About Us
Company History
Under a license agreement, SDx Tethered Membranes Pty Ltd has used patented bio-membrane technology to develop a robust tethered membrane slide and impedance reader as ion channel research tools. In a collaboration with the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Sydney, the technology has opened up new experimental possibilities for the study of bio-membranes and ion channels.
These tools are now commercially available to researchers studying the electrical properties of ion channels and the biophysical properties of bio-membranes.
The principle scientist, Dr Bruce Cornell, has been associated with ion channel development for many years at the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), and later at Ambri Ltd. The technical capability of the company is additionally enhanced by a collaboration with Professor Don Martin, Universite Joseph Fourier, Grenoble and University of Technology, Sydney.
SDx further applies the tethered membrane principle in an Ion Channel Switch (ICS) to the development of products utilizing the highly sensitive detection capabilities provided by ion channels to monitor biosafety in surgical settings - www.surgicaldiagnostics.com.
News and Events
February 2012
tethaPod and SDx tethered membrane products will be on show at the Biophysics Society meeting in San Diego 25 to 29 February 2012. See us at booth 731 and at our workshop on Tuesday 28th at 11.00am in room 22 of the conference centre.
SDx has appointed eDAQ as a distributor to promote tethered membrane products in Europe, Asia, USA and Australia. See www.edaq.com.