Sphere Fluidics
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| Description: | Sphere Fluidics is a spin-out from the Department of Chemistry. The company is developing water droplets that serve as ‘miniature test tubes’. |
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| Created: | 2010-11-01 08:52 |
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| Collection: | Portfolio companies |
| Publisher: | University of Cambridge |
| Copyright: | Cambridge Enterprise |
| Language: | eng (English) |
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| Keywords: | chemistry; start-up; spin-out; biofuels; |
| Explicit content: | No |
| Aspect Ratio: | 16:9 |
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| Bumper: | UCS Default |
| Trailer: | UCS Default |
| Abstract: | Sphere Fluidics was formed in May 2010. The company aims to commercialise picolitre droplet technology, which enables researchers to carry out large numbers of simultaneous reactions contained within small water droplets a fraction of a millilitre in volume.
The picodroplet platform was developed by Professors Chris Abell and Wilhelm Huck of the Department of Chemistry. When the droplets are merged with others containing, for example, a specific chemical reagent, they effectively act as miniature reaction chambers that can be exposed to a unique set of experimental conditions. The technology has potential uses across a wide variety of fields, including drug discovery and algal biofuel development. The platform is an alternative to existing techniques, offering greater control and automation, and improved efficiency. The company has received funding from the University of Cambridge Discovery Fund, one of three evergreen seed funds managed by Cambridge Enterprise, the University's commercialisation group. |
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