Abstract: An incubator 1 is provided for handling cell culture vessels 50, for example. The incubator has at least one rotatable support 10 defining a plurality of support locations 12 for vessels at predefined positions around an upright axis and rotatable around the upright axis to move the vessels between a number of positions about the axis. A drive transmission system 33,34; 39,37 connects the support 10 to a drive motor 35;36, so that the or each support can be rotated to a desired position for loading or unloading of a vessel to or from a respective support location 12. A second drive mechanism 60-66 is operable to move each support location 12 eccentrically about an axis independently of the rotation of the support about the upright axis, whereby vessels 50 disposed on the support can be shaken.

Abstract: A cell culture device 1 comprises a flask 10 within which, in use, cells are cultured. The flask 10 is connected to a structure 100 that is constructed to enable the flask 10 to be held, in use, within a recess of a cell culture system. The volume of the envelope defined by the structure 100 and the flask 10 is greater than the volume of the flask 10.