SmartSlide
Overview
Since the launch of its SmartSlide Micro-Incubation System in late 2006, WaferGen has seen a positive response from many leading research institutions and organizations. Some examples of the company’s current SmartSlide Micro-Incubation System customers include Harvard University, Mayo Clinic, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, University of California, Los Angeles, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and several leading pharmaceutical companies. The SmartSlide Micro-Incubation System’s innovative capabilities allow researchers to pursue cutting-edge research topics that are not addressable with existing technology. In addition to the initial stem cell and primary cell research and imaging applications that WaferGen is currently pursuing, the company also expects SmartSlide’s innovative approach to have potential applications in a number of additional important areas including:
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WaferGen has developed and is currently marketing the SmartSlide™ Micro-Incubation System, a first-of-its-kind family of integrated fluidics exchange micro-incubation products that work seamlessly with inverted microscopes. This breakthrough technology is enabling cell biology and stem cell researchers to conduct complex time lapse imaging studies to characterize, differentiate and proliferate cells, as well as grow stem, primary and other difficult to cultivate cells in consistently optimal physiological conditions. These innovative capabilities allow researchers to pursue cutting-edge research topics that are not addressable with existing technology.