Indee Labs focuses on the development of microfluidic vortex shedding for rapidly and efficiently transfecting human primary immune cells with negligible perturbation. The team is focused on developing its core technology for short turnaround chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) development and manufacturing.
μVS is not the only transfection technology; however, it is shown to be able to rapidly deliver a range of genetic material to human primary immune cells with high cell recovery, high cell viability, high efficiency, and high throughput. Furthermore, μVS results in negligible perturbation of immune cell proliferation, activation, exhaustion, phenotype, function, and transcriptome-wide gene expression. μVS is also induced with a 5 mm x 10 mm microfluidic device manufactured using industry-standard semiconductor processes. Cumulatively, this means μVS is an extremely scalable, gentle, and robust alternative to incumbent technologies, such as viral transduction and electroporation.
Indee Labs was founded in August 2015 with a "mission to democratize gene-modified cell therapies," such as chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR-T). The team is developing a novel transfection technology that can rapidly and efficiently deliver a variety of genetic material (e.g., DNA, RNA, protein, and/or various complexes) to human primary immune cells in seconds.
The core technology, microfluidic vortex shedding (μVS), uses a microscopic fluid dynamics phenomenon based on vortex shedding to hydrodynamically porate the cell membrane, allowing for the deliberate introduction of genetic material to human primary immune cells. Vortex shedding is not a new phenomenon. It can be observed as water flows past boulders in rivers while also being seen as clouds drift over mountains.
μVS is not the only transfection technology; however, it is shown to be able to rapidly deliver a range of genetic material to human primary immune cells with high cell recovery, high cell viability, high efficiency, and high throughput. Furthermore, μVS results in negligible perturbation of immune cell proliferation, activation, exhaustion, phenotype, function, and transcriptome-wide gene expression. μVS is also induced with a 5 mm x 10 mm microfluidic device manufactured using industry-standard semiconductor processes. Cumulatively, this means μVS is an extremely scalable, gentle, and robust alternative to incumbent technologies, such as viral transduction and electroporation.
As of May 2018, Indee Labs had accumulated more than USD$6.1 million dollars in angel, venture, and non-dilutive capital.
In July 2017, Indee Labs closed USD$1.3M in accelerator and angel financing from SOSV, IndieBio, Jude Gomila, Shaun MaguireShaun Maguire, Y Combinator and Jaffray Woodriff (executed by his family office, Felton Group, LLCFelton Group, LLC) among others.
In May 2018, Indee Labs closed out a seed round resulting in USD$2.6M in angel and venture financing from Founders Fund, Main Sequence Ventures, Social+Capital also among others.
Indee Labs was founded in August 2015 with a 'mission"mission to democratize gene-modified cell therapies'," such as chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR-T). The team is developing a novel transfection technology that can rapidly and efficiently deliver a variety of genetic material (e.g., DNA, RNA, protein, and/or various complexes) to human primary immune cells in seconds.
The core technology, microfluidic vortex shedding (μVS), uses a microscopic fluid dynamics phenomenon based on vortex shedding to hydrodynamically porate the cell membrane, allowing for the deliberate introduction of genetic material to human primary immune cells. Vortex shedding is not a new phenomenon. It can be observed as water flows past boulders in rivers while also being seen as clouds drift over mountains.
μVS is not the only transfection technology,; however, it is shown to be able to rapidly deliver a range of genetic material to human primary immune cells with high cell recovery, high cell viability and, high efficiency, and high throughput. Furthermore, μVS results in negligible perturbation of immune cell proliferation, activation, exhaustion, phenotype, function, norand transcriptome-wide gene expression. μVS is also induced with a 5 mm x 10 mm microfluidic device manufactured using industry-standard semiconductor processes. Cumulatively, this means μVS is an extremely scalable, gentle, and robust alternative to incumbent technologies, such as viral transduction and electroporation.
As of May 2018, Indee Labs had accumulated more than USD$6.1 million dollars in angel, venture, and non-dilutive capital.
February 1, 2018
Indee Labs presents at MF-9, the Ninth Microfluidics Consortium.
January 24, 2018
January 8, 2018
Indee Labs mentioned by the Australian Trade and Investment Commission.
December 7, 2017
Indee Labs selected for the Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Healthcare Innovations Venture Investment Forum.
November 15, 2017
Indee Labs featured by Eagar & Martin Patent & Trademark Attorneys.
October 4, 2017
Amy Twite presents a Lightning Talk at Synbiobeta.
October 4, 2017
July 3, 2017
Indee Labs closes $1.3M Angel Round.
May 24, 2017
Indee Labs selected to present at Australian-American Enabling Technologies Meeting.
March 20, 2017
Indee Labs launches at Y Combinator’s Winter 2017 Demo Day.