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Curiosis Inc.Profile date: 2025-09-19 Curiosis Inc.: Advancing Life Science Research with Innovative Cell-Based Solutions
Curiosis Inc., established in 2015 and headquartered in Seoul, Republic of Korea, is a pioneering company dedicated to developing, producing, and supplying advanced laboratory equipment in the field of life science. Driven by a mission to create a better future for mankind, Curiosis focuses on enhancing the efficiency, precision, and scalability of cell-based research processes through cutting-edge technology and integrated solutions. The company's core expertise lies in the intersection of mechanical engineering, biophysics, and electrical engineering, enabling them to deliver high-quality products that meet the evolving needs of both scientific and medical communities.
Continue…Business Sectors
Curiosis Inc. operates primarily within three key business sectors:
* Biotech and Life Sciences: This encompasses their broad focus on biological research, cell analysis, and the development of instruments that support various life science applications.
* Medical and Health (MedTech): Their products, particularly in digital pathology and cell isolation, contribute directly to medical diagnostics and healthcare advancements.
* Research and Development: Curiosis's entire product portfolio is designed to facilitate and accelerate research, providing tools for scientists to conduct in-depth studies on cellular behavior and processes.
Products and Services
Curiosis offers a comprehensive suite of products and services designed to optimize workflows in cell imaging, cell counting, cell isolation, and digital pathology. Their solutions aim to provide accurate data, quick results, and quantitative insights for researchers.
1. Cell Imaging Systems (Celloger? Series)
The Celloger? series represents Curiosis's flagship line of automated live cell imaging systems, designed for real-time, non-invasive observation of cells directly inside CO2 incubators, minimizing environmental disturbances and contamination risks.
- Celloger? Pro: This is the most advanced system in the series, offering state-of-the-art functionalities for complex live-cell assays. It features user-interchangeable objective lenses and dual fluorescence microscopy (green and red channels), providing enhanced capabilities for drug screening, multi-parameter studies, and detailed cellular event analysis.
- Celloger? Stack: Optimized for mass cell culture and production, the Celloger? Stack is an automated multi-layer vessel monitoring system. It enables real-time observation of cells in multi-layer vessels, with features like multi-position imaging and an alarm system to notify users of optimal confluency levels for timely cell harvesting.
- Celloger? Mini Plus: A fundamental and versatile system for live cell imaging, the Celloger? Mini Plus is compact and highly compatible with various cell culture vessels (e.g., well plates, flasks, dishes, slides). It offers real-time monitoring with multi-position imaging and advanced fluorescence and brightfield microscopy, making it suitable for routine cell culture monitoring and basic research.
- Celloger? Nano: This is the most compact and economical system, designed for quick cell checks and portability. It connects wirelessly to a tablet or laptop, allowing users to observe and analyze cells from anywhere in the lab. It supports multiple vessel holders and includes user-friendly functions for recording preview images and precise XYZ stage control.
These systems are complemented by powerful scanning and analysis software packages, enabling users to set multiple image capture modes and generate productive experimental data using a range of analysis tools. Applications include cell proliferation, wound healing assays, co-culture monitoring, spheroid cell death assays, actin dynamics assays, mitochondrial membrane potential, ROS detection, phagocytosis monitoring, and even zebrafish observation.
2. Cell Counting Solutions
Curiosis provides efficient and accurate solutions for cell counting, replacing traditional manual methods with automated systems.
- FACSCOPE? B: An automatic cell counter that simplifies the tedious process of cell counting with a click of a button, providing fast and reliable results.
- FACSCOPE? Slide: Disposable slides specifically designed for use with the FACSCOPE? B automatic cell counter, ensuring consistency and ease of use.
- C-Slide?: A precise disposable plastic hemocytometer designed to overcome the inconveniences of conventional glass hemocytometers, offering a convenient and contamination-free method for manual cell counting.
- Quric? SCC: An automatic counter for somatic cells, indicating Curiosis's reach into specific diagnostic or quality control applications.
3. Cell Isolation
- Cellpuri?: This innovative disposable chip is designed for cell enrichment without the need for traditional centrifugation methods, which can often be contaminating. Cellpuri? separates cells using rheological phenomena inside microchannels, offering a cleaner and more efficient cell isolation process. A motorized vertical syringe pump is also available to complement the Cellpuri? chip.
4. Digital Pathology
- MSP? 320: A fully automated digital slide scanner that revolutionizes pathology workflows. It boasts high-resolution imaging (0.19 μm/pixel), high-speed scanning (a standard slide in 15 seconds), and high throughput (up to 72 slides per hour, 960 per day). The MSP? 320 utilizes an advanced stitching algorithm to produce seamless whole slide images, significantly improving diagnostic efficiency and accuracy. This product has received accolades such as two iF Design Awards 2025 for Product Design and User Interface.
5. Core Technologies
Curiosis's product development is underpinned by several proprietary core technologies:
- CurioFactory?: Focuses on precision mold design, 10?m precision injection molding, and biochip packaging, crucial for manufacturing their high-quality consumables like Cellpuri?.
- CurioAMD?: Involves automation-optimized and award-winning structural design, coupled with hypercasting technology, ensuring robust and user-friendly instrument mechanics.
- CurioBoard?: Their in-house development technology for electrical components, including equipment with Single Board Computers (SBC) and custom imaging sensors.
- CurioMoptics?: Encompasses automation-optimized cell analysis, optical system transport design, and advanced optical design and manufacturing, vital for their high-performance imaging systems.
- CurioLogics?: Dedicated to embedded hardware/software development, biomedical image processing, and algorithm development, forming the intelligent backbone of their automated systems.
- Filterless Filter?: A key technology for NEP/NET certified cell separation, automated cell concentration, and biochip design, which is integral to products like Cellpuri?.
6. Support and Resources
Beyond products, Curiosis provides comprehensive support services, including access to brochures, manuals, scientific publications, instructional videos, and application notes. They also host webinars and participate in scientific events to educate users and share advancements in life science research.
Through its integrated approach and continuous innovation, Curiosis Inc. is committed to empowering researchers and clinicians with cutting-edge tools that accelerate scientific discovery and improve diagnostic capabilities in the life sciences.
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