SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 03, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM), an innovative biotechnology tools provider with a vision to improve life through comprehensive health insight, today announced that its mass cytometry technologies, including CyTOF , Imaging Mass Cytometry (IMC), and Maxpar Direct, have been used in 113 National Clinical Trials listed in the clinicaltrials.gov database. This includes 94 ongoing and 19 completed clinical trials. Twenty-five trials were initiated in 2020, three of which utilize Imaging Mass Cytometry.

Fluidigm mass cytometry technologies have been deployed in multiple clinical trials related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including evaluation of immune response at different stages of the disease process and assessment of response to therapy at the cellular and molecular levels. These technologies are also being used in clinical trials for diverse indications and interventions in immuno-oncology, oncology, autoimmune diseases, vaccines, infections, surgery, blood and immune disorders, immunology, and allergy.

The large and growing number of clinical trials utilizing our mass cytometry technologies is evidence of our progress in implementing our vision to improve life through comprehensive health insight, said Chris Linthwaite, President and CEO of Fluidigm. We are gratified that our technologies are enabling cutting-edge discoveries that have the potential to transform clinical trial design and implementation, and we believe that ultimately they will help to advance clinical practice to achieve improved health outcomes.

The rapid deployment of our technologies to support clinical research addressing the current global health crisis demonstrates the flexibility with which those technologies can be adapted to meet specific and urgent research objectives, including pandemic response.

Examples of the diverse ways in which Fluidigm mass cytometry technologies are being incorporated into clinical trials as of September 30, 2020:

Commenting on the COntAGIouS trial, Professor Frederik De Smet, PhD, of the University of Leuven, the lead investigator for the trial, said, At the start of the pandemic the clinicians in our hospital who were treating COVID-19 patients asked us to work collaboratively with them to understand the immunological aberrations in hospitalized patients. To address this urgent need for knowledge, my lab combined the Maxpar Direct Immune Profiling Assay with Maxpar Pathsetter, allowing rapid data analysis without the immediate need for bioinformaticians.

This is important, because when were evaluating up to 40 parameters at a time for each cellwhich is straightforward using CyTOFanalyzing even a few hundred thousand cells generates enormous amounts of data. With Maxpar Pathsetter we were able to establish a data analysis structure that rapidly yielded results that helped inform our understanding of the immune response to the virus and provided insights into how to potentially improve management of infectedpatients. In addition, we performed extensive bioinformatics analyses to integrate all 40 markers to a maximal extent and deep-phenotype each blood sample.

About FluidigmFluidigm(Nasdaq:FLDM) focuses on the most pressing needs in translational and clinical research, including cancer, immunology, and immunotherapy. Using proprietary CyTOFand microfluidics technologies, we develop, manufacture, and market multi-omic solutions to drive meaningful insights in health and disease, identify biomarkers to inform decisions, and accelerate the development of more effective therapies. Our customers are leading academic, government, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, plant and animal research, and clinical laboratories worldwide. Together with them, we strive to increase the quality of life for all. For more information, visitfluidigm.com.

Fluidigm, theFluidigmlogo, CyTOF, Direct, Imaging Mass Cytometry, IMC, Immune Profiling Assay, Maxpar, and Pathsetter are trademarks and/or registered trademarks ofFluidigm Corporationinthe United Statesand/or other countries. All other trademarks are the sole property of their respective owners. Fluidigm products are provided for Research Use Only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.

Forward-Looking Statements for FluidigmThis press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, among others, statements regarding the impact of Fluidigm mass cytometry technologies on clinical trials and health care. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from currently anticipated results, including but not limited to risks relating to challenges inherent in developing, manufacturing, launching, marketing, and selling new products; risks relating to company research and development and distribution plans and capabilities; reductions in research and development spending or changes in budget priorities by customers; potential product performance and quality issues; intellectual property risks; and competition. Information on these and additional risks and uncertainties and other information affectingFluidigmbusiness and operating results is contained in Fluidigms Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year endedDecember 31, 2019, and in its other filings with theSecurities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof.Fluidigmdisclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements except as may be required by law.

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