Vertical Axion Competitors

Blackrock Microsystems is a rapidly growing company that manufactures a wide range of scientific equipment to record bio-potentials from the central and peripheral nervous system in both chronic and acute applications. The research division, located in the Research Park area off of the University of Utah, is looking for talented individuals to assist in the development of new products.

Axion BioSystems’ suite of live-cell analysis tools offers next-generation solutions for continuous, noninvasive monitoring of in vitro cell models on your benchtop or inside your incubator. From investigating disease mechanisms in neurology and cardiology to developing lifesaving immunotherapies and antivirals, Axion’s award-winning products are designed to accelerate scientific breakthroughs and transform therapeutic development from discovery to manufacturing. Since launching the revolutionary Maestro multielectrode array (MEA) system in 2008, Axion has continuously expanded its offerings, introducing the premier live-cell analyzer Maestro Z in 2019 and the automated live-cell Omni imager in 2023. Featuring real-time, label-free monitoring, powerful software, and scalable throughput, discover how Axion’s user-friendly tools can simplify the workflow in any academic, biotechnology, or pharmaceutical lab. Promoting a culture of collaboration, innovation, inclusivity, and customer commitment, Axion BioSystems has more than 180 employees worldwide and is headquartered in the tech hub of Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Plexon is a privately owned biotechnology company based in Dallas, TX specializing in tools for electrophysiology, data acquisition, optogenetics, electrical stimulation, and high-channel count electrodes for a variety of animal models. Products developed, manufactured, and distributed by Plexon are used by research labs around the world to ask and answer questions about the brain. Plexon customers work with a variety of research models and use Plexon products to advance research topics related to Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases, vision, addiction, movement, cognition, memory and many other topics.