PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR TESTING SUBSTANCES FOR POTENTIAL CARCINOGENICITY

摘要

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),
- spinning means (63) for spinning the dishes (60);
- closing means (62) for placing a lid (600) on each of the dishes
- transport means (64,65) for transporting the closed dishes (60) to an intermediate storage (8).