NED-PCQ
The NED-PCQ preclinical quantitator locates and quantifies targeted cells in just a few minutes down to 100 cells. The NED-PCQ is a preclinical instrument to aid in the evaluation of cancer therapies in animal models. The features of this instrument include:
- 24” x 36” instrument
- Ordinary laboratory power, no special power source needed
- No radiation, no damage to animal
- Quantitative, objective data in minutes
- Limit of detection and resolution ~100 cells
- Location and imaging ~0.5 mm
Our cell measurement technology provides a number of game-changing advantages:
- Quantitative measurement. The number of cancer cells are directly measured, not approximated from a manual measurement or a spot on an image
- Sensitivity. Tumors with as few as several thousand cells can be measured, there is no need to wait for a tumor to grow to several million cells, as required for manual measurement and imaging
- Specificity. The measurement can be completely specific to the type of cell desired, since the instrument measures only cells that match the targeting agent
- Speed. A quantitative measurement can be made in just minutes. Also, due to the high sensitivity, measurements can be made much earlier, shaving weeks off the time required for each animal model iteration
- Convenience. The animals do not become radioactive or require any special handling or even removal from the laboratory. The animals can be measured many times with no ill effects from the measurement. The animals do not need to be anesthetized before measurement. An animal can be left in an instrument for real-time measurements, or multiple animals can be sequentially measured in the same instrument
- Cost. Each measurement costs tens of dollars, instead of hundreds with imaging techniques; precise measurements can be made with much less technician time and cost than required for dissection, and even with less time than required for most manual measurements
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