Aviva Biosciences Corp.
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
Aviva Biosciences recently commercialized its first product, a micro-fabricated electrophysiology chip for high-throughput screening of compounds that affect ion channels-potentially one of the most attractive sources of drug targets. The company is also developing a chip-based system for enriching rare cells in fluids and separating them out, including fetal cells from maternal blood, cancer cells, and stem cells.
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