Sampling of dermal Interstitial Fluid (dISF)

About us

With the tremendous breakthroughs achieved in analysis methods, the guidance received from number crunching apps and the awareness that comes from our connected modern lifestyle with a smart device always at arm’s reach; The missing link has been the very first part of the chain - How to get biomarkers out of the body using methods compatible with our modern way of life?  

Who we are

Founded on the premise of radically improving healthcare, the team set out to develop hollow microneedles that can sample dermal interstitial fluid in a pain-free and easy to use way.
After almost 10 years of development, the company is entering into numerous clinical trials with the aim of characterizing both the system and dISF itself.

How we work

Ascilion has developed a platform technology for sampling of dermal interstitial fluid. We collaborate with partners in all segments of life sciences on customized versions of the product tailored towards the application at hand. The core of all products is a chipset with a plurality of hollow microneedles and an application-optimized collection system for the sampled fluid.
Sampling of dISF has never been easier with on-screen monitoring, precise sub-pressure control and pre-defined sampling sequences.

How it began

Ascilion was founded in 2012 with a mission to solve the problem of sampling dermal interstitial fluid in a timely and pain-free way. A team of engineers with a thorough understanding of MEMS technology and microfluidics took on the challenge of solving what turned out to be a very complex problem.

”We are impressed by Ascilion’s technology platform and by the team behind the company. Ascilion’s products are at the forefront and can contribute to developing and improving today’s diagnostic methods. Nordstjernan’s ambition is to continue growing in the health sector, and medical technology and diagnostics are areas we actively want to invest in. We look forward to supporting Ascilion in the company’s future development,” says Nordstjernan’s CEO Peter Hofvenstam.

- Dagens Industri, Nordstjernan

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News

May 2023
7th International Conference on Microneedles – MICRONEEDLES 2023 – Seattle, US

The International Microneedle Conference is a global conference comprised of both industrial and academic attendees, and this event has grown steadily since its inception in 2010.

Ascilion is proud to announce its support to the conference by being a Gold Sponsor.

Come and meet part of the Ascilion team at the MICRONEEDLES conference, Hyatt At Olive 8, 1635 8th Ave, Seattle, USA between May 15 – May 17, 2023

www.microneedlesconference.com

Apr 2023
Consortium Meeting 5, DIGIPREDICT Live demonstration of Interstitial Fluid Sampling, Lausanne, Switzerland

Presentations and live demonstration of interstitial fluid sampling was held by Ascilion during the 5th Consortium Meeting in the European Project DIGIPREDICT was held at EPFL, Lausanne Switzerland.

www.digipredict.eu/news

Sept 2022
Charité/Fraunhofer ITMP to present at 9th International Microdialysis Symposium, Berlin, Germany

Representatives from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology will present “Application of hollow microneedles for skin ISF harvesting in models of allergy and chronic urticaria”at the 9th International Microdialysis Symposium, 7-9 September, 2022, Berlin, Germany

9th Int Symp on Microdialysis

Jan 2022
Nordstjernan to invest in medtech company Ascilion

Nordstjernan is investing in Ascilion, a Swedish medtech company founded in 2012 and based in Stockholm, Sweden. Ascilion has developed and patented a technology that uses an array of hollow microneedles to extract the interstitial fluid (ISF) that surrounds the body’s cells and that is a good carrier of biomarkers. Ascilion’s technology has numerous fields of application, including within several branches of medical diagnostics. Nordstjernan will become the second largest owner in Ascilion and, as a partner to the company’s founder and current owners, the aim is to accelerate the company’s commercial development.

“We are impressed by Ascilion’s technology platform and by the team behind the company. Ascilion’s products are at the leading edge and can help develop and improve current diagnostic methods. Nordstjernan’s ambition is to continue growing in the health sector, and medtech and diagnostics are fields in which we want to actively invest. We look forward to supporting Ascilion in the company’s future development,”

says Nordstjernan’s CEO Peter Hofvenstam.

www.nordstjernan.se/nyheter

Jan 2021
Launch of the EU-project DIGIPREDICT

DIGIPREDICT is a pan-European research program bringing together scientific and technical excellence in multiple disciplines including informatics (machine learning), engineering (embedded systems, sensors, and wearables), medical science (organ-on-chip systems, digital medicine), translational science (clinical studies and research), ethical and regulatory frameworks. The consortium consists of three members from academia (EPFL, UTWENTE & ETHZ), two large R&D institutes (IMEC-BE & IMEC-NL), two hospitals (Charité & UBERN), two high-tech SMEs (Ascilion and EPOS) and a management and communication SME (SCIPROM) from five European countries.

Ascilion´s role in the project will be to design and manufacture chips with arrays of ultra-sharp, hollow microneedles in monocrystalline silicon using micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) technology.

The DIGIPREDICT, funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, started on 1 January 2021 and will run until 31 December 2024

Press release - DIGIPREDICT´s coordinator

Nov 2020
6th International Conference on Microneedles – MICRONEEDLES 2020 – on-line/South Korea

Presentations: “Interstitial Fluid Extracted using Hollow Microneedles - Comparison of Lipid Content in ISF vs Whole Blood”, “Sub-pressure Assisted Application of Sharp Hollow Microneedles Improves Penetration”.

https://www.microneedles2020.org/

May 2018
5th International Conference on Microneedles – MICRONEEDLES 2018 – Vancouver, Canada

Presentation: “Rapid Extraction of Interstitial Fluid using Sharp Hollow Silicon Microneedles”

www.microneedles2018.org

May 2016
4th International Conference on Microneedles – MICRONEEDLES 2016 – London, UK

Presentation: “High-yield and High-volume Fabrication of Silicon Microneedles Intended for Interstitial Fluid Extraction”

Feb 2016
9th International Conference on Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes – ATTD – Milan, Italy

Presentation: “Extraction of Interstitial Fluid and Sensing of Glucose Levels using Microneedles and Millimetre Wave Spectroscopy”

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