Cytoo SA premiered a portfolio of cell-adhesive micropattern products at the EMBO meeting last week in Amsterdam.
The 2x2cm2 micropatterned glass substrate Cytoochip is a cell-analysis tool based on adhesive micropatterning technology.
It decreases cell variability, resulting in more robust and reliable cell analysis.
Alexandra Fuchs, PhD and chief executive officer of Cytoo, said: 'Cytoochips normalise cell architecture down to their internal organisation and thus offer a unique possibility of mapping a reference cell.
'We target a wide range of applications, including cell signalling, cell adhesion and polarity, cell division or precise protein co-localisation and thanks to our customers we have been discovering new applications since the commercial launch of Cytoochips this past spring.' Constantin Nelep, PhD and senior product manager, added: 'Thanks to an integrated grid-positioning system, our users can now perform comparative microscopy studies such as immunofluorescence staining of specific cells, which were first followed in time-lapse microscopy.' Micropatterns are available in a variety of sizes and shapes and can even be custom-designed to meet the particular requirements of an application.
The introductory presentation of the Cytoochips to the North American market will take place at the December 2009 ASCB Conference in San Diego, California.
