Overview of QPix Pins and Heads

Our specialized QPix™ 400 Series pins are designed to pick, plate, and replicate a wide range of microorganisms such as bacteria, phage, and yeast cells. 

Different microorganisms can have different colony morphologies. Our unique portfolio of organism-specific pins come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and textures, thus ensuring maximum viability and subsequent growth for each colony that is picked. 

Technologies of QPix Pins & Heads

  • Gridding Head (Red)

    Gridding Head (Red) - 96- and 384-pin Format

    • 96- and 384-pin format
    • Pins are not fired; they only retract into the head when they hit a solid surface
    • To "spot" liquid from source plate onto agar or filter
    • Requires use of gridding pins

    Picking Head (Black)

    Qpix Picking Head (Black)

    • 96-pin format
    • For picking from agar plate to liquid destination plate
    • Requires use of picking pins

  • Re-arraying/Replicating Head (Blue)

    Blue Re-arraying/Replicating Head

    • 96-pin format; padding within the head for softer pin return
    • For transferring from liquid source plate to liquid destination plate
    • Requires use of re-arraying pins

Ordering Options of QPix Pins and Heads

QPix Gridding Pins

Protein Microarrays - PN: X4242

Gridding pins for protein microarrays, tip diameter 0.15 mm

#X4242

$10.00 USD

1

DNA Microarrays - PN: X2421

Gridding pins for DNA microarrays, tip diameter 0.25 mm

#X4241

$10.00 USD

1

Streptomyces and yeast - PN: X4243

Gridding pins for yeast & Streptomyces, tip diameter 1 mm

#X4243

$22.00 USD

1

QPix Picking Pins

E. coli, Standard - PN: X4370

Picking pin for E. coli /phagemid, tip diameter 0.55 mm

#X4370

$31.00 USD

1

E. coli, Deep well - PN: X4375

Pcking pin for E. coli /phagemid, tip diameter 0.55 mm, deep well

#X4375

$31.00 USD

1

Phage, Standard - PN: X4371

Picking pin for phage plaque, tip diameter 1 mm

#X4371

$38.00 USD

1

Phage, Deep well - PN: X4378

Picking pin for phage, tip diameter 1 mm, deep well

#X4378

$37.00 USD

1

Phage Picker+, Standard - PN: X4372

Picking pin for Phage Picker+, tip diameter 1.6 mm

#X4372

$31.00 USD

1

Phage Picker+, Deep well - PN: X4380

Picking pin for Phage Picker+, tip diameter 1.6 mm, deep well

#X4380

$59.00 USD

1

Yeast Picker+, Standard - PN: X4376

Picking pin for Yeast Picker+, tip diameter 1.6 mm

#X4376

$31.00 USD

1

Yeast Picker+, Deep well - PN: X4377

Picking pin for Yeast Picker+, tip diameter 1.6 mm, deep well

#X4377

$31.00 USD

1

Streptomyces and yeast, Standard - PN: X4373

Picking pin for Streptomyces and yeast, tip diameter 1 mm

#X4373

$31.00 USD

1

Streptomyces and yeast, Deep well - PN: X4379

Picking pin for Streptomyces and yeast, tip diameter 1 mm, deep well

#X4379

$31.00 USD

1

1 Way Adjustable Petri Dish Holder (pate diameter compatibility: 138-141mm) - PN: X9401

#X9401

$660.00 USD

1

2 Way Adjustable Microplate Holder (plate diameter compatibility: any ANSI/SLAS 1-2004 microplates) : PN: X9402

#X9402

$882.00 USD

1

4 Way Adjustable Petri Dish Holder (plate diameter compatibility: 97 - 100.5 mm) - PN: X9403

#X9403

$1,376.00 USD

1

5 Way Adjustable Petri Dish Holder (plate diameter compatibility: 87 - 90.5 mm) - PN: X9404

#X9404

$1,723.00 USD

1

QPix Picking Springs

QPix Picking Springs

Picking springs, 100 springs per pack

#X4390

$189.00 USD

1

QPix Re-arraying Pins

E. coli, standard - PN: X4311

Re-arraying pin, standard transfer (E. coli / high viability samples), tip diameter 0.55 mm

#X4311

$31.00 USD

1

E. coli, deep well - PN: X4315

Re-arraying pin, standard transfer (E. coli / high viability samples), tip diameter 0.55 mm, deep well

#X4315

$31.00 USD

1

Yeast Picker+, Standard - PN: X4320

Re-arraying pin, high capacity (yeast /medium viability samples), tip diameter 1.6 mm

#X4320

$31.00 USD

1

Yeast Picker+, Deep well - PN: X4321

Re-arraying pin, high capacity (yeast /medium viability samples), tip diameter 1.6 mm, deep well

#X4321

$31.00 USD

1

 

Heads

 

PRODUCT NAME ORGANISMS APPLICATIONS PART NUMBER
96-pin picking head for E. coli, standard 96- and 384-well plates E. coli Picking X4006G
96-pin picking head for E. coli, standard 96- and 384-well plates, deep well E. coli Picking, deep-well plates X4006A
Re-arraying and replicating head for E. coli, standard transfer, 96 pin for 96-and 384-well plates E. coli Re-arraying and replicating X4310A
96-pin picking head for Phage, standard 96- and 384-well plates Phage Picking X4006B
96-pin picking head for Phage, standard 96- and 384-well plates, deep well Phage Picking, deep-well plates X4006H
Gridding head for Phage, 96 pin for 96- and 384-well plates Phage Gridding X4225
96-pin picking head for Phage Picker+, standard 96- and 384-well plates Phage Picking X4006C
96-pin picking head for Phage Picker+, standard 96- and 384-well plates, deep well Phage Picking, deep-well plates X4006J
96-pin picking head for Streptomyces and yeast, standard 96- and 384-well plates Streptomyces and yeast Picking X4006E
96-pin picking head for Streptomyces and yeast, standard 96- and 384-well plates, deep well Streptomyces and yeast Picking, deep-well plates X4006F
Gridding head for Streptomyces and yeast, 96 pin for 96- and 384-well plates Streptomyces and yeast Gridding X4228
96-pin picking head for Yeast Picker+, standard 96- and 384-well plates Yeast Picking X4006D
96-pin picking head for Yeast Picker+, standard 96- and 384-well plates Yeast Picking, deep-well plates X4006K
Re-arraying and replicating head for Yeast, standard transfer, 96 pin for 96-and 384-well plates Yeast Re-arraying and replicating X4310B
Gridding head for DNA Microarrays, 96 pin for 96- and 384-well plates DNA Microarrays Gridding X4226
Gridding head for Protein Microarrays, 96 pin for 96- and 384-well plates Protein Microarrays Gridding X4227