丹麦Sophion Bioscience   
QPatch HT系统是Sophion Bioscience公司于2006年10月推出的世界上首个48通道的高通量全自动膜片钳系统，它每天可筛选数以千计的化合物，获得数以千计的高质量数据，可适用于离子通道药物筛选的任何阶段，包括针对化合物文库的初期药筛。目前QPatch已经在国外广泛应用于hERG通道、Kv1.3、Kv1.5、KCNQ2/3、KCNQ4、Kir 2.X、Nav1.2、Nav1.3、Cav3.2、CRAC、Asic 1a、Asic 3、GABAa受体、Glycin受体、P2X3受体、TRPM5通道等的研究。

Sophion Bioscience, headquartered near Copenhagen, Denmark, has the sole focus of providing advanced products and integrated solutions for automated patch clamping. We develop patch clamp solutions for functional characterization of living cells. Our products are used in pharmaceutical and biotech companies around the world.

QPatch 16 and QPatch HT
The QPatch 16 and the QPatch HT are microchip-based automated patch clamp systems that provide high-quality data on a truly industrial basis. The QPatch 16 is a 16-channel automated patch clamp system. It is the first system in its class with integrated cell preparation and QPlate exchange facilities enabling several hours of unattended operation. The QPatch HT is the world’s first 48-channel automated gigaseal patch clamp system building on the well-proven QPatch 16 technology.

Our team and our customers
We have a strong and dedicated team conducting world-class research making these complex systems a reality. Our team consists of:

* molecular biologists
* biochemists
* electrophysiologists
* biophysicists
* microtechnology experts
* engineers, electrical, mechanical and
software.

In close collaboration with customers our team finds solutions for each company’s unique challenges.

Sophion Bioscience was founded in July 2000, emerging from a successful research and development program at NeuroSearch. The headquarters are located in the vicinity of Copenhagen, Denmark. All of Sophion’s sales and support activities for North America emanates from our facility in North Brunswick, New Jersey, USA.