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Glass microarray production and printed on SCHOTT MINIFAB Piezo non-contact printing technology.

SCHOTT® Microarrays

Over two decades ago, we pioneered one of the first-generation microarray printers in response to the demands of the Human Genome Project, filling a crucial gap in available technology. Since then, we've relentlessly refined and expanded this platform, transforming it into a truly unparalleled solution. 
 
Today, our advanced microarray printing technology stands out for its ability to deliver custom dispense solutions for a wide range of substrate formats and biomolecular reagents, while maintaining a high level of quality and efficiency of manufacturing, setting a new standard in microarray printing.
Scientist holding a glass substrate with printed microarrays.

Emerging microarray applications

No matter your microarray application, we've likely encountered something similar and can assist you on your journey. With our experience and expertise, we will help guide you to success to develop quality microarrays for: gene expression analysis, protein profiling, drug discovery, pathogen detection, clinical and point-of-care (POC) diagnostics, and life sciences.

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Advanced microarray printing technologies

Access our high precision and high-capacity non-contact Piezo dispense instruments to produce your diagnostic and life science microarray products. Our expertise ranges from design, development, and full manufacturing of arrays in life science research, pharma research, and all the way to clinical and diagnostic microarrays. We utilize a variety of instruments to cover the range of demands of spot size, drop volume, and array density, using:

  • On-the-fly microarray printing technologies
  • Stop-and-drop microarray printing technologies

Precision microarray printing

Our science and engineering teams’ deep expertise in biomolecular markers reduces risk and drives the design and implementation of functional control assays, ensuring consistent, reliable production.

Our team works in partnership with you to ensure your specific requirements of substrate, biomolecules, and array density translate to our dispense instruments effectively. 

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    High-throughput microarrays
    High-throughput microarrays
    On-the-fly printing at high speed, high density and high capacity.
    Printing reliability
    Printing reliability
    Tightly controlled print environment and in-line image capture for quality assurance.
    Printing flexibility
    Printing flexibility
    Flexible print environment and dispensing parameters can be optimized to ensure your assay performance.
    Microarray expertise
    Microarray expertise
    Our team of scientists and engineers can help you achieve your goals faster and more efficiently.
    Dispensing precision
    Dispensing precision
    Our printing technologies enable precise dispensing, ensuring exceptional accuracy in microarray manufacturing.
    Accelerating microarray innovation for diagnostics and life sciences

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    Watch our recent GenomeWeb webinar to hear from the experts about the latest innovations in microarrays powering diagnostic discoveries around the world.

    FAQs

    Yes. Our team can support microarray programs from early concept and feasibility through development, optimization, design transfer, and high-throughput production. This includes support for substrate selection, layout and dispensing strategy, biomolecule handling, process development, quality-control planning, and scale-up. The best approach depends on your assay, product format, development stage, and manufacturing requirements. Whether you are developing a new diagnostic or life science product, or optimizing an existing product for manufacturing, we can help define a practical path forward. 
    It is helpful to involve our team as early as possible, especially when substrate choice, biomolecule behavior, array density, spot size, or manufacturability could influence assay performance. Early engagement can help reduce redesign cycles and identify technical risks before they become more costly to address. We can also support later-stage programs that require process optimization, scale-up, or manufacturing transfer. The right time to engage depends on your internal capabilities, development timeline, and the maturity of your assay or product design. 
    Timelines vary depending on the maturity of the assay, substrate format, biomolecules, spotting buffer, array density, quality requirements, and the number of design iterations needed. Our team works with customers to define realistic timelines for each stage of development, from feasibility and optimization through manufacturing readiness. A clear starting specification can help shorten development cycles by focusing experimental work on the most important technical questions, such as substrate compatibility, dispense performance, spot quality, and assay readout.
    Yes. Our supply chain management team can assist with sourcing, ordering, and inventory management at the appropriate stage of product development or manufacturing. This may include substrates, reagents, consumables, and other product-specific inputs. Sourcing decisions are considered alongside product requirements such as quality, availability, documentation, scalability, and long-term manufacturing needs. The level of support depends on the product configuration, development stage, and customer requirements.
    SCHOTT MINIFAB operates under ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 guidelines, including certifications ISO 9001:2015, ISO 13485:2016, ISO 14001:2015, and ISO 45001:2018. These quality management standards are important if you are developing diagnostic, clinical, or life science products where process control, documentation, and manufacturing consistency are essential. Certification requirements may vary depending on the intended application, product classification, development stage, and market requirements, so our team can discuss the quality and documentation expectations relevant to your program.

    We are certified

    Our quality management systems are certified to ISO 9001:2015, ISO 13485:2016, ISO 14001:2015, and ISO 45001:2018.

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    Dieter Cronauer

    Dieter Cronauer