Fluidigm Singapore Manufactures 250 Millionth Valve

Fluidigm has announced that its Singapore biochip factory has manufactured and shipped more than 250 million microscopic NanoFlex valves.

The valves stop or release the flow of liquids containing genetic samples and reagents in microfluidic chips. These chips are used by life science researchers to conduct endpoint, real-time and digital Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) analyses. These manufactured valves are small and precise and can isolate a single cell or DNA molecule, permitting researchers to detect the mutation of a cell into a cancerous state, earlier than standard techniques.