Patent ID: 8731721

Claim:
A method for synthesizing molecules, comprising: (a) providing a control system and a stage comprising a plurality of reaction sites in a fixed order and at fixed distances from one another, (b) providing a plurality of dispensing stations connected to the control system and configured to deliver reagents to said reaction sites to start a reaction, wherein said dispensing stations are located along said stage at fixed distances from one another and wherein said control system correlates said fixed distances to the duration for said reaction thereby providing a schedule for rotating the stage; and (c) rotating the stage and sequentially dispensing said reagents into said reaction sites on said schedule so that a first reaction in a reaction site is completed before a second reaction in said reaction site is initiated; and said reaction sites rotate from a first dispensing station to a second dispensing station during a step of said reaction, wherein said step of said reaction is completed before said reaction site is positioned below said second dispensing station.