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The full solution, for workflows that go beyond the standard.

SCIENION custom projects range from a single modification to a fully integrated solution covering instrument engineering, application development, system integration, acceptance testing and training. Whether you need an additional hardware feature, a custom software function, a new dispensing architecture, or an assay taken from concept to validated production, our engineering and application teams work with you from the first specification to the last acceptance test.

Most custom instrument projects include application or development services as part of the same engagement. We co-develop the process alongside the hardware, integrate the system into your automation environment, and train your team on site. Your Commercial Project Manager remains your single point of contact throughout.

All projects follow a structured workflow under ISO 9001 procedures, defined by User Requirement Specifications and validated through Factory and Site Acceptance Testing. Our platforms cover the full continuum: sciFLEXARRAYER, cellenONE and spheroONE, all available as the foundation for a fully custom build.
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Custom-built instruments​

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ISO-9001 standards​

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Design and validation adjusted to User Requirements Specifications

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End-to-end support

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Hardware, software and automation capabilities

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Combine custom instruments with custom services

OUR CAPABILITIES
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Hardware Customization

Custom fixtures, target holders, and geometries for slides, cartridges, microfluidic chips, heatable carriers, reel-to-reel modules, and multi-format plates.

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Dispensing Architecture

Configure the number of channels, integrate dedicated reagent racks, or adopt our new conveyor-based source system allowing up to 25 reagents per run.

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Software customization and task logic

New instrument functions, workflows, or control logic, tailored to your process: we can implement new task sequences, user interfaces, or automated feedback loops.

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Automation & Integration ​

Robotics, conveyors, incubators and biosafety cabinets integrated through scheduling APIs, for seamless communication with LIMS and MES systems.

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Traceability & Quality Control

Barcode and RFID tracking, QC imaging and analysis, humidity and temperature control, and inline vision for full environmental and process traceability across runs.

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Custom Services

From application development to process optimization, our teams co-develop your process alongside the instrument, validate your assay, and prepare it for production.

THE CUSTOM SOLUTION PROCESS
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We start with an initial discovery call, where objectives and constraints are defined. From the first discussion to final acceptance, your Commercial Project Manager coordinates communication between your team and our engineers to keep the project on scope and on schedule.

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A short feasibility and risk assessment then confirms technical compatibility and identifies potential risks or adaptations. Together, we draft detailed User Requirement Specifications (URS), the foundation of every custom build, and define the corresponding Factory and Site Acceptance Tests (FAT/SAT) that will prove the system performs exactly as expected. 

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Once the URS is agreed by both parties, this will be used as the basis for an official quotation including project timeline.

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The project is then handed to a Development Project Manager, who oversees design, engineering, and internal testing under ISO 9001 procedures.

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After successful validation, the system is tested against the CAT during final acceptance, followed by delivery, training, and ongoing support. 

Every custom project reflects the same principles that guide our technology: precision, scalability, and collaboration. Here’s what sets SCIENION and Cellenion Custom Solutions apart. 

Built Around Your Assay

Every system starts with your science. We adapt to your assay format, reagents, and data needs, ensuring performance that matches your exact experimental or production goals.
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Integration Without Friction

Our engineers design for compatibility. Whether linking with incubators, liquid handlers, or analytics, Custom Solutions integrate seamlessly into existing automation ecosystems.

Quality Mindset, Proven Process

All developments follow documented workflows under ISO 9001 procedures, guaranteeing reproducibility, reliability, and confidence in every delivered system.
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From Feasibility to Production

We manage every step, from initial feasibility and URS definition to long-term validation and manufacturing, ensuring consistent precision at every stage.

Our Custom Contract Services categories

Case Study

THE DEMONSTRATOR: INNOVATION IN DESIGN

The Challenge

One of our big molecular diagnostics customers, manufacturing complex multi-assay IVD tests, needed to manufacture and handle more reagents in a single automated cycle without increasing footprint or setup time. 

The Solution

We developed the Demonstrator platform, where reagent sources move on a conveyor under stationary PDCs, and each PDC can be individually controlled and moved, enabling up to 25 reagents per run with consistent aspiration/dispense cycles.

The Outcome

Greater flexibility and faster batch setup. The concept proves scalable reagent multiplexing within compact systems, a prototype architecture for future high-throughput diagnostic production. 

Case Study

FROM PROCESS TO PARTNERSHIP IN IVD TEST MANUFACTURING

The Challenge

Jabil Healthcare sought to automate the deposition of diagnostic reagents inside microfluidic cartridges, ensuring picoliter accuracy, environmental stability, and complete process traceability, all within an industrial-scale cleanroom environment. 

The Solution

Working through our Custom Solutions process, built on communication, traceability, and quality control, our engineers designed and integrated a tailored sciFLEXARRAYER S100 line. The configuration included humidity and temperature control, reel-to-reel operation, robotic handling, RFID tracking, and inline optical QC to guarantee droplet uniformity and batch documentation. 

The Outcome

The result was a validated and fully traceable manufacturing line capable of producing high-quality diagnostic cartridges with exceptional reproducibility and yield. It has opened the door to broaden precision medicine applications, securing Jabil’s position as a leader in diagnostics solution production. 
 

Case Study

High-Throughput Single-Cell Automation for Cell Line Development

The Challenge

A global biopharmaceutical automation team sought to eliminate manual steps in cell line development (CLD) while improving throughput and traceability, in an advanced bioprocess lab. 
They needed to link the cellenONE HT with existing robotics, incubators, and liquid handlers to enable continuous, unattended operation for large-scale clone generation. 

The Solution

Our engineers adapted the cellenONE HT platform for seamless integration with external automation via Biosero Green Button Go™. 
The system was configured with robotic plate handling, temperature and humidity control, and synchronized task scheduling, creating a fully walk-away workflow for automated isolation, dispensing, and tracking of single cells. 

The Outcome

The resulting installation achieved overnight runs preparing up to 12 000 clones per cycle, delivering a 10- to 100-fold increase in throughput compared with conventional methods. 

The integrated environment maintained excellent cell viability and consistent outgrowth, enabling end-to-end automation for stable cell line development.

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