A method and apparatus for nucleic acid synthesis. The method employs a device including at least one deprotection unit to carry out a step of deprotection, at least one coupling unit to carry out a step of coupling, at least one oxidation/thiolation unit to carry out a step of oxidation orthiolation, at least one capping unit to carry out a step of capping, and at least one washing unit to carry out a step of washing. A plurality of reaction vessels for nucleic acid synthesis are moved to the units in accord with a synthesis scheme for a desired nucleic acid sequence and at least two reaction vessels are simultaneously acted upon at several of the units in series.

A sequencer pretreatment device includes a suction and discharge mechanism, a nozzle head having a nozzle for mounting a dispensing tip, a container group for accommodating liquids including magnetic particle suspension, a moving mechanism for causing relative movement between the nozzle and the container group, and a magnetic unit that exerts a magnetic field to the mounted dispensing tip. A method includes an extraction step of mixing a sample, extraction reagent solution, and magnetic particle suspension in the container group and extracting nucleic acid, a fragmentation producing step of fragmentating the nucleic acid by mixing with fragmentation solution accommodated in the container group and producing a fragment of a base sequence having a molecular weight corresponding to a sequencer using magnetic particle suspension using the sequencer pretreatment device, and an amplification pretreatment step of dispensing a solution containing the fragment into the reaction vessel using the sequencer pretreatment device.

A drug processing system includes a workstation, at least one deck module movably positionable within the workstation, at least one filter plate operably coupled with the at least one deck module, an agitating member, and a liquid handler member. The at least one filter plate has a plurality of wells to receive a fluid therein. The agitating member is adapted to move the at least one filter plate according to an agitation system. The liquid handler member is adapted to selectively add a fluid to at least one of the plurality of wells and/or remove a fluid from the at least one of the plurality of wells according to a liquid handling system. The agitating member is adapted to move the at least one filter plate while the liquid handler member selectively adds and/or removes the fluid from the at least one of the plurality of wells.

A method and apparatus for nucleic acid synthesis. The method employs a device including at least one deprotection unit to carry out a step of deprotection, at least one coupling unit to carry out a step of coupling, at least one oxidation/thiolation unit to carry out a step of oxidation or thiolation, at least one capping unit to carry out a step of capping, and at least one washing unit to carry out a step of washing. A plurality of reaction vessels for nucleic acid synthesis are moved to the units in accord with a synthesis scheme for a desired nucleic acid sequence and at least two reaction vessels are simultaneously acted upon at several of the units in series.

A method and apparatus for nucleic acid synthesis. The method employs a device including at least one deprotection unit to carry out a step of deprotection, at least one coupling unit to carry out a step of coupling, at least one oxidation/thiolation unit to carry out a step of oxidation or thiolation, at least one capping unit to carry out a step of capping, and at least one washing unit to carry out a step of washing. A plurality of reaction vessels for nucleic acid synthesis are moved to the units in accord with a synthesis scheme for a desired nucleic acid sequence and at least two reaction vessels are simultaneously acted upon at several of the units in series.