For Research Use Only

The following Nanosphere products are offered as part of a Research Use Only testing service:

Cardiovascular Diseases - Preclinical Cardiotoxicity

High-sensitivity cardiac troponin I in rats– Nanosphere is in late-stage development of a high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I assay in rats to assess preclinical cardiotoxicity for drugs and biologics that are in development.  For more information please email cardiotoxicity@nanosphere.us.

Oncology – Recurrence

  • High-sensitivity prostate specific antigen (PSA) – Nanosphere has developed a high-sensitivity PSA assay to assess and predict recurrence of prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy.  For more information please email psa@nanosphere.us.
  • Other Cancers

Autoimmunity

“Fourth generation” rheumatoid arthritis (RA) autoantibodies – Nanosphere is in late-stage development of an assay to detect autoantibodies in RA. This assay is based on a new approach that makes it a  “fourth generation” test for diagnosing and assessing RA.  For more information please email ra@nanosphere.us.

Neurodegenerative Disorders

Under development. Please check back soon for updates.

To learn more about Nanosphere's product development efforts for high-sensitivity protein detection, please contact us directly.

RESEARCH USE ONLY NOTIFICATION
Nanosphere,Inc. is required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) tocertify in writing that its customers, who purchase or who are supplied with products labeled "For Research Use Only," acknowledge and understand that such products are not for use in diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. Tests performed with in vitro products intendedfor "Research Use Only" are tests used in a preclinical or non clinical setting. While research tests may be performed using either clinical or non clinical materials, research use devices have no intended clinical use and the testing performed is not designed to provide data addressing or demonstrating safety and effectiveness.

As your supplier, we advise our customers to monitor the use of these products,to ensure that they are used for research purposes only. To comply with this requirement, Nanosphere requests that the individual in your facility who is responsible for the product usage complete the Research Use Notification Form. It is the customer's responsibility to ensure that this product meets the guidelines intended by the regulatory organization in the destination country. Please contact Nanosphere if you have questions.