Knauer OligoScaler

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Fully automated solid-phase oligonucleotide synthesis

Knauer OligoScaler Fully automated solid-phase oligonucleotide synthesis

One platform for Research and GMP Production

Synthesis scales from 100 µmol to 30 mmol

Easy in-house maintenance with low cost lifetime support

Supports standard modifications (OMe, MOE, thiolation, spacer, GalNAc and much more)

Combined flow rates up to 500 mL/min recycling loop for efficient coupling steps

System overview

What's Included

  • A set of two optimized AZURA® 2.1L pumps

  • Two Assistants (ASM) with multiple selection valves and one recycle valve

  • Software optimized for oligonucleotide synthesis

  • Two valve drives VU 4.1

  • Two tubing sets

  • One UV detector (MWD)

  • One conductivity detector within the recycle loop

  • Pressure unit (pressure reduction and split)

  • GL45 caps for reagents

High-Quality Oligonucleotide Synthesis

Established flow-design

  1. Prevent cross-contamination using ACN wash-lines next to all phosphoramidite positions
  2. 12 phosphoramidite positions (standard configuration)
  3. Recycling loop to enable high coupling efficiencies
  4. Monitoring of up to 4 wavelengths as well as conductivity and temperature within the recycling loop
  5. Waste separation in up to seven lines
  6. Green chemistry ready
  7. Customizable in hard- and software

Ready for GMP

  1. Material certificates available
  2. 21 CFR Part 11 and GAMP 5 compliant software
  3. Regulatory support (IQ/OQ/PQ)
Knauer OligoScaler System

OligoScaler to your exact requirements

OligonucleotidesOligonucleotide synthesis in pharma process development is both challenging and cost-intensive. That’s why we designed a synthesis platform that combines high precision, reliability, and scalability – allowing you to develop manufacturing methods in preparation for GMP.

With the KNAUER OligoScaler, you can seamlessly move from lab-scale synthesis (≈100 μmol) to production-scale synthesis up to 30 mmol. Thanks to flow rates of up to 250 mL/min per pump, you benefit from shorter contact times with sensitive reagents, enabling you to control and minimize impurity profiles effectively. Our intuitive software provides all the tools you need to fine-tune your synthesis.

Adjust coupling steps, modify oxidizer contact times, or recycle difficult modifications – all with just a few clicks. Design your synthesis exactly the way you need it. The standard configuration offers 12 phosphoramidite positions with integrated wash ports to prevent cross-contamination, plus 10 reagent positions that provide flexibility for any number of additional chemistry or phosphoramidite inlets.

Real-time monitoring of your detritylation curve with our detector lets you track synthesis performance at one of up to four wavelengths (190–900 nm), while conductivity measurement within the recycle loop ensures precise process control.

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