Integra Biosciences and InSphero AG, a pioneering
developer of advanced 3-dimensional microtissue models, have announced today
that they will cooperate on providing high performance liquid-handling
solutions for 3D cell culture.
Ernst Freydl, Director of Marketing at INTEGRA Biosciences commented 'Initial
customer feedback on systems integrating our Viaflo electronic pipettors with
Insphero's unique hanging drop cell culture system to provide fast and economic
3D microtissue cultivation has been extremely positive'. He added 'INTEGRA
knowledge of the cell culture market, expertise in liquid handling and global
reach perfectly compliment the innovative flow of 3D cell culture solutions
being developed by Insphero - our cooperation offers considerable future
scope'.
INTEGRA (
www.integra-biosciences.com)
is a leading provider of high-quality laboratory tools for liquid handling,
media preparation, sterilization and cell cultivation. The company committed to
creating innovative solutions which fulfill the needs of our customers in
research, diagnostics and quality control within the life science markets and
medical industry. The INTEGRA group, comprising INTEGRA Biosciences AG, Zizers,
Switzerland and the INTEGRA Biosciences Corp., Hudson, NH, maintains a worldwide
network of over 90 independent highly trained distribution partners.
Founded in 2009, Insphero (
www.insphero.com)
develops and produces advanced 3-dimensional microtissue models that mimic the
behavior and function of living organs much better than conventional cell
cultures. InSphero is the maker of the hanging-drop cell-culture system
GravityPLUSTM, which allows reliable and automation-compatible scaffold-free 3D
cell culture in hanging drops in a 96-well format. This gentle and biomimetic
culture technology allows the highly reproducible formation of 3D microtissues
or spheroids without the use of bioartifical materials such as hydrogels or
rigid supports.
