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Explore how real-world engineering challenges became success stories through strategic partnership with IDEX Health & Science.
We believe the best innovations begin with the right questions. Our partners come to us with complex challenges, such as tight specs, novel fluidic or optical demands, or aggressive development timelines, and we co-engineer solutions that deliver performance, reliability, and scale.
From ultra-low-volume microfluidics to high-precision optical alignment, every story below started with a challenge. Explore how IDEX Health & Science turned those challenges into working solutions, and how we can help you do the same.
Select a challenge below to see how it was solved through custom innovation, then imagine what’s possible for your team.
High-Fidelity Performance
Reliable, repeatable flow every time.
Smarter Valve Design
Boosted valve control and precision.
Seamless Autofocus
Precise alignment, zero guesswork needed.
Stable Reagent Storage
Reliable containment for sensitive liquids.
Precise Sampling
Low-volume delivery with control.
Extended Pump Life
Durability for demanding cycles.
Scalable Dry Storage
From pilot to full production run.
Material Optimization
Inert flow path with tight tolerances.
Conditioned Reagents
Dynamic degassing for stability and speed.
High-Fidelity Performance
Challenge Accepted:
How do you create a microfluidic interface that delivers both ultra-low-volume precision and reliable consumable integration?
SOLUTION
IDEX Health & Science engineered a custom fluidic manifold using advanced thermoplastics and precise process control. By meeting the demands of ultra-low-volume analysis, the design enables smooth, reliable interchange of consumable microfluidic chips without compromising performance.
IMPACT
The result is reproducible performance with seamless consumable microfluidic chip integration, supporting faster development and reliable scale-up for sensitive analytical workflows.
What's Your Challenge?
Smarter Valve Design
Challenge Accepted:
How do you precisely control multiple reagents in a fluidic system, without risking accidental flow, carryover, or compromised results?
SOLUTION
IDEX Health & Science engineered a rotary shear valve for complex flow-switching. By eliminating accidental flow pumping, the valve delivers reliable, step-by-step reagent control in high-stakes analytical workflows.
IMPACT
The result is precise, contamination-free reagent switching and more confident analysis, supporting workflows where accuracy and consistency are critical to performance.
What's Your Challenge?
Seamless Focus
Challenge Accepted:
How do you maintain micron-level alignment between a consumable and instrument across variable applications?
SOLUTION
IDEX Health & Science engineered a solution using a Ronchi grating embedded directly onto the consumable. Positioned near the optical detection channel, the grating enables real-time autofocusing by the instrument, allowing it to detect the disposable’s position and dynamically align for optimal optical read-out.
IMPACT
The result is precise, automated alignment between consumables and instruments, ensuring consistent optical performance and reducing user variability across applications.
What's Your Challenge?
Stable Reagent Storage
Challenge Accepted:
How do you protect liquid reagent stability during manufacturing, assembly, and long-term storage without compromising precise delivery on-chip?
SOLUTION
IDEX Health & Science engineered a lab-on-a-chip system with liquid reagents stored in both blister packs and onboard cavities. A frangible seal controls the timing of reagent release, connecting the blister to the fluidic network only when needed for activation.
IMPACT
The result is secure, stable reagent storage with precise on-demand release, supporting high-integrity lab-on-a-chip workflows from production through long-term storage and use.
What's Your Challenge?
Precise Sampling
Challenge Accepted:
How do you reduce fluid loss and carryover during sample introduction without compromising throughput or accuracy?
SOLUTION
IDEX Health & Science engineered a sampling solution to improve fluid handling performance at the system level. By refining valve sequencing, sample loop overfill, pressure equalization, and rinsing protocols, the approach enhances sample accuracy and reduces variability across runs.
IMPACT
The result is more consistent sample delivery, reduced carryover, and improved system reliability, ensuring dependable performance across demanding fluidic applications.
What's Your Challenge?
Extended Pump Life
Challenge Accepted:
How do you achieve ultra-long pump life without compromising precision in protein analysis applications?
SOLUTION
IDEX Health & Science engineered a screw-driven, positive-displacement pump with an energized seal and an ultra-smooth, ultra-hard piston. This design delivers unmatched durability and high-precision fluid control, even under continuous operation in demanding analytical systems.
IMPACT
The result is highly consistent, long-term fluid delivery that supports sensitive protein analysis without interruption, enabling greater system uptime, lower maintenance, and reliable performance across extended use.
What's Your Challenge?
Scalable Dry Storage
Challenge Accepted:
How do you store dry reagents for complex assays in a way that’s reliable, cost-effective, and scalable for industrial production?
SOLUTION
IDEX Health & Science engineered a dry reagent system using independently prepared reagent plugs. The plugs are dried and functionalized on an SBS titer plate, then batch assembled into cartridges as a final step. This approach allows reagent processing to happen separately from cartridge manufacturing, enabling flexible, scalable production.
IMPACT
The result is a modular dry reagent format that supports high-throughput assembly, lowers manufacturing complexity, and ensures reliable performance in cartridge-based assay workflows.
What's Your Challenge?
Material Optimization
Challenge Accepted:
How do you build rigid, high-tolerance sample probes that offer both mechanical precision and compatibility with biological fluids?
SOLUTION
IDEX Health & Science engineered composite probe assemblies that combine the structural precision of metal with the biological compatibility of thermoplastics. This material pairing ensures tight tolerances, rigid probe performance, and a clean, inert flow path, critical for reliable sample handling in sensitive applications.
IMPACT
The result is high-integrity sample probes that maintain structural precision and flow path reliability across instruments, supporting consistent performance in biological analysis workflows.
What's Your Challenge?
Conditioned Reagents
Challenge Accepted:
How do you degas solvents effectively without compromising chemical composition or analytical performance?
SOLUTION
IDEX Health & Science engineered a dynamic vacuum-level control system to deliver efficient degassing without altering solvent composition. This precise approach prepares reagents for stable, high-integrity performance, minimizing system disruptions and preserving analytical accuracy.
IMPACT
The result is effective degassing that preserves solvent integrity, ensures run-to-run reliability, and protects analytical accuracy.
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