CAD development of the technically challenging aspects of the possible extraction processes
Prototype development for first proof of concept testing for the different possible extraction processes
Iterations based on results supplied by Labonovum
Determining final order and concept direction per sub-function

March 2019

Development of chosen extraction process

Further development of CAD models of each sub-function
3D prototype development for further proof of concept per sub-function
Determining the final concept direction for each sub-function

April 2019

Ser-Col Ideation

Ideations of Ser-Col based on different extraction processes
Assisting in getting external design agency started
Assisting in iteration process of external design agency

May 2019

Testing set-up development

Dividing all sub-functions into different testing set-ups
Developing different testing set-ups in CAD
Determining the required standard parts per testing set-up
Determining operating system for testing set-ups
Determining software package for writing testing set-up programs

May 2019

Testing Area

Invested in dedicated testing area
Invested in required tooling

May 2019

Components for test set-ups

Started buying components for test set-ups

June 2019

Ser-Col concept development

Collaborating with external design agency to match Ser-Col with SCAUT
Prototyping preliminary design

June 2019

Assessment of SER-COL assembly machine

Defining roles of individuals within the team
Developing first timeline and planning
Analysing the assembly steps of current SER-COL design

July 2019

Start building test set-ups

Received first parts for test set-ups
Started assembling the first Sub-assemblies

November 2019

The test setups have been build and testing is still going strong. The functionalities of the entire machine have been divided into 4 test setups.
This provides the ability to adjust and optimize a certain functionality without interrupting testing of the other functions.
This allows us to select the components that best meet the requirements and start designing the prototype with these parts that have proven themselves.

2020

March 2020

SCAUT (Ser-Col AUTomation) impression

All the different SCAUT (Ser-Col AUTomation) processing steps:

“reading” and cutting the LF paper with serum
transferring the LF paper with serum to the bottom of the Ser-Col tube
adding the right amount of Ser-Col buffer to the LF paper
mixing the LF paper with the elution buffer
separating the Ser-Col buffer from the paper

will be combined in one SCAUT machine.

2021

January 2021

Ser-Col SCAUT assembly machine

The Ser-Col SCAUT assembly machine is almost finished. At this moment the last tests are performed before installing the Ser-Col assembly machine at Labonovum in Limmen, The Netherlands.
Production speed: up to 60 Ser-Cols per minute!