NeuroInDx unveils new universal cell collection and tissue acquisition system

A UNIVERSAL cell collection and tissue microdissection system compatible with most inverted microscopes, the  UnipicK^TM, has been introduced by NeuroInDx, Inc. 

 

Based on the company’s established KuiqpicK^TM line of instruments, the new system fits most commercially available inverted microscopes. It features a significantly enhanced calibration process permitting straightforward cell collection from multi-well plates, new user friendly design, and . The cost-efficient, versatile and robust cell and tissue acquisition system provides functional flexibility for a wide range of research and commercial uses from collection of single live cells to tiupdated componentsssue microdissection.

 

UnipicK is priced at about one-fifth the cost of existing laser-based microdissection systems and has the capability to collect individual live cells from any cell cultures for downstream clonal expansion. Unlike KuiqpicK that comes integrated with an inverted microscope, UnipicK features a universal straddle that permits its use with nearly all models of inverted microscope, providing additional flexibility. Investigators can therefore use microscopes which already exist in the laboratory, saving precious research funds.

 

“UnipicK is the most versatile, user-friendly and cost-efficient cell collection system on the market. Its capabilities, together with its affordable price, for the first time allow routine single cell and cell specific research for most research laboratories that do not have access to expensive and sophisticated equipment,” said Stan Karsten, PhD, NeuroInDx president and chief executive officer. “With the introduction of UnipicK, more labs can do the research that was usually associated with very high costs.”

 

The original idea of a low-cost cell and tissue acquisition system was conceived and patented at the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA), and further developed by NeuroInDx. UnipicK can be used as an add-on to nearly any inverted microscope for collecting single or multiple cells from culture dishes and slides, as well as for microdissecting sub-anatomical regions from tissue sections.

 

“With the new universal version of a cell and tissue acquisition system, we are confident in providing the rapidly growing market for single cell analysis and cell specific research with the most cost efficient and versatile cell and tissue aquisitionsystem,” noted Dr. Lili C. Kudo, chief scientific officer of NeuroInDx. 

 

Various applications will be backed by NeuroInDx’s enhanced customer support to assist in the advancement of single cell analysis and tissue specific research everywhere.