Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.

Roche Diagnostics Gmbh

F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ag

Urs Wittenwiler

Gottlieb Schacher

Rolf Schneebeli

Thomas Schlaubitz

Paul Federer

Christian Marty

Beat Rene Widmer

Thomas Guggisberg

Sven Ebert

Markus Troxler

Stefan Vollenweider

Jan Simon Portmann

Jan Portmann

A system for dispensing vessels to an analyzer is disclosed. The system comprises a disc rotatable about an axis and comprising a groove, a drum arranged above and coupled to the disc to rotatable together about the axis, the drum comprising slots arranged along and around the axis, each slot comprising an input interface for stacking vessels in the slot and an output interface for dispensing the vessels, the output interface comprising a retainer, a crank translatable in a linear forwards and backwards direction orthogonal to the axis between a first, second, and third position. The crank comprises a pin for rotating the disc and bringing a slot into a dispensing position upon translation between the first and second position, the crank comprising an actuator pin for actuating the retainer in the dispensing position upon translation of the crank between the second and third position to dispense the vessels.

Vessel dispensing system

An assembly comprising a sample block, a heat sink and at least one electrodeposited thermoelectric element is disclosed. Further, an instrument and a method for performing a temperature-dependent reaction are disclosed.

Assembly, instrument for performing a temperature-dependent reaction and method for performing a temperature-dependent reaction in an assembly

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Unteraegeri, Switzerland

Urs Wittenwiler