from CALP's website:
Caliper Technologies designs and manufacturers Labchip? devices and systems that enable high-throughput screening for faster drug discovery, improved medical treatment, and more accurate and cost-effective biological and genetic research.
Paralleling the electronics industry, in which a single integrated circuit replaced a room full of computing equipment, LabChip? systems can replace entire chemical laboratories. Caliper's microfluidic LabChip? devices function like "liquid integrated circuits." They process fluid - containing DNA, proteins, or cells - as semiconductors process electrons, executing biological tests in seconds. Genes can be analyzed within minutes. Promising drug compounds can be tested within days instead of months.
Experimental data, in digital form, can be stored in databases, accessed via networks and shared by researchers. With its ability to accelerate experimentation and expand access to information, Caliper's LabChip? devices and systems has the potential to revolutionize the fundamental processes of research, discovery and diagnosis. |
