CHELMSFORD, Mass., July 22, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq:BRKS) will announce financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2009 which ended on June 30, 2009 on Thursday, August 6, 2009 after the market closes at approximately 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Company management will host a live webcast of its earnings conference call on the same day, Thursday, August 6, 2009 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

The live webcast will be publicly available on Brooks' website at http://www.brooks.com. In addition to the live webcast, audio replays will be available through an archive at the http://www.brooks.com website until Brooks reports fiscal year 2009 results in November 2009.

About Brooks Automation, Inc.

Brooks is a leading worldwide provider of automation, vacuum and instrumentation solutions to the global semiconductor and related industries. The company's advanced offerings in hardware and services are critical to customers where equipment productivity and availability are essential for successful manufacturing. Brooks' products and global services are used in virtually every semiconductor fab in the world as well as in a number of diverse industries outside of semiconductor manufacturing. For more information see http://www.brooks.com.

CONTACT:  Brooks Automation, Inc.
          Barbara Culhane, Marketing Communications Manager
          (978) 262-2816
          Barbara.culhane@brooks.com