Sphere Fluidics facts for kids
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| Founded | 2010 |
| Headquarters | Cambridge, UK |
| Services | Research and Development |
Sphere Fluidics is a company located in Cambridge, UK. They work in Life Sciences, which means they study living things. The company focuses on finding and making new medicines, especially for serious diseases. They also work with cells, creating new biological things, and analyzing chemicals.
Sphere Fluidics owns 25 special inventions, called patents. These inventions include machines, tiny biochips for biology, and special chemicals.
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About Sphere Fluidics
Sphere Fluidics started in 2010. It was founded by two chemistry professors from Cambridge University: Professor Chris Abell and Professor Wilhelm Huck. Dr. Frank F. Craig, a business person, and Dr. Maher Khaled, from Cambridge University Enterprise, also helped start the company.
How Sphere Fluidics Gets Money
In November 2021, Sphere Fluidics received $40 million (about £30 million) from investors. This money came from groups like Sofinnova Partners and Redmile Group.
By 2021, Sphere Fluidics had raised a total of £46.7 million. This money came from different ways, including investments, loans, and grants.
Cyto-Mine Technology: What It Does
Cyto-Mine is a special system invented by Sphere Fluidics. It helps scientists analyze and understand single cells. This technology helps create new medicines to treat diseases like cancer and inflammatory conditions. It also helps make vaccines.
Cyto-Mine is a compact machine that does many things automatically. It can analyze single cells, sort them, take pictures, and place them into tiny wells on plates.
New Developments and Partnerships
In 2019, Sphere Fluidics worked with a company called Peak Analysis and Automation (PAA). Together, they made it easier to handle tiny plates and analyze single cells. They added something called S-LAB to the Cyto-Mine system. This helps scientists work faster when developing new medicines.
On November 10, 2021, Sphere Fluidics partnered with ClexBio. They gave away 10 special kits called CYTRIX microfluidic hydrogel kits. These kits help scientists trap single cells in a gel. This event celebrated World Science Day for Peace and Development.
Awards and Recognition
Sphere Fluidics has won several awards for its work:
- 2013: ACES Life Science Award
- 2015: Named one of the UK's top 50 disruptive small and medium-sized businesses by Real Business.
- 2017: European Product Innovation Award
- 2020: Queen's Award for Enterprise for Innovation
