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(43) Date of publication: 18.04.2001 Bulletin 2001/16 (21) Application number: 99922762.2 (22) Date of filing: 30.04.1999

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12Q 1/68, G05B 1/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US9909/503 (87) International publication number: WO 0066/776 (09.11.2000 Gazette 2000/45)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (71) Applicants: Centralized Laboratory Services, Inc. Long Island City, NY 11101 (US) Pearlman, Eugene S. New York, NY 10021 (US)	(72) Inventor: PEARLMAN, Eugene, S. New York, NY 10021 (US) (74) Representative: Wittop Koning, Tom Hugo  Exter Polak & Charlouis B.V.,P.O. Box 3241 2280 GE Rijswijk 2280 GE Rijswijk (NL)