NanoScreen to Sell its Industry Leading 1536 Channel Pipette Dispensing Unit to PerkinElmer

CHARLESTON, SC, -- January 21, 2007 -- NanoScreen, a global industry innovator in fluid dispensing products, has received orders and agreed to sell PerkinElmer its 1536 channel 'disposable' pipette dispensing units. The NanoScreen 1536 is the only 1536 channel pipette head in the world that works with disposable pipette tips.

Although other types of systems exist in the 1536 format, none offer the volume range, speed, accuracy, or guarantee of "contamination-free" pipetting that comes with disposable pipettes. A prototype of the NanoScreen 1536 Channel Pipette dispensing unit was unveiled at the Society of Biomolecular Screening (SBS) trade show in Geneva, Switzerland in September of 2005 and released officially at the Association of Laboratory Automation (ALA) show in Palm Springs, CA in January 2006.

Although NanoScreen has directly installed units at major pharmaceutical companies, the sale of its 1536 channel 'disposable' pipette dispensing units to PerkinElmer is the first collaboration between NanoScreen and a major automated liquid handling company.

"Using the NanoScreen 1536 channel "disposable" syringe dispensing unit with the PerkinElmer Lumilux platform is a natural marriage," said NanoScreen CEO, Daniel Dechert. "The sale of these units to PerkinElmer allows us to demonstrate the unique capabilities of our new product," he added.

The units are expected to be delivered to PerkinElmer in January, 2007.

About NanoScreen: NanoScreen is the leading edge developer and manufacturer of pipetting platforms and automated liquid handling consumables used in pharmaceutical R&D laboratories worldwide. NanoScreen's core competency is the manufacturing and validation of multi-channel dispensing units and the accompanying disposable pipette tips. NanoScreen's customers include research and industry leaders including Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Merck, Johnson and Johnson (J&J), AstraZeneca, Amgen, Eli Lily, Sanofi-Aventis & Wyeth. For more information about Nanoscreen, visit http://www.nanoscreen.com.

About PerkinElmer: PerkinElmer, Inc. is a global technology leader driving growth and innovation in Health Sciences and Photonics markets to improve the quality of life. The Company reported revenues of $1.5 billion in 2005, has 8,000 employees serving customers in more than 125 countries, and is a component of the S&P 500 Index. For more information about PerkinElmer, visit http://www.perkinelmer.com.

Media Contact: Noelle Webb 843.881.8841 nwebb@nanoscreen.com