Laboratory Automation Workflows Built Around How Your Lab Operates
Every laboratory workflow is different—driven by test mix, volume, staffing, and regulatory requirements. Brooks Laboratory Automation Solutions are designed to fit seamlessly into real world lab environments, automating critical pre and post analytical processes while improving efficiency, accuracy, and scalability across the laboratory.
Automation That Adapts to Your Workflow—Not the Other Way Around
From high‑volume routine testing to highly specialized applications, Brooks PathFinder™ systems support a wide range of laboratory workflows. Our modular automation solutions integrate with your LIS, analyzers, and track systems to reduce manual handling, eliminate bottlenecks, and ensure samples move through the lab exactly as required.
Reduced manual handling and operator decision making
Improved turnaround times and sample traceability
Seamless LIS connectivity and intelligent routing
Scalable automation that grows with your lab
Proven Solutions Across Core Laboratory Disciplines
Pre‑Analytical, Analytical, and Post‑Analytical Workflow Support
Brooks laboratory automation solutions are deployed across a broad range of clinical and analytical workflows, helping laboratories streamline operations from sample receipt through storage and archiving. Each workflow is supported by configurable PathFinder systems that automate repetitive tasks while preserving flexibility for laboratory‑specific requirements.
Our workflow solutions support applications including:
Hematology
Automated sorting, recursive testing workflows, and storage
Molecular Diagnostics
Priority identification and continuous sample processing
Toxicology
Secure chain‑of‑custody handling and intelligent tube routing
Blood Banking
Long‑term frozen storage with validated sealing
Cytology
Differential archiving and simplified sample retrieval
Special Chemistry
Smart aliquot management and optimized frozen storage
Trace Metals Analysis
Test‑specific sorting for time‑sensitive samples
Complementary Total Lab Automation
Seamless integration with track‑based systems
Spectroscopy
Streamline spectroscopy workflows with repeatable, unattended samplling
Designed to Reduce Labor Pressure and Improve Confidence
By automating manual steps such as scanning, sorting, decapping, sealing, and storage assignment, Brooks solutions help laboratories:
- Reallocate staff to higher value activities
- Reduce errors caused by manual decision points
- Improve consistency and compliance
- Maintain full visibility of every sample at every stage
Explore Workflow Specific Solutions
Every laboratory workflow is different. Brooks Laboratory Automation Solutions works closely with customers to design systems that fit existing processes while enabling future growth.