Apparatus for cell culture occupying little space, providing economical
efficiency, reducing working labor, faulty manipulation, and promoting
the prevention of contamination, which is suitable for small scale cell
culture . The apparatus permits the execution of at least a medium
replacement process and a passage culture process, and includes an
aspirator unit for drawing a liquid, a chemical liquid supply unit for
supplying a medium, a liquid for detachment, a washing liquid, a
pipetting unit for quantitatively aspirating and discharging the liquid,
a centrifugal unit for separating cells from the cell suspension in a
centrifuge tube, and a handling unit for moving a culture vessel and the
centrifuge tube to each unit. All units being constructed for storage in
a clean bench. The apparatus may include a clean bench having a sterile
operation space, and the aforementioned units may be removably stored
within the sterile operation space.