memetis GmbH announces a new partnership with Fluid-o-Tech S.r.l., an Italian innovation and market leader in fluid pumps. The Karlsruhe, Germany-based deep tech start-up manufactures the world’s most compact and lightweight commercially available valves with shape memory alloys. “We see unique opportunities to build a technology leader in the field of shape memory controlled valves for life sciences and industrial applications,” says Christoph Wessendorf, one of the four founders.
memetis originated as a spin-off from KIT, where co-founders Hinnerk Oßmer, Christof Megnin and Marcel Gültig spent several years researching various applications and properties of shape memory alloys with Prof. Manfred Kohl. “The material is the machine,” says Dr. Hinnerk Oßmer when asked about the advantages of shape memory alloys. Thanks to the excellent miniaturization capabilities of this material, memetis is able to develop the smallest and most powerful actuators based on this innovative and proprietary technology.
One of the most promising fields for this technology is miniature valves for handling fluids in the life science industry. “Similar to how miniaturization has revolutionized the electronics industry, smaller and lighter actuators as well as systems are increasingly in demand in the life science sector,” says Dr. Christof Megnin, head of valve production at memetis. To meet this growing demand, memetis has decided to join forces with a strategic partner to leverage synergies and enable new solutions for the next generation of compact microfluidic systems.
