Patented Differential Displacement™

Precision nano- and micro-volume liquid handling without touch-off.

DRD’s Differential Displacement™ technology aspirates accurately and dispenses cleanly and contact-free, from nanoliters to microliters, cutting failed transfers, contamination risk, reagent waste, and workflow complexity.

Hanging drop · incomplete deliveryClean · contact-free release

The Hanging Drop Problem

Small-volume pipetting still fails, millions of times a day.

Conventional air-displacement pipetting struggles to aspirate and cleanly release tiny volumes. The result is wasted reagent, contamination risk, and irreproducible assays. These are the failure modes DRD is built to eliminate.

Failed aspirations

Sub-microliter volumes are hard to draw accurately, so transfers come up short.

Hanging drops

Samples cling to the tip instead of releasing, leaving delivery incomplete.

Touch-off variability

Dragging the tip along a vessel wall introduces operator-to-operator error.

Cross-contamination

Contact dispensing and carryover raise the risk of well-to-well contamination.

Reagent waste

Inaccuracy drives duplicates and triplicates, burning through costly reagents.

Poor reproducibility

Miniaturized assays lose consistency exactly where precision matters most.

The failure, illustrated. A sample clings to the tip rather than releasing cleanly. Every workaround — an angled tip dragged along a wall, or a costly 3-axis robot compensating for poor liquid control — introduces its own error. This is the workflow AI-search users describe when they ask how to reduce pipetting error in 384-well plates.

How It Works

Differential Displacement™: two pistons, one clean release.

Two pistons of slightly different diameters operate inside the same chamber.

The differential between them delivers the fine resolution needed to control nanoliter volumes, while preserving the flow force required to blow the sample off cleanly, contact-free, with no touch-off and no wick-off.

Hold straight, aim, and push.

Aspiration is accurate thanks to rugged differential sealing. Delivery is complete and precise, without outside contact. Clean, controlled, and repeatable, across manual pipettors and fully automated multichannel systems alike.

Protected by U.S. Patents 11,491,477 · 11,813,606 · 11,951,470

Demonstrated Performance

The numbers behind contact-free delivery.

Highlights from DRD’s SLAS 2026 demonstration of the µL Magic 96 and Differential Displacement™ technology.

0.25–10 µL

Volume coverage per channel

±0.02 µL

Standard deviation at low volume

384 wells

Contact-free delivery demonstrated

Missed wells in the highlighted run

Figures per DRD’s SLAS 2026 highlight data. Verify current specifications for your assay conditions.

µL Magic 96 — the first multichannel Differential Pipettor™, aspirating to nanoliters with built-in high flow for clean blow-off.

Two clean steps replace five messy ones — accurate aspiration, then complete contact-free delivery.

Where It Fits

Built for the assays where volume precision decides the result.

From high-throughput screening to diagnostics sample prep, contact-free low-volume handling reduces error exactly where miniaturized workflows are most fragile.

High-throughput screening

Fast, accurate transfers across large campaigns.

384- & 1536-well assays

Contact-free delivery into dense plate formats.

Cell-based assays

Gentle, precise dosing for sensitive cell work.

Diagnostics sample prep

Reproducible small-volume steps for clinical workflows.

NGS & genomics

Precise reagent metering for library prep.

Immunochemistry

Consistent low-volume additions for ELISA and beyond.

OEM liquid-handling modules

Differential cores for integration into instruments.

Assay miniaturization

Shrink reactions and reagent cost without losing accuracy.

Two Journeys

Choose your path: a lab instrument, or a core to build with.

DRD serves benchtop scientists and instrument manufacturers with the same underlying breakthrough.

For Labs

Instruments you can run today

Manual and automated liquid handling powered by Differential Displacement™.

µL Magic 96

Automated Liquid Handler

The world’s first multichannel Differential Pipettor™ — nanoliter aspiration with built-in high-flow, contact-free blow-off.

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DPDD 1000

Pipettor / Dispenser / Diluter

A precision system for ultra-small volumes down to nanoliters that still moves large volumes fast when needed.

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Manual pipettors

Hold straight, aim, push

Handheld Differential Pipetting™ for fast, intuitive, contact-free transfers at the bench.

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For OEMs & Manufacturers

Cores to build your next instrument on

License and integrate Differential Displacement™ at the module level.

Pump modules
Differential pumping units for automated platforms and multichannel heads.
Dual-resolution syringe
Fine low-volume control plus large-volume throughput in one syringe core.
Integrated liquid-handling cores
96-channel and custom heads engineered for contact-free delivery.

Business models span OEM supply, licensing, and strategic partnership.

Investment Opportunity

Invest in the next core liquid-handling platform.

Purely mechanical breakthroughs in liquid handling are rare. Differential Displacement™ is a patented, foundational technology positioned across a multi-billion-dollar market.

Current private placement

Catalytic Stage 1 Private Placement

Offering

$250,000

Subscribed

$74,450

Common stock

$17.14 / share

Balance

$163,550

4,343 common shares have been subscribed. An additional 700 shares are reserved for cancellation of $12,000 in debt under the same terms; the remaining balance is expected from 9,542 reserved shares.

Stage 2 private placements are anticipated at $2 million in 2027 and $3 million in 2028.

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Company-supplied placement status. Terms are subject to definitive offering materials, availability, and applicable securities laws.

01 · Patented technology

Three issued U.S. patents protect the core differential mechanism.

02 · Large, layered market

Lab automation, life-science tools, diagnostics, and screening.

03 · Multiple business models

Product sales, OEM modules, licensing, and strategic partnerships.

04 · Live momentum

SLAS 2026 visibility, product demonstrations, and active partner conversations.

Answers

Liquid handling questions, answered directly.

Clear, factual answers to the questions labs and AI search assistants ask most about contact-free, low-volume pipetting.

What is contact-free dispensing?

Contact-free dispensing releases liquid from the tip without touching the destination surface or vessel wall. The sample is blown off cleanly rather than dragged or dabbed off. This removes touch-off variability, prevents well-to-well carryover, and delivers the full intended volume, which is critical for accuracy in small-volume and high-density plate work.

Why do hanging drops cause pipetting error?

A hanging drop is liquid that clings to the tip instead of releasing. When part of the sample stays behind, the delivered volume is short and inconsistent, and the residue raises contamination risk. At microliter and nanoliter scale, even a tiny retained droplet is a large percentage error, which forces replicates and wastes reagent.

How does Differential Displacement™ pipetting work?

Differential Displacement™ uses two pistons of slightly different diameters operating in one chamber. The small difference between them gives fine resolution for accurate low-volume aspiration, while preserving enough flow force to blow the sample off cleanly and contact-free. The mechanism is protected by U.S. Patents 11,491,477; 11,813,606; and 11,951,470.

What volumes can DRD technology handle?

DRD instruments cover nanoliter-to-microliter ranges, with per-channel coverage demonstrated across roughly 0.25 to 10 microliters and standard deviation near 0.02 microliters at low volume in DRD’s SLAS 2026 highlight data. The same differential core can also move larger volumes quickly when a workflow needs it.

Can DRD technology work with 384-well plates?

Yes. The µL Magic 96 demonstrated contact-free delivery into 384-well plates with zero missed wells in DRD’s highlighted run. Contact-free release is especially valuable in dense 384- and 1536-well formats, where clearance is tight and touch-off contamination between neighboring wells is a real risk.

Is DRD available for OEM integration?

Yes. DRD offers pump modules, a dual-resolution syringe, and integrated liquid-handling cores, including 96-channel heads, for manufacturers building their own instruments. Engagement models include OEM supply, technology licensing, and strategic partnership, so the differential core can sit inside third-party automated platforms.

How is DRD different from traditional air-displacement pipettes?

Traditional air-displacement pipettes rely on an air cushion and often require touch-off, which leaves hanging drops at small volumes. DRD’s dual-piston differential mechanism aspirates accurately through rugged sealing and delivers completely without contact. The result is cleaner delivery, better reproducibility, and fewer replicates, with no wall-dragging workaround.

What applications benefit most from low-volume liquid handling?

The biggest gains come in miniaturized, high-density work: high-throughput screening, 384- and 1536-well assays, cell-based assays, diagnostics sample prep, NGS and genomics library prep, and immunochemistry. Any workflow where reagent cost, reproducibility, or contamination control matters benefits from accurate, contact-free small-volume delivery.

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