Case studies

Invetech partners with life science leaders to design, build, and scale complex diagnostic and cell therapy solutions. These projects show how we turn ambitious ideas into real products.

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Confidential Client

Closed manufacturing system for autologous cell therapy production

One of our clients worked on the development of an allogeneic cell therapy to treat a disease that is increasing in prevalence in both emerging and mature economies alike. The therapy is derived from human umbilical tissue-derived cells (hUTCs) which...

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Organovo turned science fiction into science fact

“Imagine being able to print human tissues on demand.” This was the inspiration for start-up company Organovo as they set out to build the world’s first production 3D bioprinter. For decades, the goal of tissue engineers has been to advance...

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Confidential Client

Continuous improvement in quality for a point of care device

When Invetech took over production from a major contract manufacturer, our client asked us to significantly enhance product performance, yield and consistency at scale. Invetech set out with a clear ambition: to lift the manufacturing process to industry-leading standards through...

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Bio-Rad Laboratories™

Design and manufacturing of a multiplex diagnostics system

We built on Bio-Rad’s magnetic bead technology to design and develop this high-throughput, random access instrument. By combining multiplex immunoassay detection and state of the art software, we provided high throughput random access assays with extraordinary flexibility and performance....

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Leica Biosystems™

BOND-III™ fully automated IHC and ISH staining system

Our client needed to meet a market demand for higher throughout leveraging a robust and well performing instrument. The BOND-III fully automated staining system is built upon the prior generation instrument with design changes that enable the new instrument to...

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Evalution™ multiplex biomarker analysis

European-based company MyCartis developed its proprietary Dynamic Multi-Analyte Technology (DMAT®). DMAT® is an advanced and unique technology to deliver superior data quality and rapid results for analyzing multiple protein and nucleic acid-based biomarkers. To close the gap between the user...

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Labtech Systems™ + bioMérieux™

Automating processes to streamline the clinical lab workflow

Conventional clinical microbiology involves specimen collection, registration, inoculation, isolation, identification and testing of pathogenic microbes from clinical specimens. Traditionally, this process has used minimal automation....

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Confidential Client

Ruggedized malaria point of care device prototype

Invetech delivered 50 Point of Care device prototypes in 12 months for real-world African field testing of a rapid, low-cost malaria diagnostic system with improved performance over current test methods...

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NucliSENS® EasyMAG sample preparation instrument

When bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics (IVD), approached us to partner on this project, they had already developed a concept demonstration prototype in-house. The main challenge was to evolve the technology into a highly...

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Leica Biosystems™ and Applied Imaging™

SL50 automated microscope slide loader

Our client approached us to assist in the development of an automated system to load and unload glass slides onto a microscope stage. The product is an ideal companion for high-throughput imaging applications, and suitable for the clinical diagnostic and...

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Abbott Diagnostics™

CELL-DYN SMS™ automated blood film preparation system

ained blood smears are microscopically examined as an aid in diagnosing general infections and blood related disorders such as leukemias and anemia. Abbott Diagnostics approached us to provide turnkey instrument design, development and transfer-to-manufacture services for an integrated system that...

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Confidential Client

COVID-19 point of care diagnostic test platform

In response to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and demand for diagnostic testing, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) called for accelerated development of COVID-19 healthcare solutions and expanded national testing capacity. Under the FDA emergency use authorization (EUA) directive,...

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StemCell Technologies™

RoboSep™ fully automated magnetic cell separator

The RoboSep® is the world’s first fully automated cell separation system that allows true walk-away automation. We developed this instrument and its disposables from idea to transfer-to-manufacture in 14 months, with the first Beta prototype delivered in 12 months....

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TEG 6s™ hemostasis analyzer system

Having real-time awareness of a patient’s blood clotting ability, or hemostasis, in an emergency or surgical setting is crucial for doctors to be able to maintain patient coagulation equilibrium. Oftentimes, hemostasis analysis is completed in a hospital’s central laboratory, separate...

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Confidential Client

CAR-T manufacturing automation

A common challenge in the emerging cell and gene therapy industry is translating manual production methods to clinical and commercial-scale manufacturing. Recently, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company was looking to commercialize an autologous Dendritic cell therapy, an immunotherapeutic approach for treating...

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Confidential Client

Cost reduction (VAVE) of and existing diagnostics instrument

Following a Value Analysis and Value Engineering (VAVE) exercise, we identified a cost-savings opportunity by changing the pack cooler in a multiplex testing system. The change improved manufacturability by reducing the labor time and requirement for specialized skills. Additionally, the...

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Cellectricon™

Cellaxess® Elektra fully automated workstation for transfection of biologically relevant cell types

Cellectricon was looking to expand the market of their Cellaxess® in-plate electroporation technology by developing an instrument for automated high-throughput electroporation of adherent cells for use in drug discovery screening....

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CelTor Biosystems™

Automated live cell high-content screening platform

CelTor Biosystems required an automated in-house test platform for high-content screening of live cells. The system would be used in a range of drug discovery process steps from target validation to lead optimization. The complex workstation needed to combine high-performance...

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Robotic plant propagation

Invetech was approached to refine the design, and manufacture and commission, automatic machines that would automatically harvest, cut and replant small plantlets of various species suitable for clonal micro-propagation. The self-contained machine capable of processing 12 explants per minute comprised...

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