Electronic and mechanical apparatus and instruments, and related computer software for scientific, medical, environmental, veterinary, food, agriculture, supply chain management, and forensic research, analysis, testing and diagnostics, namely, fluid handling devices, apparatus to automate chemical or biochemical reactions, thermal cyclers, capillary electrophoresis devices, detection devices, namely, detection of nucleic acids in biological samples; laboratory instruments for human identification, nucleic acid sequencing, or the detection of pathogens in a biological sample; equipment for automating or integrating biochemical processes or biochemical sample preparation, namely, for processing samples for the preparation or analysis of biomolecules; equipment for nucleic acid preparation, handling or analysis, namely, for processing samples for the preparation or analysis of biomolecules; computer and software for processing data in the fields of scientific, medical, environmental, veterinary, food, agriculture, supply chain management, and forensic research, analysis, testing and diagnostics; microfluidic devices for processing samples for the preparation and analysis of biomolecules; integrated fluidic circuits