The researchers found that levels of the marker, which has also been studied in diseases like MS and Alzheimer's, correlated with severity of traumatic brain injury.
The agreement gives Quanterix an opportunity to explore the clinical utility of its Nf-l marker without having to move its instruments into the clinical space.
Siemens Healthineers will use the technology, which Quanterix acquired as part of its buy of UmanDiagnostics, to develop blood-based Nf-L clinical tests.
A UPenn research team has developed a proof-of-principle detection platform that uses microbubbles to make target protein molecules visible and detectable.
