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Rigaku, Inc. Purchases RoboDesign International

Rigaku Purchases RoboDesign International Refocuses Development Toward Life Sciences Market

The Woodlands, TX — March 3, 2005. Rigaku today announced the purchase of all outstanding shares of RoboDesign International Incorporated, a lab automation products and custom engineering solutions company. Dedicated to the development of biotech and laboratory automation equipment and robotics, including the latest integrated technologies for protein crystallization growth, storage, retrieval, and imaging, RoboDesign's products provide greatly enhanced productivity for pharmaceutical and biotechnology organizations involved in proteomics and structural biology research.

RoboDesign, as the newest subsidiary of Rigaku, will enhance its focus on delivery of fully integrated automated solutions for high-throughput protein crystal growth and screening. The addition of RoboDesign technology is an excellent complement to Rigaku's other recent initiatives, including the development of software that spans the entire range from single crystal X-ray diffraction data collection through structure solution (Molecular Images division) as well as Rigaku's line of high-throughput home laboratory (HomeLab™) and robotic (ACTOR™ and AGENT™) X-ray crystallography solutions.

Company operations will continue in Carlsbad, CA under the RoboDesign International name. Keith Crane will serve as President and COO. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Crane was Senior Vice President of Operations at Rigaku, and brings over 18 years of experience within the Rigaku organization. He also spearheaded Rigaku successful internal automation projects (ACTOR and AGENT) for the structural proteomics market.

About RoboDesign® International, Inc.

RoboDesign International, Inc. is the premier source for development, design, and manufacture of automation solutions and instrumentation for the life sciences industry. RoboDesign offers standard as well as custom products for drug discovery and laboratory and hospital automation. With its broad range of technical expertise, RoboDesign is uniquely positioned to provide a wide array of engineering services, from rapid prototyping to OEM design and manufacturing. From fully automated pharmacy systems to protein crystal imaging and analysis, RoboDesign's enabling technologies are playing a vital role in all phases of the fight against disease.

Rigaku—Leading With Innovation

Since its inception in Japan in 1951, Rigaku has been at the forefront of analytical and industrial instrumentation technology. Rigaku and its subsidiaries form a global group focused on life sciences and general purpose analytical instrumentation. With hundreds of major innovations to their credit, Rigaku companies are world leaders in the fields of small molecule and protein crystallography, X-ray spectrometry and diffraction, X-ray optics, as well as semiconductor metrology. Rigaku employs over 1,100 people in the manufacture and support of its analytical equipment. Its products are in use in more than 70 countries—supporting research, development, and quality assurance activities. Throughout the world, Rigaku continuously promotes partnerships, dialog, and innovation within the global scientific and industrial community.

For further information, contact:

Keith Crane
5999 Avenida Encinas, Suite 150,
Carlsbad, CA 92008
Tel: (760) 438-5282
eMail: info@rigaku.com

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