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Freedom to discover

Unlike conventional microfluidic platforms, the Lightcast platform is not constrained by predetermined channels or wells which limit flexibility. As a result you have the ability to control the location and movement of objects to support your experimental needs.

Technology
Technology

Flexible control

At Lightcast we are developing a platform that combines the flexibility to analyze a wide range of cell types and assays with precise control over droplet number, occupancy, location and movement. Together this enables efficient, multi-step workflows that scale to match your experimental needs.

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Redefine your workflow

Lightcast provides a flexible platform for precisely interrogating single-cell interactions and functional behaviors at scale.

Lightcast technology

Lightcast harnesses droplet-based microfluidics and optical electrowetting-on-dielectric (oEWOD) techniques to perform highly controlled sequential and multiplexed single-cell assays in massively parallel workflows.

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Redefine your workflow

Conduct complex experiments with ease, speed, and precision. See your research in a new light with our complete programmable microfluidics platform.

Massively parallel

Perform thousands of operations simultaneously across the array to accelerate functional screening assays.

Sequential assays

Combine multiple assays into single streamlined workflows for deeper functional characterization.

Virtual addressing

Track each droplet, from load, through multiple assays, to dispense with corresponding imaging.

Live cell recovery

Dispense your hits into well plates for downstream applications, such as clonal outgrowth or NGS-based readouts.

Our platform

The Lightcast platform consists of 3 core components that provide the foundation for building single cell functional analysis

Instrument

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Consumables

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Software

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Drug discovery

Take control of the lead identification and optimization stage with streamlined, multi-step, single-cell assays. Isolate your strongest leads sooner, with deeper functional understanding, to positively impact campaign success rates.

Basic and translational research

Flexibility enables more efficient use of time, space and budget across all research areas. Study cell-to-cell communication, gain a deeper understanding of immune function, or assess the functional impact of CRISPR edits — all on a single platform.

Latest News

Lightcast news

Lightcast publishes paper describing its light-based technology and application to single-cell functional biology at scale.

Imagine being able to implicitly select, control, combine, perturbate, and functionally query 10s to 100s of thousands of single cells in parallel.
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June 16, 2023

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