Firefly BioWorks (Abcam)
Year
2010
Area
Devices and Materials, Healthcare and Medical
Firefly BioWorks introduced an open platform that will allow industrial, academic, and clinical scientists to develop and use multiplexed assays on standard laboratory instrumentation.
Their mission was to develop reliable and affordable solutions for the comprehensive monitoring of biological function. In January 2015, Firefly BioWorks was acquired by Abcam.
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