has already demonstrated success in gene editing and transgenesis experiments across both insect and vertebrate models at multiple early-access sites,\u201d said James Grabau, CEO of Objective Biotechnology. \u201cThe Autoinjector is designed to remove a stubborn and persistent bottleneck in the process of generating transgenic models in a variety of species and applications.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cThe Autoinjector comes pre-loaded with injection protocols for commonly used model organisms such as Drosophila and zebrafish, and it can be fully customized for emerging or non-model species,\u201d said Daryl Gohl, Chief Scientific Officer of Objective Biotechnology. \u201cThis flexibility makes the Autoinjector particularly valuable for labs working across multiple species, providing them with the ability to streamline both basic and applied genetic research.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n<b>About Objective Biotechnology<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\n<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.objectivebiotechnology.com&amp;esheet=54277790&amp;newsitemid=20250618501370&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Objective+Biotechnology&amp;index=2&amp;md5=80ffb48f27b6c4562a9bc7435056c6bf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Objective Biotechnology<\/a> is a leader in developing innovative solutions for genetic engineering and neurotechnology. Its mission is to accelerate discovery by equipping scientists with cutting-edge tools that simplify, scale, and expand what\u2019s possible in modern genetics and neuroscience.<\/p>\n<p> <b>Contacts<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>\n<b>Media Contact<\/b><br \/><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biospace.com\/press-releases\/mailto:leah@leahcolepr.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">leah@leahcolepr.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Autoinjector Enables High-Throughput Genetic Manipulation Using Vision-Guided Precision Robotics MINNEAPOLIS&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;Objective Biotechnology, a pioneer in next-generation research tools,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":194528,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3846],"tags":[267,70,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-194527","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-genetics","8":"tag-genetics","9":"tag-science","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194527","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194527"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194527\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/194528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=194527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=194527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}