CHELMSFORD, Mass., Aug. 1, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq:BRKS) will announce financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2008 ended on June 30, 2008 on Thursday, August 7, 2008 after the market closes at approximately 4:00 p.m. ET. Company management will host a live webcast of its earnings conference call on the same day, Thursday, August 7th at 4:30 p.m. ET in a listen only mode. During the webcast Brooks management will discuss quarterly results and business highlights.

The live webcast will be publicly available on Brooks' website at www.brooks.com. In addition to the live webcast, audio replays will be available through an archive at the www.brooks.com website until Brooks reports fiscal 2008 fourth quarter results in mid-November, 2008.

About Brooks Automation, Inc.

Brooks is a leading worldwide provider of automation solutions and integrated subsystems to the global semiconductor and related industries. The company's advanced offerings in hardware and services can help customers improve manufacturing efficiencies, accelerate time-to-market and reduce cost of ownership. 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 please go to www.brooks.com.

CONTACT:  Brooks Automation, Inc.
          Michael W. McCarthy, Director - Investor Relations & 
           Corporate Communications
          (978) 262-2459
          michael.mccarthy@brooks.com