Instrument booking

•     Instruments can be booked via OpenIris in 1.5-hour slots.
•     New users must first request access via their OpenIris account. See access procedure below.
•     Once approved by the platform, booking becomes available.

✔ Mandatory device training

• Read the tutorial (available in ‘Commun-Institut-Cochin\LC480-Tutoriel’) + answer the questions on OpenIris.
• You can request ‘in-person’ training. Contact us at: u1016-genomique@inserm.fr

✔ Theoretical introduction to real-time PCR

•     Duration: 2.5 hours
•     Location: G. Roussy Amphitheater (1st basement level)
•     See the scheduled dates for 2025 : January 24 / March 28 / May 23 / September 26 / November 28

Digital PCR – Biorad QX200 Droplet Generator

GENOM’IC provides the teams at the Institut Cochin with a Biorad QX200 droplet generator (DG) for carrying out digital PCR (dPCR) projects.

The platform monitors and maintains the device, which can only be used by appointment. Slots are managed directly by the platform and invoiced at the end of the year to the user team.

Before booking:

Teams wishing to use this technology must:

• Contact the Biorad application engineer, Martial Saumier (martial_saumier@bio-rad.com), to define the appropriate technical approach and development steps.
• Contact the facility (u1016-genomique@inserm.fr) to book the device.

Operation & support:

• GENOM'IC trains users in the practical handling of the droplet generator.
• It also provides the necessary plastic consumables. The rest of the reagents are to be bought by the teams.
• The experiments are carried out by the users themselves, while GENOM'IC is only involved in reading the plates.
• The data is then analysed and interpreted by the team, in collaboration with Biorad technical support.