#220 Microfluidics with Franz Pruefer

DNA Today: A Genetics Podcast

This week we’re discussing all things microfluidics! Joining us for this discussion is Franz Pruefer. He is the Co-Founder of Maxwerk Bio which has a pipeline of biotech diagnostic and therapeutic devices. Franz is also the Co-Founder of CERTESS Therapeutics an early stage Cell Therapy Company in stealth mode based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Under the pharmaceutical division, Maxwerk supplies injectable and solid dose manufacturing machinery, and pharmaceutical engineering and construction. Their customers include domestic and multinational pharmaceutical (Global Fortune 500) companies with production facilities in Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and more!

Under the biotech division, Maxwerk’s team of multidisciplinary scientists are working to develop novel and innovative biotechnology products for diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Their team is comprised of talented individuals from biotechnology, synthetic biology, engineering, chemistry, and artificial intelligence. Under Maxwerk Healthcare, they supply medical devices and consumables for hospitals in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean

On This Episode We Discuss:

Microfluidics overview

The evolution of microfluidic technology over the last 4 decades

Applications of microfluidics within healthcare

How microfluidic based testing can perform single cell studies

Droplet-based microfluidics

The cost difference between microfluidic based tests and standard tests

How microfluidics offers a unique advantage to patients who live in more remote areas of the world

Applications outside of the healthcare space (space medicine, security at airports, stadiums, etc.)

Upcoming projects at Maxwerk

You can stay up to date with Maxwerk’s projects and Franz by following him on Twitter.

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