... it is a world leader in laboratory automation for pharmaceutical companies including high throughput screening (HTS) of chemical entities that test for activity against specific decease targets. A multi‐million pound HTS project for a multinational drug manufacturer is briefly described. © MCB UP Limited...

... Vials are fed automatically by the robot to a laser which etches an identifying number on the empty vial before it is tared weighed. The weights are then stored so that the net amount of pharmaceuticals can be calculated after they have been filled­ all data being stored in a PC which controls...

...Graham Wilson Discusses the use of robots in pharmaceutical laboratories for repetitive tasks and dealing with dangerous substances such as radioisotopes. Presents a project undertaken by BNFL, Amercare Ltd and Middlesex University to develop a fully automated radiopharmaceutical dispensing system...