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At Axion BioSystems, we’re proud to support scientists advancing discovery in neuroscience, oncology, cardiology, immunology, and beyond. Whether you're in the planning stages of a project or already preparing a grant application, our team is here to expedite your submission and help you secure the resources needed to bring your research to life.
Use the links below to access ready-to-use grant materials—or connect with our team for tailored assistance including pricing, demo data, and letters of support.
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Ready-to-Use Text for Grant Proposals
Axion BioSystems’ Maestro MEA, Maestro Z, and Omni systems have been successfully included in a range of funded proposals worldwide. Standardized language helps you present your research tools with clarity and consistency, making your applications easier to prepare.
The following descriptions may be adapted for use in grant applications to describe Axion BioSystems platforms.
Maestro MEA (Multielectrode Array System)
Maestro MEA (Axion BioSystems) enables real-time, label-free recording of extracellular electrophysiological activity from neurons, cardiomyocytes, and other electrically active cells. The system uses embedded microelectrode arrays to non-invasively monitor action potentials and network activity over time.
The Maestro platform supports a wide range of applications, including disease modeling, drug discovery, neurotoxicity screening, and cardiotoxicity assessments using patient-derived iPSC cells. The integrated software provides automated spike detection, burst analysis, and network metrics.
Axion BioSystems provides comprehensive support, including training, technical consultation, software updates, and preventative maintenance. Technical specifications and published validation studies are available to include with grant submissions.
Maestro Z (Impedance-Based Cell Analysis)
The Maestro Z platform (Axion BioSystems) offers noninvasive, label-free measurement of cellular impedance to assess cell health, proliferation, cytotoxicity, barrier function, and cell attachment dynamics. Unlike endpoint assays, the Maestro Z enables continuous, real-time monitoring without requiring labels or dyes.
This platform is ideal for evaluating compound effects on epithelial or endothelial cell monolayers, monitoring tight junction integrity (e.g., TEER assays), and studying cell growth dynamics under various treatment conditions.
The system is well-suited for toxicology, oncology, immunotherapy, and infectious disease research. Axion provides user training, validated protocols, and support materials for grant applications, including technical documentation and budget justification.
Omni Live-Cell Imaging
The Omni platform (Axion BioSystems) offers automated, high-content imaging for longitudinal analysis of cells in virtually any culture vessel, including multiwell plates, flasks, and custom formats. In addition to label-free brightfield imaging, Omni supports multi-channel fluorescence imaging, enabling researchers to combine morphological readouts with molecular and functional markers. Whole-well scanning and time-lapse imaging allow quantitative monitoring of cell behavior with or without dyes, labels, or destructive endpoints.
Available in single-plate and high-throughput formats (Omni and Omni Pro 12), the system accommodates both 2D and 3D models, with applications such as proliferation and cytotoxicity assays, wound closure and migration, invasion assays, colony formation, and spheroid/organoid growth and morphology. Quantifiable endpoints include coverage, object count, size, growth rate, circularity, invasion distance, wound-closure rate, and fluorescence intensity.
The platform is used across diverse research areas, including oncology, immuno-oncology, regenerative medicine, veterinary health, and cosmetics, as well as non-animal safety testing workflows relevant to cosmetics. Data outputs integrate readily with common statistical and image-analysis pipelines.
For grant proposals, Axion can provide technical specifications (resolution, field of view, throughput), representative datasets, and application notes.
Methods & Publishing Resources
Clear, standardized descriptions of your experimental approach help reviewers quickly understand feasibility and rigor. To make this easier, Axion BioSystems offers ready-to-use methods language describing our platforms, consumables, and assays. These resources can be adapted for grant applications (e.g., Approach, Methods, or Facilities & Resources sections) as well as for manuscript submissions.
Visit the Publishing Resources page to find images, official product names, and detailed explanations about our applications.
Peer-reviewed Research
With more than 900 peer-reviewed publications across multiple applications, Axion BioSystems platforms have been featured in leading journals including Nature, Cell Stem Cell, Neuron, and more. These studies provide strong validation that can be cited to support feasibility, reproducibility, and methodological rigor in your proposal.
Access our Resources where you can search 900+ publications by application, product, and keyword.
Consumables & Accessories
When planning your budget, be sure to include required consumables and accessories. Axion BioSystems offers MEA and impedance assay plates, as well as accessories such as the MEA Creator Kit for organoids and custom development and the Lumos optogenetic system for simultaneous optical control and electrical measurement of cell network activity. Factoring these items into your proposal ensures you have the complete solution needed to carry out your planned experiments.
View our line of standard Maestro MEA plates, purpose-built Organoid MEA plates, and Maestro Z impedance plates.
Application Notes & Culture Protocols
Demonstrating feasibility is a key part of any grant application. Axion BioSystems provides application notes and culture protocols that outline proven workflows for neurons, cardiomyocytes, organoids, and other model systems. These resources can be cited directly to show that your proposed methods are established, reproducible, and supported by validated best practices.
Visit our Resources section to browse 75+ app notes and culture protocols.
Service Plan Options
Reviewers often expect to see a service plan included as part of long-term project support. To ensure uninterrupted performance and compliance with best practices, Axion BioSystems offers three tiers of Maestro Service Plans. Options range from essential preventive maintenance to full coverage with priority support. Including a service plan in your grant budget provides long-term instrument reliability, software updates, and technical assistance throughout the project.
Explore our Maestro Service Plans brochure to learn more.
