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Velocity11 and Innovadyne Technologies Collaborate on Automated System for Broadcast Dispensing

Palo Alto, CA and Santa Rosa, CA. Sept. 6, 2004.

Velocity11 and Innovadyne Technologies announce a collaboration on a fully automated, HTS broadcast-dispensing system. The dispensing system combines the plate storage and handling capabilities of Velocity11’s BenchCel™ Microplate Handling System with the low-volume, reagent-dispense technology of Innovadyne’s Nanodrop™ platform. The robust Nanodrop architecture enables a variety of fluid types and wide range of volumes to be dispensed with excellent precision and accuracy. Using non-contact, solenoid-based dispense technology, the Nanodrop can deliver 1 µL of reagent to a 1536 format in less than 12 seconds. Low dead volumes and the patented aspirate-and-dispense design make the instrument ideal for both screening and assay development.

The BenchCel provides speed with its fast seven-second instrument transfers, flexibility to add many devices, and scalability by offering 2x, 4x, or 6x stackers, and integrating multiple BenchCels. These are desired features of a full-sized automation platform but in a robust, compact benchtop system. The BenchCcel-Nanodrop system combination unites the speed, flexibility and scalability of both in one, compact benchtop platform.

About Velocity11

Velocity11 is a California-based automation technology company focused on pioneering solutions for life science laboratories. Combining innovative engineering with high standards of quality, Velocity11 designs and manufactures high-performance automation solutions for processes that are transforming the industry. Through high-quality consumables, benchtop instrumentation, and fully-integrated automation platforms, Velocity11 teams its creative approach with personalized customer service to provide complete solutions for any laboratory. For more information, visit the company’s website, www.velocity11.com.

About Innovadyne Technologies

Innovadyne, headquartered in Santa Rosa, CA, is a rapidly growing, privately-held company that provides robust fluidics solutions to life science researchers in HTS, Genomics and Proteomics markets. The Company’s proprietary technology offers tools that enable increases in throughput, sensitivity and flexibility for assays, while significantly lowering reagent and other related costs. For additional information, please visit www.innovadyne.com.