{"id":15083,"date":"2021-04-29T15:00:43","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T15:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/blog\/behindthebench\/?p=15083"},"modified":"2021-09-21T16:38:36","modified_gmt":"2021-09-21T16:38:36","slug":"conquer-your-caseload-by-improving-the-efficiency-of-your-forensic-extraction-workflow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/blog\/behindthebench\/conquer-your-caseload-by-improving-the-efficiency-of-your-forensic-extraction-workflow\/","title":{"rendered":"Conquer Your Caseload by Improving the Efficiency of Your Forensic Extraction Workflow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: top;margin: 5px\" title=\"ID NIMBUS Presto system \" src=\"http:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/behindthebench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/05\/col013535-hid-id-nimbus-presto-image-f-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"ID NIMBUS Presto system \" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/us\/en\/home\/industrial\/forensics\/human-identification\/forensic-dna-analysis\/sample-preparation-extraction\/id-nimbus-presto-system.html\">ID NIMBUS Presto system<\/a> is an extraction and purification solution that can process up to 96 samples, in under 90 minutes. This system, co-developed by\u00a0<strong>Thermo Fisher Scientific<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Hamilton<\/strong>, is optimized for use with Applied Biosystems <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/order\/catalog\/product\/4463353?SID=srch-srp-4463353#\/4463353?SID=srch-srp-4463353\">PrepFiler<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/order\/catalog\/product\/4463354?SID=srch-hj-4463354#\/4463354?SID=srch-hj-4463354\">PrepFiler BTA<\/a> chemistry, demonstrating excellent reproducibility for most complex forensic sample types \u2014 including bone and touch DNA samples \u2014 quickly and easily.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TF1W3dXLUXM\">Watch the animation<\/a> below for more details on how the system works.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ID NIMBUS Presto system\" width=\"760\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TF1W3dXLUXM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The deck of the ID NIMBUS Presto system is preconfigured but flexible- you can set it up to accept samples in tubes or plates and define the output as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/order\/catalog\/product\/A48397?SID=srch-hj-A48397#\/A48397?SID=srch-hj-A48397\">tubes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/order\/catalog\/product\/95040450?SID=srch-srp-95040450#\/95040450?SID=srch-srp-95040450\">deep-well plates<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/us\/en\/home\/life-science\/pcr\/pcr-plastics\/plastics-selection-guide.html\">PCR plates<\/a>, as well.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the ID NIMBUS Presto or to request a virtual demo, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/ca\/en\/home\/industrial\/forensics\/human-identification\/forensic-dna-analysis\/sample-preparation-extraction\/id-nimbus-presto-system.html\">thermofisher.com\/IDNP<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ID NIMBUS Presto system is an extraction and purification solution that can process up to 96 samples, in under 90 minutes. 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