Invitrometrix
Biotechnology ResearchMassachusetts, United States2-10 Employees
Invitrometrix is a small biotechnology company based in Lowell, Massachusetts, focused on developing and manufacturing a multi-well, whole-cell quartz crystal microbalance biosensor for the pharmaceutical and research sector. The biosensor provides real-time, quantitative readouts of cellular phenotypes by detecting changes in biomechanics, including cell attachment, mass redistribution, and viscoelasticity. It supports experiments with multiple cell types, including diseased and normal cells, with data collected over extended periods. The system is used to study ligand-receptor interactions, repurpose orphan molecules, and examine ligands that bind multiple receptors, as well as to monitor differentiation and the onset of cell-based diseases such as neuron differentiation and degeneration. It can also be employed to investigate multi-subunit membrane receptors and the downstream pathways they activate. In addition, Invitrometrix offers collaborative research drug discovery services that span molecule pre-discovery, target identification and validation, and evaluation of safety, efficacy, and mechanism of action across multiple organ tissue types, along with monitoring of differentiation and disease onset and related mechanisms of death.