Shared Principles, Consistent Results: Pluto Wash vs. Laminar Wash
By Melvin Lye, Senior Director of Scientific Affairs Introduction: Questioning a Long-Held Belief For decades, suspension cell workflows followed a rigid belief: centrifugation and pelleting were the only way to wash cells. This dogma shaped countless assays but also introduced variability, operator fatigue, and cell loss. Curiox challenged this in 2018 with Laminar Wash™ (LW), proving that […]
Advancing Antibody Cocktail Solutions: Empowering CROs with Pluto Automation
By Melvin Lye, Senior Director of Scientific Affairs The preclinical CRO market is projected to reach USD 8.4 billion by 2030, driven by the rise in high-throughput studies and the demand for reproducible biomarker data in drug development. Yet, many Contract Research Organizations (CROs) still rely on manual pipetting for antibody cocktailing, creating bottlenecks that threaten […]
Automating Flow Cytometry Sample Prep: An ROI Calculation
Automating Flow Cytometry Sample Prep: An ROI Calculation Manual flow cytometry sample preparation is labor-intensive and costly, with multiple touchpoints for antibody cocktail prep, cell lysis, and staining. Each manual step adds labor cost, training time, and risk of error. Here we highlight the ROI of automated sample preparation, showing how Pluto Workstation reduces hands-on […]
Beyond Centrifuges: How Smart Automation Transforms Lab Efficiency
By Vincent Andreala, Field Application Scientist | Edited by Melvin Lye, Senior Director of Scientific Affairs June 17, 2025 Introduction: Why Automation, Why Now? If you’ve ever found yourself wrestling with inconsistent data, backlogged experiments, or a constant hunt for trained personnel to manage delicate workflows—you’re not alone. The traditional approach to cell sample preparation has […]
Automating Antibody Prep for Master Mix in Flow Cytometry: Eliminating Costly Errors and Standardizing Workflows
By Raffaele Lu, Automation Engineer Lead | Edited by Melvin Lye, Senior Director of Scientific Affairs May 20, 2025 In the world of pharmaceutical research and clinical development, flow cytometry is a cornerstone of immune profiling, biomarker validation, and cell-based screening. As the field evolves toward increasingly complex, multi-parameter panels, one critical aspect of the […]
Curiox Biosystems and Calebio Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Automation in Flow Cytometry Across China
Exclusive Distribution Agreement Signed for Pluto Workstations to Expand Full-Spectrum Flow Cytometry Integration SEOUL, Korea/ Nanjing, China April 29, 2025 — Curiox Biosystems Co. Ltd, global leader in automated sample preparation for flow cytometry and single-cell analysis, today announced the signing of an exclusive distribution agreement with Calebio, a pioneering developer of full-spectrum flow cytometers […]
Bridging the Automation Gap in Biotech and Life Sciences Research
By Mahrukh (Mahi) Banday, EVP/GM Marketing, Product, Operations at Curiox Biosystems March 6, 2025 The Critical Need for Automation in Life Sciences Biotech and life sciences research are evolving at an unprecedented pace, with breakthroughs in genomics, immunology, and cell therapy driving the need for high-throughput, high-precision workflows. Yet, one bottleneck remains persistent—cell sample preparation. […]
Ex vivo T cell differentiation in adoptive immunotherapy manufacturing: Critical process parameters and analytical technologies
Sixun Chen, Tan Dai Nguyen, Kang-Zheng Lee, Dan Liu, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biotechadv.2024.108434 Adoptive immunotherapy shows great promise as a treatment for cancer and other diseases. Recent evidence suggests that the therapeutic efficacy of these cell-based therapies can be enhanced by the enrichment of less-differentiated T cell subpopulations in the therapeutic product, giving rise to a need for […]
POSTER—Replacing the centrifuge to increase T-cell recovery and generate consistent data: The Laminar Wash™ approach
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Combating Burnout in Life Science Professionals: The Role of Streamlining and Automation
Burnout has become a widely discussed issue in various aspects of our lives, from our careers to personal well-being. The World Health Organization defines burnout as an “occupational phenomenon,” resulting from prolonged workplace stress left unresolved. While the immediate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has brought heightened awareness to burnout, it has long been a […]