Diagnostic Tools Powered by Quantum Science

Seeing how cells
behave — not just
what they are

NostiQ Tools builds optical instruments that reveal how living cells move, respond, and adapt in real time. Because understanding behaviour is key to better diagnostics, therapies, and discoveries.

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6+ Research Institution Partners
Real-time Dynamic Cell Measurement
Label-free No Markers or Stains Required
Minutes vs Days for Resistance Testing
Why it matters

Most tools show what cells look like.
We measure what they do.

Disease, treatment response, and health are driven by how cells behave — not just their appearance. These questions require tools that go beyond static images.

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How fast do cells respond?

Response speed to stimuli reveals metabolic state, health, and susceptibility to disease — invisible in static snapshots.

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How do they react to drugs or stress?

Dynamic response patterns to treatments can indicate efficacy within minutes, not the days required by traditional methods.

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How do they actively change over time?

Temporal dynamics reveal differentiation, adaptation, and disease progression that structural imaging simply cannot capture.

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Our approach: light as a probe

We use light to gently track tiny cellular motions carrying rich information about health, activity, and response — without touching or labelling.

Our Technology

Designed to measure
behaviour

Our instruments use light to detect tiny, natural motions within cells and soft biological systems — motions that carry rich information about health, activity, and response.

rheoSCAT optical microscope
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    No contact, no labels

    Works without touching or labelling cells. Gentle enough for fragile, living samples observed over time.

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    Nanoscale motion detection

    Captures mechanical properties, microrheology, and active cellular processes at previously inaccessible scales.

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    Platform philosophy

    Adaptable measurement platforms — not single-purpose devices. Designed to evolve with new analysis methods.

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    Complementary by design

    Adds a behavioural dimension alongside microscopy, genomics, and biochemical assays — not competing with them.

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    Built for translation

    Robust design, repeatable quantitative measurements, and compatibility with real-world clinical and research workflows.

Applications

Understanding behaviour
changes everything

By measuring behaviour in real time, NostiQ Tools opens new possibilities across research, diagnostics, and therapy development.

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Antibiotic Resistance Testing

Detect how bacteria respond to antibiotics in minutes rather than days — enabling faster, more targeted treatment decisions and reducing unnecessary broad-spectrum use.

Diagnostics
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Label-free Microrheology & Metabolism

Measure cellular mechanical behaviour and metabolic dynamics without labels, enabling long-term quantitative studies of living cells in their native state.

Research
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Infectious Disease Detection

Reveal subtle changes in cellular activity caused by infection — even before visible symptoms appear — enabling earlier and more sensitive diagnostics.

Diagnostics
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Oncology

Monitor how cancer cells mechanically and dynamically respond to treatments. Distinguish active from resistant cells with functional readouts beyond morphology.

Therapeutics
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Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine

Track functional behaviour of stem cells over time. Support differentiation assessment and safer, more reliable cell-based therapies through non-invasive evaluation.

Cell Therapy
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IVF & Reproductive Health

Assess embryo and cell viability without modifications, based on dynamic activity rather than morphology alone — providing additional functional criteria for selection outcomes.

Reproductive
Company

Deep science, designed
for real-world impact

NostiQ Tools is a deep-tech startup formed by researchers and instrument builders passionate about turning cutting-edge optical physics into practical, reliable instruments that enable new science.

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Dr. Nicolas Mauranyapin
Co-Founder

Early-career researcher specialising in biophysics, quantum optics, quantum imaging, biosensing, and nanomechanics. Translates quantum optical technologies into transformative tools for the life sciences. Bridges fundamental quantum research and industry, including a long-term collaboration with Lockheed Martin that led to VC-backed spin-out CortiSonic.

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Dr. Kate Lomas
Co-Founder

Over 15 years of experience spanning biological research and commercialisation. Co-founder and former CSO of Hemideina, leading R&D, product design, IP strategy, regulatory processes, and clinical development. Expert at bridging cutting-edge science and practical industry applications.

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Prof. Warwick Bowen
Co-Founder

Director of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Quantum Biotechnology. Leads the Quantum Optics Laboratory at UQ, developing quantum and precision sensors for biological imaging to single molecule sensing, navigation, and aerospace. Founder of Elemental Instruments.

Collaborations & Partnerships
University of Queensland University of Wollongong Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology Johns Hopkins University Air Force Office of Scientific Research
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Let's talk about
your application

If you're interested in faster diagnostics, better therapies, or new ways of understanding living systems, we'd love to hear from you.

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