FULLERTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Beckman Coulter, Inc. announced today that its ArrayPlex application for automated target RNA preparation on the Biomek® 3000 Laboratory Automation Workstation has received Premier Application Status from Affymetrix. The award status enables Beckman Coulter to market the Biomek 3000 ArrayPlex automated solution and provide support to the Affymetrix customer base.