RTS Life Science Wins 2008 North West Innovation in Engineering Award

Kristian Spreckley, Blood Fractionation Product Manager at RTS Life Science, accepted the 2008 Northwest Innovation in Engineering Award for RTS Life Science

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RTS Life Science Wins 2008 North West Innovation in Engineering Award

Manchester, UK (June 10 2008). RTS Life Science, a worldwide supplier of
automated sample management and drug delivery testing systems, today
confirmed its place as a leader in laboratory automation by scooping a
prestigious industry award for its revolutionary Automated Blood
Fractionation (ABF) 500 system. The Institute of Engineering and Technology
(IET) presented the IET North West Innovation in Engineering Award to RTS in
recognition of its groundbreaking advancement in engineering, science and
technology.

With no comparable system on the market, the ABF 500, developed utilising
technology implemented at the UK Biobank, is aimed at research facilities of
all sizes. Providing a fully automated solution to what has previously been
a laborious manual process, the ABF 500 is used to extract white blood cells
from whole blood samples and provides the biobanking world with significant
benefits including: time and labour savings, reduced DNA extraction costs,
increased reproducibility, automated sample tracking and auditing. . The IET
selected RTS to receive the award over 25 other entries, acknowledging the
company's continual commitment in successful development and delivery of new
product innovation.

Gary Walsh, Managing Director of RTS Life Science, comments, "We are
delighted to receive this award from the IET. RTS Life Science is committed
to research and development of innovative automation solutions and providing
customer satisfaction. We are very proud that this has been recognised by
industry experts."

For more information on the award winning RTS Automated Blood Fractionation
500 system please contact RTS Life Science on www.rtslifescience.com or by
e-mail lifescience.info@rts-group.com.

About RTS Life Science:

RTS Life Science is a UK-based supplier of drug discovery and drug delivery
automation solutions for large scale sample management and high throughput
testing in laboratories. RTS Life Science is owned by Robotic Technology
Systems PLC, an AIM-listed company.

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