An automatic solid phase extractor consisting of a vibration excitation device that provides vibration to a container filled with liquid, such as a pharmaceutical liquid; for use during drug discovery screening.

A de novo iterative synthesis method for drug discovery that selects a compound having the desired pharmacophoric fit with a seed structure and synthesizing, assaying and comparing the compound to the structure to determine whether the compound has synthetically desirable properties.

A well plate of non-unitary construction with side walls containing surface energy that provides a specific contact angle for aqueous solution contained in the well in an ambient environment to suppress meniscus formation; for growing cells and handling liquid samples in fields such as gene sequencing, combinatorial chemistry, drug discovery and proteomics, in automated and integrated systems.

A robotic charge coupled device microscope for crystal recognition with a lighting system comprising a cluster of high brightness white LEDs; useful in structural, rational drug discovery, etc.

An automatic storage apparatus for use in a drug discovery research environment, with a hand plate that moves in contact with the surrounding walls of the storage rack to obtain positional information of the storage rack in all directions.

A high-throughput, completely automated method of identifying a new therapeutic use for a test entity, e.g., a drug or drug candidate, involving testing the activity of the test entity against a protein complex in a cell and using the results obtained to identify new activity of the test entity; useful for large-scale drug discovery.

A dispensing apparatus comprising a chip remover arranged at the back of the dispensing mechanism to remove the used chip from the dispensing head and a chip holder to hold the unused chip; useful for drug discovery.

A system for testing the psychotropic activity of a compound comprising a silicon die having a surface for the growth of a neuronal network; useful for the automated screening of a compound in the field of drug discovery and neuroscience.

A method of controlling the usage of reservoirs in a liquid handling area of an automated liquid handling system, involving determining and removing the content of a reservoir where the reagent is not expected to be used within a predetermined time interval; useful in drug discovery and development.

A sample thawing apparatus that uses a sequence of several acicular nozzles to eject warm water to thaw a sample sealed in a container, such as deep-well plates or microtubes; for use in drug discovery research.