About Us
During the past 8 years, Professor Jian-Ping Wang and his team have developed z-Lab, a magnetic biosensing system. Biomarkers in unprocessed human serum and urine samples have been detected. In addition, z-Lab has detected mercury (2+), an aqueous pollutant. Ultra high sensitivity (up to 200 molecules per magnetic sensor) has been demonstrated.
Researchers from the University of Minnesota, Mayo Clinic, and several companies -- a GMR biosensing start-up company (Zepto Life Technology LLC), a start-up company which fabricates magnetic nanoparticles (Universal Magnetic System LLC), a large biological and assay development company (R&D Systems), an audio electronics repair company (Jim Sawyer Professional Audio Service), and a mechanical design company (Vates) -- teamed up to form the Golden Gopher Magnetic Biosensing Team. Inspired by Dr. Jian-Ping Wang's vision of a low-cost, easy-to-use, accurate, portable GMR biosensing system, they have contributed their areas of expertise to build z-Lab and begin to design and construct z-Lab 2.0 and z-Lab 3.0.
