Provided is a modular experiment automation system including a main computer, a material synthesis module, and a material analysis module. The main computer interacts with a material synthesis module and a material analysis module. Upon a start request, it provides synthesis instructions for a target material. Once synthesis is complete, it instructs the analysis module to analyze the material. Based on the analysis results, if the error exceeds a threshold, it generates a new synthesis condition and re-initiates synthesis.

Systems, methods, and apparatus are described for the handling of biological specimens for analysis. The systems, methods and apparatus are designed to reduce errors in misidentification, incorrect processing, and recordkeeping and reporting. The systems, methods, and apparatus can also provide real time tracking of samples at any stage, from collection to processing to analyzing to storage.

Systems, methods, and apparatus are described for the handling of biological specimens for analysis. The systems, methods and apparatus are designed to reduce errors in misidentification, incorrect processing, and recordkeeping and reporting. The systems, methods, and apparatus can also provide real time tracking of samples at any stage, from collection to processing to analyzing to storage.

A sample carrier (102) includes a sample support region (104) that supports a sample to be processed by a sample carrier processing apparatus and storage and communications circuitry (106) that includes a wireless interface (502) that wirelessly communicates with a storage component reader of the sample processing apparatus when the sample carrier is loaded in the sample processing apparatus for processing. A sample carrier processing apparatus (100) includes a plurality of sample carrier receiving regions (116) respectively configured to receive individual sample carriers carrying samples to be processed by the sample carrier processing apparatus and a plurality of storage component readers (120), one for each of the plurality of sample carrier receiving regions and respectively configured to wirelessly communicate, one to one, with the sample carrier in a corresponding one of the sample carrier receiving regions.

Systems, methods, and apparatus are described for the handling of biological specimens for analysis. The systems, methods and apparatus are designed to reduce errors in misidentification, incorrect processing, and recordkeeping and reporting. The systems, methods, and apparatus can also provide real time tracking of samples at any stage, from collection to processing to analyzing to storage.

Systems, methods, and apparatus are described for the handling of biological specimens for analysis. The systems, methods and apparatus are designed to reduce errors in misidentification, incorrect processing, and recordkeeping and reporting. The systems, methods, and apparatus can also provide real time tracking of samples at any stage, from collection to processing to analyzing to storage.

Provided is an automatic analyzer that notifies a user of a non-urgent alarm using a method that is suitable for the user. This automatic analyzer stores therein notification priority data indicating the notification priority set for alarms and notification control time period data indicating a notification control time period during which the alarm notification method is controlled for an alarm for which a predetermined notification priority is set. Using the notification priority data, the automatic analyzer determines whether or not an alarm corresponding to a detected abnormality is the alarm for which the predetermined notification priority is set. If the alarm is determined to be the alarm for which the predetermined notification priority is set, the automatic analyzer controls the notification method for the alarm depending on whether the time is within or outside the notification control time period for the alarm indicated by the notification control time period data.

A computer implemented method (60) for remote analyzer monitoring, comprising: obtaining (62), via a computing device (20) comprising a camera (21), visual representation data (70) of at least a display interface (P1-D) of an automated analyzer (P1) after the automated analyzer (P1) has performed a predefined operation, wherein the visual representation data (70) of the display interface (P1-D) comprises data associated with an outcome of the predefined operation performed by the automated analyzer (P1); processing (64) the visual representation data to extract data (74) relating to an outcome of the predefined operation computed by the automated analyzer (P1) and comprised in the visual representation data (70) associated with the predefined operation; evaluating (66) the data associated with the predefined operation according to at least one evaluation criterion to thus generate evaluation data (76); and storing (68) the evaluation data associated with the predefined operation.

A detection system including a detection device and an assay device. The detection device includes a space for receiving an assay device, a drive arrangement engaging the assay device to rotate the assay device, a light source arranged to direct light towards the assay device, and a diffuser arranged to diffuse light from the light source. The diffuser is arranged between the light source and the space. The detection device includes a light receiver arranged to receive light from the light source that has passed through the assay device.

A sample receptacle can be used for ordering assays to be performed by an automatic sample processing instrument. The sample receptacle can include a body defining a chamber for containing a sample and a label. The label can include discrete areas configured to be altered from a first assay order state to a second assay order state. Each discrete area has a known association with a different assay. The label can also include assay-identifying indicia indicating the respective assay associated with a respective discrete area.