About
Protein crystallization has long been recognized as a critical step in the structural biology pipeline. Yet, it remains a bottleneck due to the time-consuming, labor-intensive, and error-prone nature of every step of the workflow. Formulatrix has addressed these challenges by creating an end‑to‑end automation suite, paired with real‑time AI scoring, to streamline every stage of the crystallization workflow, from building custom screens to setting nanoliter protein drops, imaging, and hit selection.
In this session, we’ll show how Formulatrix's comprehensive suite of tools provides a single, integrated automation workflow including:
- Rock Maker® Crystallization Software to design experiments, schedule automation, and track results all from a single dashboard.
- Formulator® Screen Builder to assemble precise screens in minutes, eliminating pipetting errors.
- NT8® Drop Setter to set up protein drops down to 10 nL in volume while protecting drop integrity from evaporation.
- Rock Imager® Crystallization Imagers to capture high‑resolution images of protein drops while maintaining optimal storage conditions.
- AI‑powered automatic scoring that ranks crystallization outcomes objectively, reducing manual review time and inter‑user variability.
Automation has made it possible to crystallize complex proteins and accelerate structure determination— achievements that have driven significant breakthroughs in structural biology.
Join us in this webinar to explore how these innovative tools are transforming protein crystallization, making workflows faster and more reproducible than ever before.
When
May 29th 2025
Session 1
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM CEST
(09:00 AM - 09:30 AM BST)
Session 2
01:00 PM - 01:30 PM ET
(10:00 AM - 10:30 AM PT)
About the Speaker:
Hafsa Iftikhar is currently working at Formulatrix as an application scientist for protein crystallization. She received her Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Structural Biology with research focused on the Identification of new potential inhibitors targeting HCV and SARS-CoV-2. Before joining Formulatrix, she worked as a research fellow at Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Germany, and associate researcher at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Pakistan.