Bionomous
BennyZA is an authorised distributor for Bionomous in South Africa
Born from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Bionomous is a global pioneer in AI-powered automation for the life sciences and aquaculture sectors. The company specializes in advanced mechatronics and microfluidics designed to automate the screening, sorting, and plating of small biological entities. Their flagship technologies—including the revolutionary EggSorter and 3DSorter—eliminate the tedious bottleneck of manual sorting for zebrafish embryos, 3D cell cultures (organoids), and plant seeds. By combining high-resolution imaging with customizable deep-learning algorithms, Bionomous empowers researchers to standardize their workflows, drastically reduce hands-on lab time, and achieve unprecedented accuracy and reproducibility in their scientific discoveries.
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Egg Sorter
The Bionomous EggSorter is an AI-powered laboratory automation platform that rapidly screens, sorts, and dispenses small biological entities (0.5–2 mm) such as zebrafish embryos, plant seeds, and 3D cell cultures. Combining high-resolution imaging with gentle micro-handling, it eliminates tedious manual sorting, cuts lab preparation time by up to 80%, and ensures highly reproducible, standardized data.
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LabSwipe
LabSwipe is the intuitive, AI-powered deep-learning software that drives the Bionomous EggSorter. Requiring no coding expertise, it performs real-time image analysis to instantly classify small biological entities—such as zebrafish embryos and 3D cell cultures—based on morphology, viability, or fluorescence. By fully automating the decision-making process, LabSwipe eliminates subjective human bias and guarantees highly accurate, standardized, and reproducible sorting results for life science research.
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Benefits and Applications
Implementing Bionomous technology revolutionizes laboratory workflows by drastically reducing manual labor and eliminating subjective human bias. By automating the delicate screening and sorting process, researchers save up to 80% of their preparation time while generating high-throughput, standardized, and highly reproducible data. This gentle, AI-driven approach is perfect for a diverse range of applications, including developmental biology, aquatic toxicology, aquaculture quality control, and advanced 3D cell culture research involving organoids, spheroids, and plant seeds.