Any test. Anywhere. Everyone.™
Baebies Technology
Baebies’ Platforms are powered by Digital Microfluidics, enabling Molecular, Chemistry, Coagulation and Immunoassays near-patient in minutes, using just a drop of sample
What is Digital Microfluidics?
Digital microfluidics is a paradigm in which complex bioassay protocols are executed using a simple toolkit of droplet operations such as dispensing, transporting, mixing, and disposal. Droplets are manipulated through electrical control of surface tension (electrowetting). Tiny droplets are transported omnidirectionally on a printed circuit board substrate with utmost versatility allowing complex droplet operations.
Because of the discrete nature of the liquid volumes – as well as the synchronization and programmability of the fluid manipulations – this technique has been referred to as “digital microfluidics.” Many of the original inventors of digital microfluidics are on the Baebies team. Baebies’ technology is protected by over a couple hundred patents.
Here’s how it works
- An array of surface electrodes is layered by another plate to form a chamber in which the droplets are sandwiched.
- The remaining space is filled with an immiscible filler fluid to prevent evaporation of the droplets and to facilitate droplet transport.
- In this system, droplets can be transferred between any two neighboring electrodes and can be transported anywhere within a network of adjoining electrodes.
Digital Microfluidics enables
Any Test: Any complex assay protocol is built up with a simple toolkit of droplet operations.
Anywhere: Liquid pumping is all-electronic, resulting in a small instrument.
Everyone: Droplet operations are compatible with any liquid sample (e.g., blood, plasma, urine, swab).
Chemistry
Whole blood separated into plasma for rate kinetic fluorimetric enzymatic assays
Molecular
Multiplex molecular assay in minutes with all sample prep, processing, and RT-PCR within the cartridge
Immunoassay
Heterogenous sandwich immunoassay with fluorimetric readout
Coagulation
Whole blood separated into plasma for coagulation assays
Manufacturing
At Baebies we know that a person’s life or quality of life depends on our products, therefore we are dedicated to developing, delivering, and supporting high quality and cost effective products, and to continuously improving our technology, our team, our tools, and our processes through innovation.
Baebies has implemented and maintains a Quality Management System that fulfills the requirements of ISO 13485:2016. Cartridges are manufactured under strict quality control because we see the patient on the other side of each test that is manufactured here. At Baebies, every test matters because behind every test is a patient—and every test is an opportunity to save a life.
Awards
Baebies’ Digital Microfluidic Technology Won the Coveted ADLM (Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine, formerly AACC) Disruptive Technology Award, the People’s Choice Award, and several other prestigious accolades.
