How Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine and Quanterix Accelerated NLRP3 Detection
Developing novel biomarker assays for neurodegenerative research can be complex, time-intensive, and require deep expertise. In collaboration with the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and the Michael J. Fox Foundation, the Quanterix Accelerator Lab helped develop a high-sensitivity Simoa® assay to measure NLRP3 inflammasome levels—a key marker of neuroinflammation in Parkinson’s disease.
Watch this short video highlighting the collaboration and its impact on biomarker research:
In this case study, learn how:
- Dr. Matthew Havrda’s research team overcame assay sensitivity challenges
- Simoa technology enabled the detection of NLRP3 in previously undetectable samples
- Custom assay development accelerated biomarker translation for clinical research
Download the full case study to explore how Simoa ultra-sensitive biomarker detection and custom assay development are advancing neurodegenerative research.
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