Ascential Medical & Life Sciences Wins Advanced Lateral Flow Award for Leadership in Diagnostics
Company’s Ted Meigs Recognized for Exceptional Leadership, Collaboration and Strategic Insight into the Lateral Flow Diagnostics Industry
SAN DIEGO, Cali., Feb. 21, 2024 – Ascential Medical & Life Sciences (M&LS) today announced it has been awarded the 2024 Advanced Lateral Flow Conference (ALFC) award for Leadership in Diagnostics based on the contributions of Ted Meigs, executive advisor and former CEO and president of Kinematic Automation (now part of Ascential Medical & Life Sciences).
The ALFC 2024 award is designed to commend extraordinary advancements in lateral flow diagnostics (LFD …
MoreBeing part of the community that provides rapid diagnostic tests to the world, Kinematic Automation plays a part in getting important tests into the field as soon as possible. If you are developing a Rapid Assay test of any type, we have the equipment in stock for rapid prototyping of production quality product. The same equipment can also then be used in low to medium volume production.
Matrix 1600 Reagent Dispensing
The Matrix 1600 Reagent Dispensing Module provides the low cost solution for reagent striping onto lateral flow test strip products. Ease of set-up and use makes this an …
MoreApplications | Production Automation | Complex Consumable Assembly
End-to-end manufacturing for complex consumable assemblies
Ascential optimizes your complex consumable design by integrating production processes and automated assembly tools into a single, serviceable program. Our experience includes:
Diagnostic Test Cartridges and Cassettes (Lateral Flow, Molecular, Point-of-Care)
Microfluidic and Lab-on-Chip Assemblies
PCR and qPCR Microfluidic Cartridges
Sample-to-Answer and Sample Collection/Preparation Devices
Reagent-Filled Consumables (Liquid and Lyophilized/Freeze-Dried Formats)
Sequencing Flow Cells and Reaction Consumables
Flow Cytometry Disposable Flow Cells
Cell Therapy and Bioprocessing Single-Use Fluidic Assemblies
Drug Delivery Sub-Assemblies and Combination …
… into existing workflows. Ascential can support full, custom automation at scale.
Does Ascential support automation and manufacturing for lateral flow applications?
Yes. Ascential offers data-driven automation and scalable manufacturing solutions for lateral flow development (LFD) applications. Our experts have deep experience in both lateral flow cassette assembly and diagnostic strip automation and have built vision-guided robotic (VGR) and mechanical high speed (MHS) systems for many years. We are uniquely positioned to evaluate existing or projected LFD processes and help you determine which investments best align with your production volume requirements, maintenance capabilities, and other business goals like …
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