Apparatus and a method are described for investigating polymorphs of a
material, isomers of a material which allow different isomeric forms to
be resolved, different hydrates/solvates and/or different salts of a
material. The apparatus comprises an assembly (2) of reactor devices (6)
arranged within a reactor body (8) which incorporates a heating/cooling
block (10) and a stirrer block (12). A vessel support block (14) supports
respective sample vessels (15) below each reactor device (6) for
receiving material from the reactor devices. The apparatus includes a
control unit (4) which includes a computer (16) which controls a robot
for delivering materials to the reactor devices; a heating/cooling unit
(18); a stirrer control unit (20); and a pressure unit (22) which
controls the passage of material from the reactor devices (6) to the
sample vessels (15).