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After lengthy and careful consideration, uFluidix is pleased to announce the winner of the Prototyping Grant 2018.<\/p>\n

The winner is<\/p>\n

uFraction8<\/h2>\n

\u2022 Congratulations!\u00a0\u2022<\/em><\/p>\n

uFraction8<\/a> is an early stage biotech startup based in Scotland and London.\u00a0uFraction8 develops microfluidics-based filtration systems to help biomanufacturers who use biological cells in their production processes to dewater and concentrate cell-based biomass, with sustainable and scalable system outcompeting conventional filters and centrifuges.
\n\"uFraction_logo1\"<\/p>\n

This grant covers USD 50,000 of\u00a0design and fabrication services<\/a>\u00a0from uFluidix\u00a0for one year up to a maximum defined with no strings attached for the development of a novel device for the filtration of biochemical products resulted from biogas processing created by uFraction8. Unlike the conventional filtration methods in this industry which rely on large centrifuges, they use microfluidics technology to reduce the turnaround time and to increase efficiency.<\/p>\n

\u00abAlthough we have seen many\u00a0 designs during the past 15 years especially from academia, very few of these inventions have been commercialized. The prototyping of microfluidic devices is costly, so once the intellectual property is transferred from academia to spin-offs, it hits a major obstacle. The Circle grant would help uFraction8 to take their product to the next level. \u00bb<\/em>
\nDr. Aarash Sofla, CEO, uFluidix<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u00abuFraction8 project aims to design and optimise microfluidic chips for newly identified commerical targets from digestate from anaerobic digestion biogas systems. Our current designs have focused on biological cell separation and have proven to be very robust and efficient. Moving to new targets is costly as it requires several iterations of design to optimise performance. With the support from uFluidix we hope to make an even greater impact towards sustainable production and closing the loop of the circular bioeconomy.\u00bb<\/em>
\nDr. Monika Tomecka, Executive Director & COO, uFraction8<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For official press release, please\u00a0click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We would like to thank everyone who applied for the Prototyping Grant 2018 round!<\/strong><\/p>\n

We greatly appreciate your time, effort, and persistence.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stay tuned and don’t forget to join The Microfluidic Circle<\/a>. The next round is coming!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thank you!<\/strong>?<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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