法国ScreenCell
ScreenCell成立的设计和制作了一个简单但革命性的技术,允许快速和稀土循环细胞产生有效的隔离不带任何偏见反恐人口可以更好的细胞和分子的特性,在癌症监测的重要目标。这项技术也有助于发展一个新的非侵入性产前诊断方法。
ScreenCell was founded with the objective of designing and producing a simple but revolutionary technology allowing the fast and effective isolating of Rare Circulating Cells yielding free of any bias CTC population amenable to better cellular and molecular characterization important in cancer monitoring. This technology also contributes to the development of a new non-invasive approach to prenatal diagnosis.
ScreenCell’s belief is that just enumerating CTCs without easily characterizing them, is not enough to allow the early detection of disease, the discovery of biomarkers to predict treatment responses and potentially the follow-up of disease progression.
ScreenCell designed a full range of devices compatible with existing Invitro Diagnostics (IVD) assays and platforms, with no need for any interface development.
Screencell is dedicated to creating technologies allowing CTCs to become potential end points in future oncology therapeutic arsenals, by filtering out healthy live tumor cells, thus enabling:
■ molecular biology
■ cell culture
■ enumeration and cytomorphology evaluation
The technology has also demonstrated its advantages for the isolation of Circulating Fetal Cells (CFCs) drawn from peripheral blood of pregnant women, potentially leading to a significantly facilitated and cost- effective process for prenatal diagnosis of genetic diseases.
Collaborations with the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Massachusetts General Hospital, in the USA, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Hôpital Antoine-Béclère, Hôpital Necker and Hôpital de Poissy. in France, and others have proven that today ScreenCell devices are best and most user friendly CTC/CFC isolation devices available.
Deep-Rooted Values
Our identity is based upon down-to-earth values which guide our daily actions:
■ A deep conviction
Non-invasive access to tumor cells through peripheral blood is a major issue for a better monitoring of patients with cancer
■ An ultimate goal: the patient
We are committed to keeping a view that the patient must be the ultimate goal of our technical developments
■ Integrity and respect
We are committed to integrity, full transparency and respect for our customers, colleagues, and shareholders as a basis for improvement