High Performance Microplates
Advancing your assay performance and throughput™
Economics of Miniaturization
Increased throughput can lead to increased cost. Miniaturizing assays using high density microplates permits greater throughput with very significant reduction in reagent consumption and therefore costs and time.
| 96 Well | 384 Well | 384 Well LV | 1536 Well | 3456 Well | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total well volume used (μL per well) | 200 | 50 | 20 | 7 | 2 |
| Compound or other special material (vol. in nL) | 100 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| Special material cost | $10.00 |
$2.50 | $1.00 | $0.40 | $0.10 |
| Reagent cost | $0.20 |
$0.05 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.00 |
| Sample Cost = Reagent + Special | $10.20 |
$2.55 | $1.02 | $0.41 | $0.10 |
| Sample Cost per Plate | $979.20 |
$979.20 | $391.68 | $625.15 | $352.51 |
| Sample Cost per Screen | $10,200,000 |
$2,550,000 | $1,020,000 | $407,000 | $102,000 |
| Sample Cost per Year | $153,000,000 | $38,250,000 | $15,300,000 | $6,105,000 | $1,530,000 |
| No. Plates | 156,250 | 39,063 | 39,062.5 | 9,766 | 4,340 |
| Plate Pricing | $5.00 | $8.00 | $10.00 | $25.00 | $40.00 |
| Yearly Plate Cost | $781,250 | $312,500 | $390,625 | $244,141 | $173,611 |
| Totally Screening Consumable Cost | $153,781,250 | $38,562,500 | $15,690,625 | $6.349.141 | $1,703,611 |
| Total Wells | 15,000,000 | 15,000,000 | 15,000,000 | 15,000,000 | 15,000,000 |
| Cost per Well | $10.25 | $2.57 | $1.05 | $0.42 | $0.11 |