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Cell Microsystems Lab Services

Accelerate Discovery

Cell Microsystems’ lab services offers a suite of novel cell and molecular workflows that enable you to expand your scientific experiment landscape and accelerate discovery. Based on the Company’s portfolio of instruments and consumables, our lab services offer both ready access to assay development and results as well as a demonstration of the performance of our instrumentation prior to purchasing capital equipment.

  • Custom Assay Development
    Our experienced team of scientists helps you design the right experiment to answer your specific questions.
  • Accelerated Data Generation
    When time is limited, or you don’t have access to specialized equipment, let us perform your critical experiments for you.
  • Freed Up Personnel
    Get additional bandwidth by putting our highly trained team to work for you, allowing your team to focus on other critical tasks.
  • Standard Operating Procedures, Training, and Tech Transfer
    When you are ready to invest in equipment and start performing the assay in your own lab, we have already laid the groundwork so you can seamlessly execute.
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Examples include:

Note: Cell Microsystems offers its lab services under BSL-2 laboratory conditions.

  • Improve physiological relevance
    Culture, assay, and image cells under shear stress up to 200 dyn/cm2 using our BioFlux shear flow system to improve the physiological relevance of your in vitro studies.
  • Reveal in vivo cellular biology
    Conducting assays under shear flow can reveal significant changes in gene expression, cytokine production, and cell morphology that may be overlooked in static assays.
  • Precisely control shear flow experiments
    In addition to delivering precise shear stress, the BioFlux shear flow system offers full control of gas composition and temperature, allowing for a wide range of assays under variable environmental conditions.
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Your Samples or Ours...

Studies can be run with samples that you provide (cell lines, primary cells, etc.). Clients can arrange for their own samples to be sent to our labs for the experiments, or Cell Microsystems can acquire samples to your specifications from our network of sample sources.

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Lab services are for investigators who choose not to or cannot complete cell line development and/or assay(s) on their own. Whether it is due to equipment availability, time constraints, or anything in between, any investigator can take advantage of Cell Microsystems’ lab services.
  • We offer lab services for a wide variety of applications, including:
    • Cell line development
    • 3D model development
    • Shear flow assays, such as cell adhesion assays
    • Ion channel patch clamp testing
  • These are just a few examples of lab services offered by Cell Microsystems. For a more expansive list, check out the individual instrument services FAQs. Still don’t see the service you’re looking for? Contact a lab services specialist today to chat.
  • Less headaches due to assistance with assay development and data analysis: Tell us what your end goal is and we will work with you to design the best experiment possible within your budget. In addition, our expert scientists will provide analysis reports at the completion of the experiment.
  • Time-savings: We will run the experiment for you, giving you back your precious time.
  • Rapid turnaround: Our scientists are experts, meaning experiments are conducted efficiently, getting you data faster.

Contact us to check in on your experiment and our lab services team will gladly update you on the progress and results. We will also send you a full data report after the experiment is completed.

Lab service costs vary based on experimental requirements, such as the number of assays, replicates, and required scientist(s) time. However, using Cell Microsystems’ lab services means no capital costs, no equipment training, and no operator training are required. Just contact us to request a proposal, and we’ll help you design a study that meets your experimental goals and budget.

The amount of time needed to obtain results is highly dependent on the experiment’s design and requested endpoints. To obtain an estimate of lab services turnaround, please contact our lab services specialist.

Not at all! If you already have a Cell Microsystems system in your lab you can still take advantage of lab services for larger projects, new investigations, or whatever your needs may be.
Absolutely! If you want to continue with your investigation independently, we will gladly provide you with advice and protocols that were used during your lab service experience.

BioFlux

BioFlux lab services are for anyone who would like to improve the physiological relevance of their investigations by culturing cells under shear flow conditions. We accept service requests from all scientists in both academia and industry.

Studies can be conducted using samples that the customer provides, including whole blood, isolated primary cells, cancer cell lines, and more. Customers can arrange for their samples to be sent to our lab or Cell Microsystems can use our network of sample sources to acquire samples to match your specifications. If you have concerns about whether your sample will work, please reach out to our lab services specialist (https://cellmicrosystems.boldfocus.com/contact-us). 

Leveraging the BioFlux shear flow system along with Montage Plus analysis software, previous successful assays include:

  • Adhesion strength
  • Atherosclerosis models
  • Cancer cell homing
  • Cancer migration & invasion
  • CAR T cell function
  • Chemotaxis
  • Leukocyte adhesion cascade
  • Metastasis
  • Platelet aggregation & adhesion
  • Stem cell differentiation
  • Transmigration
  • Tumor microenvironment
  • Wound healing

If you have an assay in mind that is not on the list, please reach out to our lab services specialist to discuss your experiment.