Cell & Soft (2018) – Digest
Cell & Soft, a French biotech company founded in 2018, specializes in the development and production of ready-to-use, mechano-mimetic cell culture plates. These innovative plates are engineered to precisely mimic the mechanical properties of the in vivo microenvironment, addressing a critical limitation in traditional cell culture.
The core technology involves fabricating culture surfaces with tunable stiffness and elasticity that replicate the physical cues cells experience within living tissues. This allows researchers to conduct more physiologically relevant experiments outside the body, particularly in fields like cancer research, stem cell differentiation, and drug testing, where mechanical signaling plays a key role.
By providing standardized, off-the-shelf plates, Cell & Soft aims to improve the reproducibility and predictive power of in vitro studies, potentially accelerating biomedical research and reducing reliance on animal models. The company’s launch positioned it within the growing market for advanced biomimetic tools in life sciences.