Hologic launches Tomcat sample processing tool in Europe

Hologic has announced the European launch of its Tomcat pre-analytical sample processing instrument, which helps to bolster efficiency by automating key processes.

The fully automated general-purpose platform is designed to ease the strain of pre-analytical sample processing by eliminating the inefficient and error-prone activities required to manually aliquot samples.

It can be used to perform a full range of processing activities for liquid-based cytology samples, from de-capping and capping of tubes to vortexing, aliquoting, incubating and racking of each individual sample.

As well as being able to accommodate multiple sample types concurrently, its benefits include a user-friendly interface and its minimisation of repetitive manual steps.

Hilja Ibert, vice-president and general manager of Hologic's international diagnostics solutions business, said: "Adding our Tomcat instrument to the company's family of molecular testing systems extends our commitment to give customers more freedom and control over their workflow."

The device was presented at the American Society for Microbiology in Boston earlier this year and launched in the US during the summer.