Scientific apparatus, instruments and equipment, namely, laboratory equipment, namely chromatography columns; automated laboratory equipment, namely robots and structural parts therefor and add-ons therefor, namely, preprogrammed smart cards for DNA purification protocols; surveying, weighing, measuring, signalling and regulating apparatus, instruments and devices for research, laboratory and analysis purposes being disposable laboratory articles, namely, plastic vessels in the nature of laboratory storage vessels and reaction and collection vessels, sample storage vessels in the nature of laboratory storage vessels, reaction and collection vessels and plates in the nature of laboratory test tubes, multi-well plates having multi-well arrays that can be used in chemical analysis, biological analysis or patterning for scientific, laboratory or medical research use, pipette tips in the nature of filter tips and dispenser tips, pipette tips and tip boxes, tubes in the nature of test tubes, micro-tubes in the nature of test tubes and tubes for polymerase chain reaction (PCR), micro centrifuges and micro-injectors in the nature of capillaries, cuvettes in the nature of laboratory storage tubes, spin columns in the nature of pre-filled columns for use in separation, purification and isolation of active substances from sample material; chromatography columns and cartridges for scientific or laboratory use which utilize chromatographic material for the separation, purification, and isolation of biopolymers, nucleic acids, oligonucleotides, proteins, macromolecules and biologically active substances from sample material; laboratory equipment, namely, racks and holders for sample storage vessels, tubes, syringes and tips; magnetic beads, membranes and apparatus containing silica material for isolation and purification of nucleic acid and oligonucleotides, as well as for isolation and purification of other biological materials, for laboratory and scientific use; sample presentation devices in the nature of sample holders for scientific purposes for carrying samples during processing; microarrays for the purpose of screening large numbers of biological analytes for laboratory use; biochips for research and scientific purposes; matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) presentation devices in the nature of laser desorption/ionization plates for use in analytical analysis not for medical use; laboratory robots, laboratory operation robots and robotic workstations comprising automated systems comprising laboratory robots for handling, manipulation and processing of samples for analysis or testing; laboratory incubators for diagnostic, clinical and research applications for the preparation, modification, isolation, crystallization, handling, amplification and manipulation of samples and for the marking, separation, isolation, purification, reproduction and analysis of biopolymers, nucleic acids, oligonucleotides, proteins, macromolecules and biologically active substances from sample material; laboratory apparatus and equipment for dosage, dispensing, transferring, temperature equalizing, agitating, mixing,diluting, concentrating and separating of liquids, namely laboratory centrifuges, robots and incubators; matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) apparatus in the nature of laser desorption/ionization plates for use in analytical analysis not for medical use; laboratory workstations comprising automated systems for reading and handling of multi-well plates for the analysis of biopolymers, nucleic acids, oligonucleotides, proteins, macromolecules and biologically active substances from sample material; laboratory devices, namely cyclers in the nature of cyclers for the purpose of performing polymerase chain reactions, thermocyclers for the purpose of performing polymerase chain reactions lysis, disrupters for the purpose of breaking up cell membranes; physico-chemical, biochemical, optical and electronic analysis apparatus and equipment, in particular photometers, spectrophotometers, optical scanners for detection of fluorescence and calorimetric signals; apparatus and instruments for processing cells or liquids containing cell material for laboratory use, in particular electroporators for processing cells or liquids containing cell material, electrofusion apparatus for processing cells or liquids containing cell material, micro injectors for processing cells or liquids containing cell material, and micro manipulators for processing cells or liquids containing cell material; vacuum chambers for chromatography, purification, separation and characterization of natural and synthetic biopolymers, nucleic acids, oligonucleotides, proteins, macromolecules and biologically active substances from sample material for laboratories; laboratory centrifuges; vacuum systems for laboratory use for vacuum treatment of samples for scientific purposes; laboratory vacuum concentrators, laboratory centrifugal concentrators; rotors for laboratory centrifuges and vacuum concentrators; mixers for laboratory use in the nature of homogenizers; mechanical, electronic and automatic pipettes and dispensers in the nature of non-refrigerated and non-heated electrical liquid dispensers