Process and apparatus for testing substances for potential carcinogenicity

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PATENT NO 9778277
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13254941

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An apparatus (2) for the automatic testing of substances for carcinogenicity comprises: a plate support (3) on which at least one micro-well plate (1) can be placed; a movable pipetting unit (4) comprising a predetermined number of pipettes (40); a number of containers (5) containing a liquid culture medium (50), the number of containers (5) corresponding to the number of pipettes (40) of the pipetting unit (4); a dish support (6) on which a corresponding number of dishes (60) can be placed, each having a bottom and an upstanding side wall (601); a plurality of spinners (63) for spinning the dishes (60); a plurality of suction cups (62) for placing a lid (600) on each of the dishes; and a plurality of laterally arranged belts (64,65) for transporting the closed dishes (60) to an intermediate storage (8).

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F HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE AG4070 BASEL

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Iaiza, Patrick Saint Louis, FR 2 5
Kissling, Tom Riehen, CH 10 101
Voegelin, Dieter Sissach, CH 14 98
Zumstein, Thomas Weil am Rhein, DE 16 54

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