Brooks Automation to Webcast Investor Presentation at Needham Growth Conference on January 10, 2007

CHELMSFORD, Mass., Jan. 3, 2007 -- Brooks Automation, Inc. today announced that it would provide a live audio Webcast of its investor presentation at the Needham & Company 9th Annual Growth Conference in New York, New York on January 10, 2007 at 11:00 AM Eastern (8:00 AM Pacific).

The live Webcasts will be available on Brooks Automation's Investor Relations web site, at the following URL: http://investor.brooks.com/. Once at the Investor Relations home page, click on the link for Webcasts. In the Webcasts section, click on the link for the Needham Conference. The Webcast will be archived for replay following the live presentation. To access the archive, go to the Investor Relations home page, click on the link for Webcasts, and then click on the link for the Needham Conference.

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 products 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, visit http://www.brooks.com/.