Photoswitch Biosciences, Inc.
Biotechnology ResearchCalifornia, United States2-10 Employees
Photoswitch Biosciences, Inc. develops instrumentation for life sciences, focusing on a fast kinetic plate reader for electrophysiology and screening workflows. The instrument is designed to measure ion channel activity and action potentials in induced pluripotent stem cell–derived cardiomyocytes. The company is based in Menlo Park, California, and operates within the biotechnology research sector with a small team. Its target customers are researchers conducting drug discovery and safety pharmacology studies who require measurements of cardiac-related endpoints. The company positions itself as a supplier of life-science instrumentation within biotechnology research. In 2016, industry coverage noted that Photoswitch Biosciences was developing a complete assay system specifically for drug screening and safety pharmacology studies.