Drug Discovery Technology, Booth 409

Boston, Mass. - August 14, 2000 - Thanks to precisionware™, Applied Precision's unique convergence of mechanics, electronics, optics and software, the white light source-based arrayWoRx™ Microarray Scanner provides better quality data than any available laser-based scanner. Drug Discovery Technology 2000 marks the first time the scanner's capabilities will be on display to most American academic, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical scientists.

Applied Precision's arrayWoRx Microarray Scanner is already used in a variety of applications, including proteomics, genomics, cDNA expression arrays, combination chemistry, antibody screening, Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs), pharmaco/toxicogenomics, and industrial research into new drug target structures.

Applied Precision's Rich Fisler, product line manager for the company's biotechnology solutions, explains: "The arrayWoRx system provides data four times more precise than laser-based scanners. The increased quality and efficiency of the arrayWoRx system offers scientists a new tool for advancing scientific understanding, drug discovery and medicine."

Drug Discovery Technology attendees are invited to visit Applied Precision's booth, Booth 409, to see a demonstration of the arrayWoRx Microarray Scanner.

About Applied Precision
Applied Precision develops measurement, analysis and process control systems for biomedical and biotechnology imaging and analysis systems (especially live-cell microscopy, genomics and proteomics), semiconductor wafer test and precision motion control components. Applied Precision's specialized products are based on precisionware™, the company's unique convergence of mechanics, electronics, optics and software. Applied Precision, Inc. has been enabling advancements in the world's core technologies since its inception in 1985. Applied Precision (www.appliedprecision.com) can be reached in the United States at (425) 557-1000 or in the United Kingdom at +44 1672 518350.