Accelerate your drug development pipeline with Quantum Nuova™
The missing kinetic link between molecular signatures and functional biology.
Quantum Nuova™ complements omics by providing live, single-cell, subcellular free radical data. Bridging the gap between molecular signatures and real-time function for faster, non-destructive insights in drug discovery.
Core features & capabilities
Single-Cell precision
Resolve free radical heterogeneity across cell populations with real-time, per-cell ROS quantification—critical for identifying subpopulations and resistant phenotypes.
Subcellular targeting
Track oxidative activity in mitochondria, nuclei, or cytosol using organelle-specific nanodiamond delivery. Ideal for mechanistic insights.
Non-destructive, live assay
Perform longitudinal free radical studies without compromising cell viability or phenotype.
High-Throughput screening (HTS) ready
Compatible with multiwell formats for scalable compound screening and phenotypic free radical profiling.
Integrated sample library workflow
Supports standardized testing across cell lines, primary cells, tissues, and blood samples for preclinical and clinical sample pipeline
Accelerating every stage of drug development
From target discovery to clinical translation, our platform accelerates every stage of drug development.
High-Throughput Screening
Rapidly screen compound libraries against free radical-based phenotypes
Clinical Translation
Validate free radical-driven biomarkers in patient blood, tumor tissue, or immune profiles
Biomarker Development
Identify predictive free radical signatures across single-cell or patient-derived samples
Target Discovery
Link free radical activity to signaling, metabolism, and phenotypic shifts
Lead Optimization
Define dose-response and off-target oxidative effects
Ready for your lab integration
- Scales across single-sample or plate-based experiments
- Fits into existing cell culture, organoid, and patient-derived workflows
- Supports longitudinal studies with minimal perturbation
Complements multi-omics. Completes the picture.
By layering dynamic free radical kinetics with multi-omics data, researchers gain a functional readout of metabolic stress, free radical imbalance, and drug response at single-cell and subcellular levels.
Quantum Nuova empowers integrative analysis, making it the ideal companion for:
- Genomic and transcriptomic profiling studies
- Multi-modal biomarker discovery
- Mechanism-of-action validation
- Functional phenotyping of cell states
- Linking oxidative kinetics to disease progression
Quantum Nuova - Drug Development
Engineered for precise T1 curves. Reliable, high-performance systems for any research setup.
Optical and Imaging Properties
- Green Laser Source – 561 nm (50 mW)
- 100× Oil Immersion Objective (NA 1.30)
- 260 nm Nominal Resolution / 170 nm Lateral Resolution
- Z-Stack Resolution: 25 nm
- 605 nm Emission Lowpass Filter
- Bright Field FOV: 200 × 200 µm
- Galvomirror for Lateral Scanning
- Frame Rate: Up to 1 f/s (higher for cropped regions)
Magnetometry Specifications
- T1 Relaxometry Measurement
- Scan Time: < 1 minute
- Nanomolar-scale Radical Detection
- Single Photon APD Detector
- Longpass Filter Set: 650 nm, 700 nm, 750 nm
- Motorised Detection Filter System
Device Layout
- Compact Design: 80 × 80 × 30 cm (35 kg)
- Operating Voltage: 100–240 VAC, 50/60 Hz
- Air-Cooled Operation
- Environment Range: 10 °C to 35 °C, <90% R.H.
- Control Box: 40 × 40 × 30 cm
Common questions
Research & Development
Nitrogen vacancy (NV) centers are nitrogen atoms and an adjacent vacancy, which replace carbon atoms in diamonds. Diamonds with such defects are called fluorescent nanodiamonds (FNDs). The NV centers can be exploited to perform quantum measurements. The fluorescence from excited NV centers can be measured to detect surrounding magnetic field resonances (magnetic noise) with high sensitivity and spatial resolution.
This approach is valuable because it allows for localized, non-invasive measurements of free radicals within living cells without the need for external markers or dyes, which can affect cell viability or introduce measurement biases. T1 relaxometry's ability to detect free radicals down to nanomolar concentrations and its application across various biological contexts (e.g., drug delivery, research) underscores its potential to advance our understanding of cellular dynamics and disease mechanisms.
Using quantum sensing in the form of diamond magnetometry allows you to take measurements of extremely sensitive nanoscale magnetic noise, otherwise near impossible to detect. Analogously to T1 measurements in conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), relaxometry allows the detection of different concentrations of paramagnetic species. In this way you can recreate an MRI with subcellular resolution.
The confocal microscope is primarily used to localize the functionalized nanodiamonds that have been injected into the cell for quantum sensing. Once the location is known, the nanodiamonds can be pumped into an excited state by the laser to be used for quantum sensing. It can also be used to image the cells.
The Quantum Nuova is fully enclosed so the user has no interaction with the laser light, inner electronics, or alignment. Furthermore, a cell incubator can be attached for samples requiring specific conditions. The instrument is safe to use in an environment adhering to standard laboratory rules.
