Participants:
The proof-of-concept project will study the development of a compact mobile fluorescence microscope to inspect cell cultures directly inside manual incubators and robotic incubators with cell culture microplate carousel. The cell culture imaging directly inside incubators enables the reduction of manual cell culture manipulations to inspect cell cultures.
Research Partner :
Basel University BIROMED-Lab
Basel University BIROMED-Lab develops bio-inspired robotic and mechatronic systems for medical applications. BIROMED-Lab portfolio includes knowledge in mechatronics, mechanical design, micromachining, robotics, control, and real-time data processing. BIROMED-Lab has a long history of contributions to robotics research and developing prototypes for external partners.
https://dbe.unibas.ch/en/research/laser-and-robotics/bio-inspired-robots-for-medicine-lab/
Implementation partner:
Roche
Within F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Pharma Research & Early Development (pRED) Lab Automation Cluster group is harmonizing and driving scalable lab automation solutions for pRED laboratories, and is contributing to the lab automation community in Switzerland and Europe. The pRED Lab Automation Cluster can facilitate and validate the integration of the PlateExplorer with its numerous existing lab automation platforms, such as robotic plate handling, automated incubators, and perfusion rockers. pRED Lab Automation Cluster’s goal is to increase drug development productivity while reducing the cost for society.
