DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Two world-renowned companies, Tecan AG and pION INC, have launched the PAMPA Explorer™, a new manual system for drug permeability screening using the Double-Sink™ parallel artificial membrane permeability assay (PAMPA). The PAMPA Explorer draws upon the combined expertise of both parties, providing the user with the product and support they need to succeed in today’s highly competitive R&D environment. As the premier manufacturer of automated liquid handling workstations and multimode microplate readers, Tecan is supplying its new Infinite™ M200 plate reader for the system. Long recognized as “the A in ADME”, pION has commercialized PAMPA and developed applications that are highly correlated with Caco-2, gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeation.
