Ridgeview Instruments
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2007
- HeadquartersUppsala, Sweden
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
Ridgeview Instruments firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Ridgeview Instruments
- Legal name
- Ridgeview Instruments AB
- Website
- https://ligandtracer.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2007
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Ridgeview Instruments industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Laboratory Instruments for Cell-Based Interaction Analysis
- NAICS
- Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)
- SIC
- Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)
- akta.pro primary industry
- High-Throughput Screening & Assay Platforms (HTS/HCS, phenotypic screening) (HLAAAIAA)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Cellomics & High-Content Screening (HCS) Services (HLAGANAD)
Keywords
Where Ridgeview Instruments is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Uppsala
- HQ country
- Sweden
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Ridgeview Instruments business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- LigandTracer Instruments: Sale of laboratory instruments for real-time molecular interaction analysis on live cells. Multiple models available (Green, Grey, Yellow, White) targeting different detection requirements.
- TraceDrawer Software: Data evaluation software license for analysis of real-time binding curves. Free updates for current users.
- Detectors and Accessories: Interchangeable detectors for LigandTracer Green (Blue-Green, Blue-Lime, Orange-Red, Red-NIR, GreenOrange, PE, NIR++IR) and other consumables/accessories.
- Training Courses: In-person LigandTracer courses held in Uppsala, Sweden, covering assay planning, measurements, and data evaluation over 2.5 days with limited seats.
- Research Services: Technical support and application assistance for customers.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Custom quotation for instruments, software, and accessories |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels6 records
Ridgeview Instruments product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Ridgeview Instruments develops and sells the LigandTracer family of benchtop instruments for real-time monitoring of molecular interactions (binding kinetics, affinity, specificity, receptor clustering, and drug conjugate characterization) on live cells, without requiring equilibrium conditions or extensive sample preparation. The instrument line is complemented by the TraceDrawer software suite for binding data evaluation, add-on analysis tools such as InteractionMap and Concentration Through Kinetics (CTK), interchangeable detectors, the MultiDish 2×2 throughput accessory, paid training courses, and research services.
Product overview
Ridgeview Instruments provides a unified product ecosystem centered on LigandTracer, a family of instruments for real-time molecular interaction measurements on live cells. The portfolio includes four instrument variants differentiated by detection technology: LigandTracer Green (fluorescence), Yellow (high-energy gamma), Grey (low-energy photons/beta particles), and White (beta particles). Supporting software includes TraceDrawer for data analysis with add-ons like InteractionMap for heterogeneous binding assessment and CTK (Concentration Through Kinetics) for unknown sample quantification. The MultiDish 2×2 increases throughput with four simultaneous compartments. Additional detectors expand LigandTracer Green's fluorophore compatibility. The company also offers training courses and research services.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- LigandTracer: Real-time interaction measurement instruments for live cells, available in multiple models (Green, Yellow, Grey, White) with different detection capabilities.
- TraceDrawer
- MultiDish 2×2
- InteractionMap
- NIR++IR Detector
Products and services
- LigandTracer Benchtop instrument platform for real-time monitoring of molecular interactions (affinity, kinetics, specificity, receptor clustering, drug conjugate characterization) on live cells, with only minimal preparation and limited sample input. Used by pharmaceutical, biotech, nuclear medicine, and academic researchers.
- LigandTracer Green LigandTracer instrument variant dedicated to fluorescence detection, compatible with multiple interchangeable fluorescent detectors (Blue-Green, Blue-Lime (PE), Orange-Red, Red-NIR, RedNIR+, GreenOrange, and NIR++IR).
- LigandTracer Yellow LigandTracer instrument variant that detects high-energy gamma radiation including annihilation photons, designed for nuclear medicine and radiopharmaceutical research.
- LigandTracer Grey LigandTracer instrument variant that detects low-energy photons (gamma and X-rays) and high-energy particles (Beta+/-).
- LigandTracer White LigandTracer instrument variant that detects Beta+/- particles.
- MultiDish 2×2 Multi-compartment instrument dish that doubles throughput and increases efficiency by enabling simultaneous real-time measurements in four compartments of LigandTracer instruments.
- Additional Detectors Family of interchangeable detectors for LigandTracer Green, including Blue-Green, Blue-Lime (PE), Orange-Red, Red-NIR, RedNIR+, GreenOrange, and NIR++IR detectors, allowing matching to a wide range of fluorophores.
- TraceDrawer Evaluation software for real-time binding data generated by LigandTracer, providing rate constants, affinity values, and target saturation information through multiple interaction models and one-click analysis. Sold as a licensed software product with free updates for current users.
- InteractionMap Mathematical add-on tool for TraceDrawer that assesses heterogeneous interaction data when a ligand engages in multiple interactions simultaneously, visually representing relative abundancy, kinetics, affinity, and heterogeneity of parallel one-to-one binding events.
- Training Courses Paid in-person 2.5-day LigandTracer courses held in Uppsala, Sweden, covering assay planning, setup, measurement, and data evaluation through lectures, wet lab exercises, and computer exercises with expert speakers.
- Research Services Paid experimental support services for LigandTracer users, including assay development, optimization assistance, and application support delivered by Ridgeview's application scientists.
Quantifiable outcome
- 250+ peer-reviewed scientific publications using LigandTracer technology
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use Ridgeview Instruments
Customer profileNamed customers5 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Ridgeview Instruments technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature9 records
Ridgeview Instruments partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
20 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- GenentechcoreCollaborated with Genentech scientists to develop 3D spheroid protocol for LigandTracer assays, bringing more biological relevance to experiments.
- University of BaselminorDepartment of Biomedicine at University of Basel developed and shared protocol for preparing transiently transfected cells on LigandTracer dishes.
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)minorDr. Cornelius K. Donat from HZDR serves as special invited speaker at LigandTracer course, bringing expertise in drug development, radioactive and fluorescent ligands.
- GenentechcoreDr. Eric Janezic, Principal Scientist at Genentech, served as invited speaker for LigandTracer course, sharing expertise in characterizing interactions of biologics.
- University of GenoaminorProf. Sambuceti at University of Genoa developed protocol for real-time ligand-binding studies with freshly harvested tissue.
- A3P Bio-medicals ABminorCollaborative partnership to create a prostate cancer screening platform, successfully commercialized by A3P Bio-medicals. Ridgeview traded shares as part of the collaboration.
- 3B Pharmaceuticals GmbHcoreCollaborative research effort to develop methods for quantifying cellular receptor levels with LigandTracer, resulting in peer-reviewed publication.
- Bio StrategycoreAustralian distributor for LigandTracer instruments and software, providing local sales, support, and technical assistance to customers in Australia.
- Bio-SuncoreChinese distributor for LigandTracer instruments and software in mainland China.
- VarsrealmcoreChinese distributor specializing in the nuclear market segment in China.
- OSS HealthcarecoreDistributor for Hong Kong and Macau regions.
- AceProbecoreIndian distributor for LigandTracer instruments and software.
- Adamastor BioservicescoreDistributor for Italy, France, and Switzerland, providing sales and support for LigandTracer products.
- BioTech a.s.coreDistributor for Czechia, Slovakia, and Hungary.
- Scrum Inc.coreJapanese distributor for LigandTracer instruments and software.
- MENAcoreDistributor for MENA (Middle East and North Africa) countries.
- Analytical TechnologiescoreSingapore distributor for LigandTracer products.
- YclueBiocoreSouth Korean distributor for LigandTracer instruments and software.
- Foli-Bio Technology Co. Ltd.coreTaiwan distributor for LigandTracer products.
- ryts InstrumentscoreThai distributor for LigandTracer instruments and software.
Scale indicators6 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Ridgeview Instruments competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Bruker: Diversified analytical instruments company with mass spectrometry, NMR, and SPR products (Bruker SPR) used in molecular interaction analysis. Competes broadly with Ridgeview in pharma/biotech characterization workflows, but as one product line among many high-end instruments.
- Sartorius (ForteBio/Octet): Sartorius offers the Octet platform (acquired via ForteBio) for label-free, real-time binding kinetics using BLI. As a much larger life sciences tools incumbent, it competes with Ridgeview in pharma/biotech kinetic analysis but as part of a broader portfolio spanning bioprocessing, filtration, and lab essentials.
- PerkinElmer: Global life sciences and analytical instruments company offering a wide range of detection and analysis platforms used in pharma research and biophysical characterization. Provides overlapping instrumentation to Ridgeview's customer base across drug discovery and translational research.
- Cytiva (Biacore): Cytiva (formerly GE Healthcare Life Sciences) markets the Biacore surface plasmon resonance (SPR) platform for label-free binding kinetics and affinity analysis. It is the dominant incumbent in real-time interaction analysis and competes with Ridgeview across pharma and academic segments as part of a much larger bioprocess and tools portfolio.
Emerging players
- ibidi GmbH: Specializes in cell-based assay consumables, microscope slides, and live-cell imaging platforms used in molecular interaction and cell biology research. Provides complementary enabling technology rather than direct kinetic characterization, with overlapping customers in academic and pharma research labs.
Direct peers
- Reichert Technologies (AMETEK): Provides surface plasmon resonance (SPR) instruments (Reichert4SPR) and analytical instruments for label-free binding kinetics. Directly competes with Ridgeview's LigandTracer platform for kinetic and affinity characterization applications in pharma and academic research.
- Attana AB: Swedish biotech company developing cell-based interaction analysis instruments (Attana Cell200, QCM-D biosensors) for real-time kinetics and affinity characterization. Directly competes with Ridgeview in the live-cell, label-free binding analysis market and shares a Swedish/Scandinavian origin and similar customer base in pharma and academia.
- NanoTemper Technologies: Provides microscale thermophoresis (MST) instruments and the Dianthus for binding affinity measurements in solution. Directly competes with Ridgeview for protein-small molecule and protein-protein interaction affinity workflows in drug discovery and structural biology labs.
- Wyatt Technology: Supplies multi-angle light scattering (MALS), dynamic light scattering, and field-flow fractionation instruments used for biomolecular interaction analysis, including absolute molecular weight and binding stoichiometry. Competes with Ridgeview in characterization of biologics, antibodies, and complex molecular interactions.
- Gator Bio: Provides bio-layer interferometry (BLI) instruments (GatorPrime, GatorPlus) for label-free, real-time binding kinetics and affinity measurements. Competes with Ridgeview for kinetic characterization workflows in pharma/biotech drug discovery and offers a similar throughput proposition.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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Profiles8 records
Ridgeview Instruments funding detail
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Frequently asked questions about Ridgeview Instruments
What does Ridgeview Instruments do?
Ridgeview Instruments develops and sells the LigandTracer family of benchtop instruments for real-time monitoring of molecular interactions (binding kinetics, affinity, specificity, receptor clustering, and drug conjugate characterization) on live cells, without requiring equilibrium conditions or extensive sample preparation. The instrument line is complemented by the TraceDrawer software suite for binding data evaluation, add-on analysis tools such as InteractionMap and Concentration Through Kinetics (CTK), interchangeable detectors, the MultiDish 2×2 throughput accessory, paid training courses, and research services.
Is Ridgeview Instruments a public or private company?
Ridgeview Instruments is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Ridgeview Instruments founded?
Ridgeview Instruments was founded in 2007. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Ridgeview Instruments based?
Ridgeview Instruments is headquartered in Uppsala, Sweden, in the Europe region.
How does Ridgeview Instruments make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. LigandTracer Instruments are the primary driver. The others are traceDrawer Software, detectors and Accessories, training Courses and research Services.
Who are Ridgeview Instruments's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Bruker, Sartorius (ForteBio/Octet), PerkinElmer and Cytiva (Biacore). ibidi GmbH is listed as an emerging player. Direct peers are Reichert Technologies (AMETEK), Attana AB, NanoTemper Technologies, Wyatt Technology and Gator Bio.
Does Ridgeview Instruments have an API?
No public API is recorded for Ridgeview Instruments.
What industry is Ridgeview Instruments in?
Ridgeview Instruments's product category is Laboratory Instruments for Cell-Based Interaction Analysis. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLAAAIAA, High-Throughput Screening & Assay Platforms (HTS/HCS, phenotypic screening), with a secondary code of HLAGANAD, Cellomics & High-Content Screening (HCS) Services. Its NAICS code is 334516 and its SIC code is 3826.