A linear motion device includes a housing which extends in a longitudinal direction, and in which a rotor movable in the longitudinal direction is accommodated, the housing including a lubricant supply device, via which the rotor may be supplied with lubricant. The drug discovery research system provides for at least one of the plurality of computers to run a multi-platform object oriented programming code, and at least one of the plurality of computers to store drug discovery related data. A number of links are then defined between the components, each link representing a respective spatial relationship.