GlobeNewswire Inc | Oct 26, 2021 08:32AM EDT

October 26, 2021

EMERYVILLE, Calif., Oct. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Berkeley Lights, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLI), a leader indigital cellbiology,today announcedthatGlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK)has purchasedan additionalBeacon Optofluidic system to expand its antibody therapeutics capacity. The new Beacon system will leverage Berkeley Lights Opto Plasma B Discovery workflow to perform functional analysis, further accelerating the lead selection process.

"We are pleased that GSKhas again selectedthe Beacon Optofluidic system as part of their ongoing activities to accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of therapeutics,"said Eric Hobbs, Ph.D., chief executive officer of Berkeley Lights.BLIs platform represents a step change in high-throughput screening technology and can be used to discover new insights in functional biology research and therapeutics discovery. GSKs broadening adoption demonstrates the value of our streamlined functional screening platform that is capable of observing rare interactions, underpinned by a unique combination of high-throughput screening and live biology.

The Beacon system purchased by GSK isinclusive of the 13 new platform placementsfor the quarter ended September 30, 2021, which was pre-announced on October 12, 2021.

More on the Beacon systemThe Beacon system is the most flexible, advanced high throughput functional screening platform on the market with customers featuring the technology as their competitive advantage in a variety of markets including antibody discovery and cell line development, gene therapy and synthetic biology.

The Beacon systemworkflowis proven to bea better, more advanced way to process and analyze cellsthat saves customers time, money, and effort because of its:

-- Single cell-based workflow that shortens the selection process to just days; -- Tracking of phenotype and genotype of single cells orclones; -- Automation and scaling workflows far beyond manual, time-intensive analysis; and -- Generation of greater insights through deep profiling of each cell or clone.

Berkeley LightsBerkeley Lights is a leading digital cell biology company focused on enabling and accelerating the rapid development and commercialization of biotherapeutics and other cell-based products for our customers. The Berkeley Lights Platform captures deep phenotypic,functionaland genotypic information for thousands of single cells in parallel and can also deliver the live biology customers desire in the form of the best cells. Our platform is a fully integrated, end-to-end solution, comprising proprietary consumables, including ourOptoSelect chips and reagent kits, advanced automation systems, and application software. We developed the Berkeley Lights Platform to provide the most advanced environment for rapid functional characterization of single cells at scale, the goal of which is to establish an industry standard for our customers throughout their cell-based product value chain.

Berkeley Lights Beaconand Lightningsystems and Culture Stationinstrument areFOR RESEARCH USE ONLY. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.

Forward-Looking StatementsTo the extent that statements contained in this press release are not descriptions of historical facts regarding Berkeley Lights or its products, they are forward-looking statements reflecting the current beliefs and expectations of management. Such forward-looking statements involve substantial known and unknown risks and uncertainties that relate to future events, and actual results and product performance could differ significantly from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Berkeley Lights undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements. For a further description of the risks and uncertainties relating to the Companys growth and continual evolution see the statements in the "Risk Factors" sections, and elsewhere, in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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