HQ: Greater Zurich Area/ CH; Munich/ DE
+41 44 500 8865
info@planar4.eu

multiplex detection with
speed and accuracy

planar chromatography revolution in effect directed analysis

This is our expertise…

Research & Validation

We help you identifying what works for your application and develop customized assays and procedures. Our expertise in validation is key to your success in effect-directed analysis.

Industrialization

We believe that planar effect-directed analysis and bioautographic methods need a high level of standardization. our mission is the prototyping of ready to use planar test kits.

Know-How Transfer

We offer hands-on workshops and training as well as consulting in planar method establishement.

Lab-Services

Our fully equipped service lab and our experts await your samples and analysis requests

Bioautography & Effect-Directed Analysis

Our Technology: planar Bioassays

planar Effect-Directed Analysis p-EDA is the combination of separating multicompound mixtures and assessment of their bioactivity in one method. The reproducibility of the planar chromatographic separation as well as the exclusion of possible artefacts by including suitable controls is key for success of planar bioassays.

planar Yeast Estrogen Screen (pYES)

The reporter gene assay for the human estrogen receptor α in recombinant yeast cells, offers rapid and sensitive detection of endocrine antagonists: it detectd endocrine disruptors in water as well as phytoestrogens in food and herbs.

planar Enzyme Inhibition Assays

Detection of Enzyme Inhibitors are relevant in actives development as well as in toxicological assessment. We offer rapid colorimetric planar enzyme assays for multiplex samples: e.g. Xanthine Oxidase, Acetyl- und Butyryl-Cholin-esterase,  α/β-Glucosidase, Lipase. etc.

planar
Antimicrobial & Antifungal Assays

Microbial and fungal cytotoxicity is of mutliple interest in the industry and regulatory bodies.
Contact us for strains of interest.

planar Toxicology

Several microbial and mammalian cell assays for the assessment of toxicological effects in environmental, pharma, food, cosmetic and agro samples are in our pipeline. Contact us for available assays.

Technology Steps in a nutshell

Planar Yes – Testkit

Our Planar Yes Testkit enables Laboratories to quickly provide planar-yes testing capabilities. Its versatile package is targeted to provide you all the necessary incrediants to perform the with basic laboratory skills.
It also comes with an online analytics service which provides you sophisticated algorithms to support you interpreting the results. Just upload your planar-yes images.

Please reach out to us to order your testkit.
We are also open for OEM partnership.

online-analysis

HPTLC Method Development & Services for Quality Control in Pharma, Food & Cosmetics

High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography is the fully automated, precise and highly reproducible form of planar Chromatography. For Identification of pharmaceutical ingredients and complex samples from food, cosmetics, and agronomy we offer method development and analytical services.

LEARN MORE

Our Team

Dr.-Ing. Evelyn Wolfram

Head of
Sales and Innovation

Dipl.-Biol.
Andreas Schönborn

Head of Research

Dipl-Ing, MBA
Stephan Schilling

Stephan Schilling

CEO, Finances

Dr.-rer.nat. Stefan Weiss

VP Products and Services

M.Sc. Sarah Bräm

Head of Lab Services