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Akadeum Life Sciences, Inc. Raises $17.5M Financing Round Led by Arboretum Ventures
Updated on Sep 13, 2023 Share
Akadeum Life Sciences closes an oversubscribed round and plans to expand commercialization of proprietary biological separation platform. Dan Kidle, Managing Partner at Arboretum Ventures, joins Akadeum board of directors. October 12, 2021, Ann Arbor, MI – Akadeum Life Sciences, Inc., today announced the closing of an oversubscribed $17.5 million Series B financing led by Arboretum Ventures. Investors in the round also included Beringea, Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A), Lifespan Ventures, BlueStone Venture …
New Researcher Spotlight from Harvard: Using Akadeum’s Human CD4+ T Cell Isolation
Updated on Dec 29, 2021 Share
A research group led by Professor Georg Lauer at Massachusetts General Hospital and the Harvard Medical School recently used Akadeum’s Human CD4+ T Cell Isolation Kit to obtain high purity enrichment of viable, healthy human CD4+ T cells. Dr. Hannah Drescher, a postdoctoral associate in the laboratory of Dr. Lauer, used the Akadeum CD4+ T Cell Isolation Kit in the course of their work in understanding the correlates of immune protection from chronic viral …
Enrichment of iNKT cells from Mouse Splenocyte Preps Following Depletion of Erythrocytes and B220+ B Cells
Updated on Apr 4, 2023 Share
New Poster from Akadeum, in collaboration with Albert Einstein College of Medicine: Enhanced Enrichment of iNKT cells from Mouse Splenocyte Preps Following Gentle and Rapid Depletion of Erythrocytes and B220+ B Cells with Akadeum’s BACS Microbubbles Akadeum was honored to present a poster at this year’s CYTO Virtual Interactive 2021 in collaboration with Albert Einstein College of Medicine that showcases a novel and groundbreaking use for our revolutionary microbubble technology. …
Gene Expression Poster: Multiplexed Depletion of Cells From Whole Blood Samples Using BACS to Enrich CD4+ Target Cells
Updated on Apr 4, 2023 Share
New Poster from Akadeum, in collaboration with Fluidigm: Multiplexed Depletion of Cells from Whole Blood Samples Using Buoyancy-Activated Cell Sorting (BACS) to Enrich CD4+ Target Cells for Single Gene Expression Analysis Akadeum was honored to present a poster at this year’s CYTO Virtual Interactive 2021 in collaboration with Fluidigm that showcases a novel and groundbreaking multiplexed use for our revolutionary microbubble technology. Single cell sequencing analysis requires viable, highly-purified cells …
Akadeum to present two posters at the CYTO Virtual Conference in June
Updated on Sep 13, 2023 Share
Coming in June: Join Akadeum at CYTO 2021! Akadeum has had two abstracts accepted for CYTO Virtual Interactive 2021, which is planned for June 7-10 this year. This year’s virtual conference promises to be a unique experience, and even though we may not be able to grab a cup of coffee together and chat in person, we’re looking forward to connecting virtually to share these two posters with flow core …
AAI’s Immunology 2021 Conference Poster Presentation: Superior Dead Cell Removal Using Akadeum’s BACS
Updated on Sep 13, 2023 Share
Poster Presentation: A Superior Dead Cell Removal Platform Using Akadeum’s BACS Microbubbles Akadeum is pleased to announce that we will be presenting a poster at AAI this year that demonstrates the benefits of using a microbubble approach for dead cell removal. Be sure to visit our poster presentation at AAI to learn more! Overview: Sample preparation and analysis is frequently complicated by the presence of dead cells, leading to negative …
Extraction Poster Presentation: Nucleic Acid Extraction From Saliva With BACS Enables Larger Sample Volume
Updated on Jul 6, 2023 Share
Akadeum recently had the opportunity to present a poster presentation at The 12th Scientific Workshop of the Early Detection Research Network. 20th Year of EDRN: Making Cancer Detection Possible. Akadeum’s Microbubbles represent the next generation of isolation technology by offering the tools needed to identify patients early in disease, those with low viral load, or positive samples diluted in a pooled saliva application. Nucleic Acid Extraction with Microbubbles from …
EDRN 2021 Poster Presentation: Enrichment of Rare Circulating Cells Using Microbubbles
Updated on Apr 4, 2023 Share
Akadeum recently had the opportunity to present a poster presentation at The 12th Scientific Workshop of the Early Detection Research Network. 20th Year of EDRN: Making Cancer Detection Possible. Akadeum’s Microbubbles are a powerful tool for CTC sample preparation that minimizes mechanical force and eliminates magnetization of cells. This poster details an enrichment of rare circulating cells using a microbubble-based preparation. Enrichment of Rare Circulating Cells Using Microbubble-Based Preparation …
Akadeum is a semi-finalist in the XPRIZE Rapid Covid Testing competition.
Updated on Aug 4, 2023 Share
Akadeum is pleased to announce that we are a semi-finalist in the XPRIZE Rapid Covid Testing competition. We have recently expanded our microbubble platform by functionalizing our revolutionary buoyancy-activated separation technology for RNA isolation in saliva samples. Our goal is to create a workflow that allows for quick and easy RNA extraction in larger volume samples, creating a platform for pooled saliva testing that can be done at scale. Society’s …
Akadeum & NanoCellect Collaborating to Improve Rare-Cell Workflows and Results
Updated on Feb 14, 2024 Share
Akadeum Life Sciences, Inc., creators of a next generation floatation-based isolation platform, and NanoCellect Biomedical, Inc., a leader in the development and manufacturing of innovative and simple solutions for cell sorting, today jointly announced a new collaboration to improve rare-cell workflows. From single cell genomics to antibody discovery, researchers increasingly require more efficient, rapid, and gentle workflows to advance cellular research applications. Use of the two gentle and high purity …