March 2002--Zymark is proud to announce the addition of the new 44, 198 and 500 Series to its extensive line of laboratory automation technologies. The systems provide robot accessible, high-speed access for the incubation of assays in a controlled and stable environment. Each incubator is equipped to handle 96, 384, 1536 and deep-well plate formats.

The available sizes provide an option to tailor incubation capacity requirements to a specific assay need. Each system can be easily integrated with Mini-Staccato and Staccato? systems under Zymark?s CLARA? integration software. The units can be configured with both CO₂ and humidity controls utilizing an advanced infrared based sensor technology for precise environmental control. Other available options include ultra high speed access, refrigeration, lid handling, landscape and portrait plate presentation and a variety of interchangeable shelving options providing compatibility with multiple labware types.

Each system comes standard with the High Temperature 70 °C option for expanded flexibility. The cabinet enclosure has been specifically designed to provide precise control over the internal environment as well as additional capacity. Its environmental conditions are controlled via CLARA? software to provide remote management of the units.

Zymark is a leading provider of automation technologies and products serving the worldwide life science, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical industries. The company has introduced new automation paradigms that have empowered scientists to raise laboratory research to a new, more industrialized level. With these advances, Zymark has firmly established itself as a solutions provider with a single-minded goal of streamlining the entire drug discovery pipeline. Zymark provides direct sales, service and applications support throughout the world and hosts the annual ISLAR conference on laboratory automation. For more information about Zymark Corporation and its products, visit www.zymark.com.