Tecan has signed a co-marketing agreement with Reinnervate, a leading
company in the 3D cell culture market, to develop a range of automated
solutions based on the Freedom EVO® liquid handling workstations and
Reinnervate's Alvetex®Scaffold 3D cell culturing technology.
Alvetex products are based on a highly porous, polystyrene scaffold structure
with a uniform and well-defined architecture, providing an excellent
environment for cells to acquire and maintain their natural three-dimensional
shape and organization during incubation that leads to more biologically
relevant data. This technology overcomes the limitations of traditional
monolayer cultures and, combined with the flexibility
and reliability of the Freedom EVO platform, will provide a powerful solution
for automated growth and maintenance of 3D cell cultures, allowing
customers to develop more reliable and powerful cellular assays.
Kevin Moore, Head of Applications and Solutions at Tecan, said: "We are
delighted to be working with Reinnervate and look forward to combining our
mutual expertise and technical abilities to develop ground-breaking solutions
for cell biology customers."
Richard Rowling, Commercial Director at Reinnervate
added: "We are delighted that Tecan has decided to put Alvetex Scaffold at the
heart of its plans for the automation of 3D cell culture. Alvetex is becoming
the industry standard for scientists who need to retain the native structure
and functionality of cells, to better mimic
in vivo biological models."
To find
out more about Tecan's cell biology solutions, visit
www.tecan.com/cellbiology
To find out more about Alvetex products, visit
www.reinnervate.com
