Centrifuges designed for reliable, high-throughput bioprocessing
We’ve expanded our line of leading large-capacity centrifuges that are designed for high-throughput bioprocessing. Both the Thermo Scientific™ Sorvall™ BIOS 16 and Sorvall™ BIOS A Centrifuges include features that not only help enhance reliability, but make them much simpler to use. Whether you require outstanding capacity or high performance for application flexibility, both designs offer features that will help maximize productivity—and when combined with our space-saving footprint, one of these options is sure to be a perfect fit in your bioprocessing facility.
Outstanding capacity to maximize productivity
- Unique capacity of eight 2000mL (16L) spaces, accommodating innovative wide-mouth bottles or eight 1000mL (8L) bottles in the Sorvall BIOS 16 Centrifuge
High performance for application flexibility
- Achieve up to 12000 x g with the Sorvall BIOS A Centrifuge and the Thermo Scientific™ Fiberlite™ F6-10x1000 LEX Rotor, which provides the benefits of a carbon fiber design including resistance to corrosion and fatigue and backed by a 15-year warranty*
Enhanced ergonomics with push-button convenience
- Thermo Scientific™ Auto-Door™ automatic centrifuge door opening and closing technology
Simplified operation and space-saving design
- Thermo Scientific™ Auto-Lid™ instant rotor opening and closing technology with lid storage
- Glove-friendly Thermo Scientific™ Centri-Touch™ interface
Support your applications, from R&D to large-scale production
High-throughput, flexible sample processing
Process six 1L bottles to eight 2L bottles per run at speeds up to 8500 x g with the Sorvall BIOS 16 Centrifuge, or up to ten 1L bottles with performance up to 12000 x g with the Sorvall BIOS A Centrifuge.
Built-in safety and efficiency
- Compact design, automatic front-to-back centrifuge door opening and closing capabilities with Auto-Door technology, and Auto-Lid rotor lid opening technology and storage help optimize everyday centrifuge use
- A standard power supply eliminates the need for expensive hardwiring
- Latest global safety standards
- Energy savings with Thermo Scientific™ Eco-Spin™ Windshielded Rotors
- The Centri-Touch interface with a bright, highly visible and glove-friendly display simplifies run setup, and is further enhanced with access controls such as user login with password protection
- Get real-time run monitoring and control with the Thermo Scientific™ Centri-Vue™ Application
- Designed to assist with GMP/GLP compliance with data logging and easy-touse Thermo Scientific™ Centri-Log™ Plus Data Collection Software
Bucket Rotor
Maximize capacity and flexibility
Sorvall BIOS Centrifuges are available in two models, the Sorvall BIOS 16 or the Sorvall BIOS A, offering the flexibility to select a higher capacity with lower-speed swinging bucket rotors or higher performance, up to 12,000 x g, in a fixed-angle configuration.
To support gentle separations with lower RCF requirements, select the Sorvall BIOS 16 Centrifuge with your choice of four Thermo Scientific™ Rotors, which provides the flexibility for 1 L or 2 L bottles or tubes, capacity to match your existing workflows.