Kuiqpick has the additional capability to collect cells from tissues and cultures without affecting their viability, the company said.
According to the firm, Kuiqpick can be mounted to an inverted microscope to dissect brain tissue slices at the cellular resolution and collect individual cells from various cell cultures.
A single press of a button initiates the collection of the brain tissue area or cells into a disposable capillary unit.
Collected tissue samples are then transported to a test tube for further experimentation.
NeuroInDx chief scientific officer and co-founder Stan Karsten said the firm’s new device is a major new development in the biomedical research field, which helps more labs to conduct the critical collection of live cells and tissue areas for examination and culturing.
"For too long, the high cost of tissue microdissection and cell sorting technologies have limited cell specific research. With the introduction of Kuiqpick, more labs and researchers can afford the technology they need to advance the pace of discovery," Karsten added.