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Smart cell culture

  • US 20050260743A1
  • Filed: 05/16/2005
  • Published: 11/24/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system for cultivating cells of a characteristic cell biology in a plurality of movable cell culture vessels, each vessel being suitable for containing cells in a culture medium, the system comprising:

  • a liquid handling module for processing liquid material;

    an incubator module for maintaining the vessels in an environment suitable for cell culture;

    a testing module for performing measurement upon cells and/or media and generating output data;

    a manipulator module for conveying vessels between locations in the system; and

    a workflow management module for controlling the execution of processes within the system, wherein the workflow management module includes;

    decision making means for selectively processing cells and/or media in accordance with any of process definitions, operational rules and output data from the testing module;

    manipulator control means which controls the operation of the manipulator module in accordance with any of the process definitions, operational rules and decisions from the decision making means; and

    liquid handling control means for controlling handling operations in the liquid handling module in accordance with any of the process definitions, operational rules and decisions from the decision making means.

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