FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Applied Biosystems (NYSE:ABI), an Applera Corporation business, today announced the opening of an Application Support Center located at its research and development headquarters in Foster City, Calif. This new facility is intended to drive closer relationships between Applied Biosystems scientists and its life-science customers through the creation of best-in-class applications support. The 10,000 square-foot facility will showcase integrated instrumentation and software solutions spanning a broad range of life-science applications.