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(43) Date of publication: 18.11.2015 Bulletin 2015/47 (21) Application number: 13700152.5 (22) Date of filing: 09.01.2013

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B01L 3/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2013/050322 (87) International publication number: WO 2014/108184 (17.07.2014 Gazette 2014/29)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME (71) Applicant: Tecan Trading AG 8708 Männedorf (CH)	(72) Inventors: REIMNITZ, Nicholas S. Campbell, California 95008 (US) RICHARDSON, Bruce Los Gatos, California 95032 (US) FEIGLIN, Marc N. East Brunswick, New Jersey 08816 (US) (74) Representative: OK pat AG  Industriestrasse 47 6300 Zug 6300 Zug (CH)