Open Liquid Handler Redefines Lab Automation

Veon Scientific, announced the launch of i.prep 2, a breakthrough multi-channel liquid handling platform designed to deliver scalability, flexibility, and seamless integration for real-world scientific workflows.

Built from the ground up for modern automation, i.prep 2 combines independent pipette channels, an open control architecture, and workcell-ready accessibility to empower researchers, automation engineers, and system integrators with unparalleled control and adaptability. Veon Scientific 

“Engineered for Integration”

At its core, i.prep 2 is a truly open liquid handling system. Each channel operates independently, enabling multi-tasking within a single run for tasks such as cherry-picking, normalization, and bespoke transfers without sacrificing speed or accuracy. Real-time control via REST and Python APIs, along with WebSocket telemetry, puts users firmly in command of every aspect of their protocols, with no closed GUIs or hidden software layers. Veon Scientific

Flexible, Modular, and Workcell-Ready

Designed for increasingly automated laboratories, i.prep 2’s open architecture provides front, rear, and side access for robotic arms, plate handlers, and human operators, making it a natural fit for advanced workcells and multi-instrument environments. Its configurable deck - featuring six SBS/ANSI zones plus auxiliary static areas - supports a wide range of labware, third-party modules, and ancillary devices. Veon Scientific

Offering a compact footprint suitable for benchtop or biosafety cabinet placement, i.prep 2 delivers full 1–1000 μL volume handling across eight independent channels, offering uncompromised performance across high-throughput and precision workflows. Veon Scientific

Powerful Software, Intuitive Operation

Whether users prefer code or no-code experiences, i.prep 2 supports both. The Flow Studio environment enables visual method design and 3D simulation, while still exposing the full Python API when advanced control or automation integration is required. Veon Scientific

Built for Today’s Labs and Tomorrow’s Innovations

“i.prep 2 lowers the complexity and cost barriers to automated assays while giving integrators the freedom to design workcells around the science, not the hardware. It enables users to begin at a modest scale and grow throughput incrementally by adding modules rather than rebuilding systems. The future of automation will be driven by smaller, affordable, reconfigurable building blocks that support redundancy, parallelisation and decentralised workflows - and i.prep 2 embodies this approach,” said Adrian Hatton, Co-Founder of Veon Scientific.