AFFX Affymetrix, Inc.

Singapore facility uses manufacturing execution system to drive paperless, GMP-compliance in complex manufacturing environment CHELMSFORD, Mass., July 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Brooks Software, a division of Brooks Automation, Inc. (NASDAQ:BRKS), and a leading provider of real-time applications for discrete manufacturing environments, today announced that Affymetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFFX), a leader in microarray technology for molecular biology research, has selected Brooks Software's MEDIC MES solution for its new facility located in Singapore. The Brooks MEDIC MES suite consists of a number of production proven components specifically designed for regulated industries such as life sciences to control all critical data across operational and business systems. "Affymetrix supports a GMP-compliant environment and is currently deploying Brooks manufacturing applications in our facilities around the world," said Robert Ragusa, senior vice president of Global Operations at Affymetrix. "The quick installation and configuration of the MEDIC MES Solution in Singapore helped us meet our aggressive production deadlines." "As supply chains expand globally, manufacturers are faced with increasing complexity in managing their enterprise operations," said Joseph Vinhais, vice president regulatory compliance for Brooks Software. "Life sciences manufacturers face additional challenges with the growing list of government mandated regulations. To remain competitive, companies need control over their plant operations to ensure that their processes meet compliance. Brooks MEDIC suite of applications allows manufacturers to drive GMP-compliance into their operations. We are pleased Affymetrix has chosen Brooks to manage the operations in their new production facility." Affymetrix' GeneChip(R) technology uses semiconductor manufacturing techniques with advances in combinatorial chemistry to build vast amounts of biological data on a small glass chip. Brooks supplies a number of applications designed to automate, track and trace all manufacturing-related activities including work-in-process, quality and equipment engineering. The Brooks MEDIC suite provides real-time applications, services and solutions allowing medical device manufacturers to link each "pillar" of their operational and business systems into a House of Compliance(TM) for complete regulatory process management across the enterprise. The MEDIC suite allows device manufacturers to drive GMP-compliance into their manufacturing operations by integrating specific solution-based pillars as their business needs grow over time. The Brooks MEDIC solution suite is based on a manufacturing compliance framework that utilizes a service-oriented architecture (SOA) and leverages composite applications. The resulting risk avoidance framework provides the "intelligence" and analytics required to make faster, more accurate decisions to derive greater strategic value from a manufacturer's investment. About Affymetrix Affymetrix scientists invented the world's first high-density microarray in 1989 and began selling the first commercial microarray in 1994. Since then, Affymetrix GeneChip(R) technology has become the industry standard in molecular biology research. Affymetrix technology is used by the world's top pharmaceutical, diagnostic and biotechnology companies as well as leading academic, government and not-for-profit research institutes. More than 1,400 systems have been installed around the world and nearly 4,000 peer-reviewed papers have been published using the technology. Affymetrix' patented photolithographic manufacturing process provides the most information capacity available today on an array, enabling researchers to use a whole-genome approach to analyzing the relationship between genetics and health. Affymetrix is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., with manufacturing facilities in Sacramento, Calif., and Bedford, Mass. The company maintains important sales and marketing operations in Europe and Asia and has about 1,100 employees worldwide. For more information about Affymetrix, please visit the company's website at http://www.affymetrix.com/. About Brooks Software Brooks Software, a division of Brooks Automation, provides real-time applications that support enterprise-wide initiatives for greater efficiency and productivity in collaborative, complex manufacturing. Brooks' Sense Decide Respond(TM) manufacturing software solutions are the foundation for enterprise initiatives in manufacturing execution, closed loop automation, lean manufacturing and enterprise performance management. Brooks Software delivers competitive advantage to aerospace & defense, automotive, high tech, life sciences and semiconductor manufacturers worldwide. For more information about the Brooks Software MEDIC suite, visit http://lifesciences.brookssoftware.com/. About Brooks Automation, Inc. Brooks Automation delivers automation solutions to the global semiconductor and related industries. The company provides hardware, software, and professional services to help manage every wafer, reticle, and data movement in the fab, improving throughput and yield while reducing cost and time to market. Brooks' products and capabilities are used in virtually every semiconductor fab in the world. For information, visit the company's web site at http://www.brooks.com/. "Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: The foregoing discussion contains forward-looking statements related to future results and product capabilities and speaks only of Brooks Automation's expectations as of the date of this press release. The forward-looking statements involve several known and unknown risks and uncertainties including, without limitation, the continued success of Brooks Automation, Inc. (the "Company") in the marketplace, the highly competitive nature and rapid technological change that characterize the life sciences and other industries in which the Company competes, the performance of the Company's products and services, the abilities of our customers to make successful use of our products and services in the course of the management of their businesses and other risks and uncertainties described in the Company's reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements include statements concerning Brooks' MEDIC software products and their capabilities, the ability of our customers to make effective use of our products and services, the Company's software marketing capabilities and the ability to continue to expand its worldwide market share. As a result, there can be no assurance that the Company's future results will not be materially different from those projected. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any such statement to reflect any change in the Company's expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. All trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners. Contact: Jeff Nestel-Patt Director of Marketing Brooks Software (978) 262-4497 DATASOURCE: Brooks Automation, Inc. CONTACT: Jeff Nestel-Patt, Director of Marketing of Brooks Automation, Inc., +1-978-262-4497, Web site: http://www.brooks.com/ http://lifesciences.brookssoftware.com/ http://www.affymetrix.com/

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