Sponsors

Agilent supports scientists in 110 countries in cutting-edge life science research; patient diagnostics; and testing required to ensure the safety of water, food and pharmaceuticals. Our advanced instruments, software, consumables, and services enable our customers to produce the most accurate and reliable results as well as optimal scientific, economic, and operational outcomes.

We play a role in advancing important research and testing, with our scientists creating some of the world's most leading-edge technology and our field engineers working side by side with customers to help them maximize productivity. We bring these solutions to a variety of markets, from pharma and diagnostics to applied materials and chemicals.

Together with our customers, we’re bringing great science to life.

BD Biosciences is a world leader in high-dimensional biology, particularly in the following areas:

• Flow Cytometry: Pioneered Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting (FACS) technology more than 50 years ago. They offer a wide range of flow cytometers, from simple cell sorters to sophisticated systems with up to 60 parameters.

• Single-Cell Multiomics: Provides advanced solutions like the BD Rhapsody™ System for integrating transcriptomic, proteomic, and epigenomic data at single-cell resolution.

• Reagents and Antibodies: Maintains an extensive portfolio of conjugated antibodies and high-quality fluorochromes (e.g., BD Horizon RealBlue™ and RealViolet™ dyes).

• Clinical Diagnostics: Develops tools for oncology, immunology, and infectious disease management, including minimal residual disease (MRD) kits and HPV screening assays.

Beckman Coulter Accelerating answers

With a legacy dating back to 1935, we continue our ongoing mission to help a diverse variety of experts discover answers to some of life’s most important questions. Wherever people need answers that matter, you can find reliable technologies from Beckman Coulter Life Sciences.

Revvity and BioLegend (from Revvity) provide health science solutions, technologies, expertise, and services that deliver complete workflows from discovery to development, and diagnosis to cure. Revvity is revolutionizing what’s possible in healthcare, with specialized focus areas in flow cytometry, translational multiomics technologies, biomarker identification, imaging, prediction, screening, detection, diagnosis, informatics, and more. Revvity serves customers across pharmaceutical and biotech, diagnostic labs, academia, and governments. Stay updated by following our Newsroom, LinkedIn, X, YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram.

BlueCatBio develops centrifugation-based tools for adherent cell–based assays, magnetic-bead workflows, and high-throughput flow-cytometry sample preparation. Since winning SLAS and MipTec awards in 2015, the centrifugal Blue®Washer has become the standard for non-contact media removal in 96–1536-well plates, improving Z′ in adherent cell assays through reproducible low residual volumes. It also shortens run times and eliminates tip waste in magnetic-bead protocols. In 2024, Blue®Plate earned the SLAS New Product Award for pellet-free, rapid suspension-cell washes with >95% cell retention. Blue®CombiX is the first combined plate washer and centrifuge, automating all spin-down, evacuation, and reagent-addition steps required for flow cytometry sample preparation. 

Core Quantum Technologies (CQT) developed a proprietary polymer that encapsulates, protects and stabilizes fluorescent (MultiDots) and/or magnetic nanoparticles (MagDots) for flow cytometry, imaging, and cell separation applications. 

MultiDots deliver bright signals with narrow emission spectra spaced every ~20 nm, reducing spectral overlap and expanding multiplex capabilities in flow cytometry and fluorescence microscopy panels.  MultiDots are easy to conjugate using our conjugation kits or services.  They are highly stable over time in aqueous and lyophilized forms and maintain performance in up to 4% PFA and methanol.

MagDots integrate both magnetic iron oxide and fluorescent components in a single nanoparticle, facilitating simultaneous cell separation and downstream analysis that saves valuable time and $.  MagDots can be used with commercially available packed columns as well as in open magnets with significant improvements in cell recovery.

Cytek ® Biosciences is a leading cell analysis solutions company advancing the next generation of tools with patented Full Spectrum Profiling™ (FSP™) technology. Cytek’s portfolio includes the Cytek Aurora™, Cytek Aurora™ CS and Cytek Northern Lights™ systems, Amnis ® and Guava ® products, reagents, software, and services to provide comprehensive solutions for customers.

Cytiva

At Cytiva, we envision a world in which access to life-changing therapies transforms human health. With a rich heritage dating back hundreds of years, our wealth of technical expertise and talent, a broad and deep portfolio, and exceptional service help researchers and biopharma advance therapeutics at every stage from discovery to delivery.

Cytiva is part of Danaher, a global science and technology leader. Along with Danaher’s diagnostic and life sciences businesses, we bring an innovative mindset to our collaborations with customers to help them improve patient outcomes.

Ctyolytics 

Cytolution is the clear path to standardized flow analysis. Data QC, gating, and reporting automated and modular. Based in Germany and led by scientists and engineers, Ctyolytics has optimized every step of the floworkflow making analysis easy and interpretable by all.  

Dotmatics Flow Cytometry Software – Reimagined. 

Dotmatics is bridging the gap between Flow Cytometry and Results with EasyPanel, FCS Express and OMIQ, allowing scientists the ability to fully automate panel building with smart inventory management for reagents; Easily turn raw data into beautifully formatted presentation-ready results; And utilize modern cloud platforms to accelerate your journey from data to insights. 

FlowJo is a life sciences informatics company, now a subsidiary of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), that develops and supports software platforms for single-cell analysis, particularly flow cytometry, helping researchers interpret complex biological data from routine phenotyping to advanced algorithmic analysis. 

Miltenyi Biotec Empowering discovery. Advancing therapy.

For more than 30 years, Miltenyi Biotec has played an important role in the design, development, manufacture, and integration of products that empower the advancement of biomedical research and enable cell and gene therapy.

Our mission is to advance scientific understanding and medicine by providing solutions for cell and gene therapy and biomedical research. We believe in biomedical science as the strongest driver to change the way we treat cancer, autoimmune diseases, and neurodegenerative disorders.

The design of therapeutics is evolving away from chemistry-based science towards individual treatments that focus on cell-based approaches and more targeted drugs. We are driving the revolution that is reinventing medicine and advancing it to a level that will make cancer and other serious diseases history.

Ozette transforms how scientists surface cytometry insights through our cloud native, vertically integrated platform and our high-dimensional cytometry assays via Ozette Lab. Built for reproducibility, we accelerate discovery and biomarker identification, providing fast, transparent analysis that moves teams from raw data to confident decisions with greater efficiency. 

Proteintech

Founded in 2001, Proteintech was created with a simple but powerful vision: a company built by scientists, for scientists. As a global manufacturer of antibodies, immunoassays, proteins, nanobodies, and other essential life science reagents, Proteintech arms researchers with the tools they need to drive discovery.

With the largest in-house antibody portfolio for the humane proteome and a track record of over 350,000 publication citations, Proteintech is one of the most trusted antibody companies by scientists. Their award-winning products are stringently validated for high quality and reproducibility across experiments. Guided by the belief that science advances through dedication and integrity, Proteintech is proud to match the commitment of researchers worldwide in every product it delivers.

Slingshot Biosciences is a biotechnology company based in Emeryville, CA that develops precision-engineered cell mimics™ for cell-based applications in research, diagnostics, and biologics manufacturing. Founded in 2012, our mission is to accelerate the discovery of innovative diagnostics and treatments that will improve and extend human life. Slingshot’s products are used across the drug-development continuum, from discovery through manufacturing, by many of the world’s 12 out 15 of the top biopharma and 4 of the top 5 diagnostics organizations. 

Sony Biotechnology Inc. is dedicated to helping the immunology community of scientists, researchers, laboratory professionals, and institutions achieve the best scientific results possible. By leveraging Sony’s comprehensive expertise in electronics innovation and design and with our technological assets we are accelerating development of next-generation cell analysis systems. We bring a unique perspective to science’s high-level instrumentation and are creating innovative products to address our customer’s challenges. 

Standard BioTools delivers the leading proteomic and multi-omic solutions that enable researchers to discover unique biological insights not accessible by other technologies. Core to this is CyTOF technology the uses metal-tagged antibodies and time-of-flight mass spectrometry to enable high-dimensional single-cell protein analysis (40–50+ markers) with minimal signal overlap. The portfolio includes the CyTOF XT for discovery and immune profiling and the CyTOF XT PRO for higher-throughput, automated, and clinical-ready studies. Complementing suspension cell analysis, Imaging Mass Cytometry (IMC) on the Hyperion XTi extends this approach to tissues, delivering highly multiplexed spatial proteomics at subcellular resolution without autofluorescence, enabling deep insight into cellular phenotypes and their spatial context. 

STEMCELL Technologies supports life sciences research with more than 2500 specialized cell culture media, cell separation technologies, instruments, accessory products, and scientific services that are used by biomedical scientists globally. Driven by a love of science and a passion for quality, STEMCELL is a company of Scientists Helping Scientists. 

Surplus Solutions® is a leader in buying and selling high-quality used lab, processing and packaging equipment, offering solutions that save you time and money while ensuring reliable performance. Since 2006, we’ve partnered with businesses in the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, biotech, and life sciences industries to efficiently manage their lab assets—getting the best value for surplus products and sourcing the ideal equipment for specific needs, from lab analyzers and freezers to mixers and fillers. 

Thermo Fisher Scientific is proud to sponsor this year’s NWFCS annual meeting, reflecting our commitment to Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement. Our self-manufactured flow cytometry platforms deliver high sensitivity, intuitive workflows, and reliable performance that empower researchers to push scientific boundaries. Through the Fisher Scientific distribution network, we provide seamless access to a full ecosystem of instruments, reagents, and lab essentials to ensure scientists worldwide have the tools they need to accelerate discovery with confidence.