Trending Tech Company - rqmicro
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Business
rqmicro AG develops and markets proprietary reagents and innovative instruments for microbial tests in water.
The company's new separation and detection technology is based on immunomagnetic separation and microfluidics and delivers accurate results at an unmatched speed. Common methods in microbiology need up to 14 days to give you semi-quantitative data. This waiting takes up time and money. rqmicro reduces this delay significantly by providing precise quantitative results. With rqmicro instruments you can quantify Legionella in water samples in 1-2 hours.
Awards & Recognitions:
- Award at the Swiss Diagnostics Start Up Day 2017
- Featured in Laborpraxis.de
- Presented at Investor Summit 2017
- Placed 37th in the 2016 Top 100 Startups in Switzerland
- Selected for MassChallenge Switzerland
- Awarded CTI certification
- Listed by Bilan in Top 50 Startups to Invest In
- Winner of Heuberger Wintherthur Jungunternehmerpreis 2015
Technology
Immunomagnetic separation and Microfluidics:
rqmicro uses the great potential of microfluidics to deliver a product that allows target cells to be separated from a sample with high efficiency, using immunomagnetic esparation (IMS). In contract to conventional IMS methods, our approach separates target cells in a continuous process on a disposable cartridge, resulting in high recovery rates and easy handling.
Conventional IMS systems are labor-intensive and lead to lower purity - especially in natural samples, where contaminants have a higher tendency to get stuck in the column. rqmicro's microfluidic IMS process is contact-free and continuous, achieving highest purity rates on the market.
Flow Cytometry:
Flow cytrometry is a laser-based electronic cell counting technology that allows multiparametric analysis of the properties of thousands of cells per second. The quantification of the cells in a given sample can be performed within minutes. Since it is a cultivation-independent method, all bacteria, also dormant or dead ones, are quantified. By using flourescent viability dyes, we can discriminate viable from dead cells. This is especially useful when tracking efficacies of disinfection measures. These facts lead to superior data in almost real time.
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Taxonomy
- Water
- Potable
- Pollutants
- Waterborne Pathogens
- Water & Diseases
- Technology
- Testing Instruments
- Sensor Systems