Capabilites

Manufacturing

Redbud Labs manufactures cartridge-ready™ microfluidic components using Redbud Post technology. Our products are fabricated on-site at our headquarters in RTP, NC. As a dedicated supplier to the life sciences industry, we are committed to safety and quality. Redbud Labs is certified to both the ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 standards. We are continuously expanding the scale of our manufacturing operation with existing facilities to support total production in excess of 10 million chips per year.

Systems engineering

We sell components, but systems don’t scare us. We’ll do whatever it takes to help you achieve your development goals. Redbud engineers work closely with your R&D engineering and manufacturing teams, whether they are internal or outsourced. We can work side-by-side with your engineers in CAD, electronics, and real-time systems. Along the way, we’ll show you how to take full advantage of our products to simplify your design and shrink your device.

We have a customer-first commitment at Redbud. We are committed to getting your assay running on cartridge-ready components as quickly as possible. Redbud engineers work closely with your R&D engineering and manufacturing teams to achieve your development goals, whether they are internal or outsourced. We provide support to your engineering team(s) with our in-house systems engineering expertise, including CAD, electronics, and real-time systems.

Assay R&D

Our in-house team can extend your assay development capabilities. Operating in our BSL-2 laboratories, and including resources for genomic, proteomic, and cell-based assays, our talented assay development team can be resourced at any stage of development, from feasibility to production. We develop custom assays to evaluate product performance for specific applications. We optimize chip design against your reference assays. We can even implement customer-specific tests for ongoing functional quality control.

Microfluidics

We can solve hard problems because we understand the underlying science. We are experts in fluid dynamics, microfluidic theory, modeling, and design principles. We’ve translated assays from the bench to microfluidic environments. Typical microfluidics activities include: Rapid prototyping (SLA, 3D printing, soft lithography, laser-cut laminates), consumable integration & perfusion systems, characterization and analysis.

We are experts in fluid dynamics, microfluidic theory, modeling, design principles as well as assay translation to microfluidic environments. Typical microfluidics activities include: Rapid prototyping (SLA, 3D printing, soft lithography, laser-cut laminates), consumable integration & perfusion systems, characterization and analysis.