Bead Genie™ vortex shakers provide easy and accurate control of speed and time with a digital display. The variable speed shaking allows you to adjust the level of mixing from gentle shaking to vigorous vortexing. Easy-to-change platforms allow you to adapt your shaker to a variety of applications. This shaker is ideal for lysing, extraction, or homogenization applications, utilizing an aggressive vertical mixing motion. Supplied with holders to hold vertically 12 microtubes (1.5 or 2.0 mL), 6 x 15 mL tubes, or 3 x 50 mL tubes, and 12 microtubes (1.5 or 2.0 mL) horizontally. Beads are also available and sold separately for complete bead beating solution.

As of September 2025 Scientific Industries sold the Vortex Genie product line to Ohaus