METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED PREPARATION OF CELLS FOR MOLECULAR BIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS

摘要

The invention relates to an apparatus for automated preparation of cells for molecular biological examinations, comprising a removal unit (7), which is moveable using a robot system (8), for removing individual cells or cell colonies (31) from a sample container (3) and placing the cells or cell colonies (31) at a prespecified placement position (5, 9), wherein the removal unit (7) has at least one capillary tube or cannula (12) for receiving the individual cells or cell colonies (31) from the sample container (3). Provision is made here for the capillary tube or cannula (12) of the removal unit (7) to contain at least one medium before individual cells or cell colonies (31) are removed from the sample container (3), which medium is a preparation medium (22, 23, 25) required for a molecular biological examination of the cells or cell colonies (31) to be removed.