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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2010
Dieter Voegelin, Sissach, CH;
Patrick Iaiza, Saint Louis, FR;
Thomas Zumstein, Weil am Rhein, DE;
Tom Kissling, Riehen, CH;
Dieter Voegelin, Sissach, CH;
Patrick Iaiza, Saint Louis, FR;
Thomas Zumstein, Weil am Rhein, DE;
Tom Kissling, Riehen, CH;
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, Basel, CH;
Abstract
An apparatus () for the automatic testing of substances for carcinogenicity comprises: a plate support () on which at least one micro-well plate () can be placed; a movable pipetting unit () comprising a predetermined number of pipettes (); a number of containers () containing a liquid culture medium (), the number of containers () corresponding to the number of pipettes () of the pipetting unit (); a dish support () on which a corresponding number of dishes () can be placed, each having a bottom and an upstanding side wall (); a plurality of spinners () for spinning the dishes (); a plurality of suction cups () for placing a lid () on each of the dishes; and a plurality of laterally arranged belts () for transporting the closed dishes () to an intermediate storage ().