Ambient Biosciences
Develops and provides capillary-mediated vitrification technology and workflows to stabilize biomolecules and samples for ambient-temperature storage and transport. Offers a benchtop vitrification instrument for in‑lab use, contract stabilization services, point-of-collection sample kits, technical support and academic partnership programs. Publishes stability and application data (ELISA, PCR, sequencing, flow cytometry, luminescence) demonstrating preserved molecular integrity and functionality at elevated temperatures.
Industries
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Nr. of Employees
small (1-50)
Ambient Biosciences
1600 Huron Parkway, Bldg 520, Rm 2390, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Patents
Products
Benchtop biomolecule stabilization instrument
Compact laboratory instrument designed to perform capillary-mediated vitrification cycles for producing ambient-stable reagents and samples with short cycle times.
Ambient sample collection kit (point-of-collection)
Pre-coated scaffold collection kits that stabilize blood, urine, environmental and other liquid samples at room temperature for transport and downstream molecular analyses.
Benchtop biomolecule stabilization instrument
Compact laboratory instrument designed to perform capillary-mediated vitrification cycles for producing ambient-stable reagents and samples with short cycle times.
Ambient sample collection kit (point-of-collection)
Pre-coated scaffold collection kits that stabilize blood, urine, environmental and other liquid samples at room temperature for transport and downstream molecular analyses.
Services
Outsourced stabilization, packaging and return of ambient-stable reagents for customer evaluation and integration into workflows.
Program providing instrument installation, monthly consumables and technical support to academic labs for in-house evaluation and research use of vitrification technology.
Outsourced stabilization, packaging and return of ambient-stable reagents for customer evaluation and integration into workflows.
Program providing instrument installation, monthly consumables and technical support to academic labs for in-house evaluation and research use of vitrification technology.
Expertise Areas
- Biostabilization technology development
- Biomolecule formulation and preservation
- Assay reagent stabilization for ELISA, PCR, flow cytometry, and luminescence
- Point-of-collection sample stabilization and transport
Key Technologies
- Capillary-mediated vitrification (CMV)
- Porous scaffold-based desiccation and vitrification
- Benchtop vitrification instrumentation
- Ready-to-use single-use reagent formats (vitrified on scaffold)
News & Updates
Peer-reviewed report assessing feasibility of shipping and storing CMV-stabilized antibody reagents at ambient temperature with data supporting CMV as an alternative to frozen storage.
Research demonstrating that PCR master mixes processed with CMV maintain similar amplification profiles compared to frozen controls after storage at elevated temperatures.
Study demonstrating CMV can preserve mRNA integrity and transfection efficiency after prolonged storage at elevated temperatures compared to liquid controls.
Press release announcing an Early Access Program offering partners access to capillary-assisted vitrification technology for biomolecule stabilization.
Introduction of an Early Access Program to allow partners to trial capillary-assisted vitrification technology for room-temperature stabilization of biomolecules and reagents.
Peer-reviewed report assessing feasibility of shipping and storing CMV-stabilized antibody reagents at ambient temperature with data supporting CMV as an alternative to frozen storage.
Research demonstrating that PCR master mixes processed with CMV maintain similar amplification profiles compared to frozen controls after storage at elevated temperatures.
Study demonstrating CMV can preserve mRNA integrity and transfection efficiency after prolonged storage at elevated temperatures compared to liquid controls.
Press release announcing an Early Access Program offering partners access to capillary-assisted vitrification technology for biomolecule stabilization.
Introduction of an Early Access Program to allow partners to trial capillary-assisted vitrification technology for room-temperature stabilization of biomolecules and reagents.