About Aurora Microplates

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Aurora Microplates produces high-performance COP microplates for imaging, high-content screening, and discovery workflows. In partnership with Zeon Specialty Materials and Edge Precision Manufacturing, Aurora delivers the clarity, flatness, and reproducibility researchers depend on — with a supply chain controlled from resin to finished plate within the Zeon ecosystem.

 
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Aurora Microplates

High-Performance Microplates for Imaging and Discovery
 

COP Film-Bottom Plates

Crystal-clear optical properties with extremely flat and uniform plate bottoms. Available in 96, 384, 1536, and 3456 well formats with 100 micron and 188 micron film-bottom options engineered for imaging performance across all major platforms.
 
Low Background Fluorescence
 
ZEONEX® and ZEONOR® Cyclo Olefin Polymer delivers significantly lower autofluorescence than polystyrene or COC — enabling cleaner signal-to-noise ratios for fluorescence-based assays and high-content screening workflows.
 
CELLAZIP™ Shelf-Stable Coatings
 
Proprietary cell attachment coatings with extended shelf stability. CELLAZIP™ supports iPSC-derived, primary, and immortalized cell lines without day-of coating — reducing workflow variability at scale.
 
Automation-Ready Formats
 
Engineered for compatibility with Yokogawa, PerkinElmer, and Molecular Devices imaging platforms. Consistent plate-to-plate dimensions and well geometry support automated workflows across large screens.
 
Cleanroom Manufacturing
 
All Aurora microplates are manufactured in a controlled cleanroom environment — delivering the purity and consistency required for demanding life science, drug discovery, and high-content screening applications.
 

Aurora Microplates produces high-performance COP microplates for imaging, high-content screening, and discovery workflows. In partnership with Zeon Specialty Materials and Edge Precision Manufacturing, Aurora delivers the clarity, flatness, and reproducibility researchers depend on — with a supply chain controlled from resin to finished plate within the Zeon ecosystem.

 
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Zeon

The Material Foundation

Zeon supplies ZEONEX® and ZEONOR® Cyclo Olefin Polymer (COP) resins — the material foundation of every Aurora microplate. These materials provide:

Low background signal and high optical performance

• Dimensional consistency for demanding imaging workflows

• High purity and low extractables

• Reliable supply and scalability from global production

• Drug compatibility for regulated applications

 

Zeon partners with life science teams to provide data-driven material guidance — ensuring Aurora plates deliver the consistency and performance required from assay development through large-scale screening campaigns.

 
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Edge Precision Manufacturing

Custom Microplate Capabilities
Thin-Film Bottoms with Microstructured Features
 
Single-digit micron feature resolution enables custom well geometries, nanowells, micropillars, and microstructured bottoms — integrated directly into the microplate format.
 
ISO Class 7 Cleanroom Manufacturing
 
All Edge microplate components are produced in a cleanroom environment, maintaining the purity standards Aurora workflows require.
 
ZEONEX® & ZEONOR® COP Molding
 
Deep expertise molding Cyclo Olefin Polymer for optical clarity, dimensional precision, and purity — using the same material family as Aurora’s standard plates.
 
Prototype-to-Production Pathway
 
A phased process from design feasibility through prototyping, pilot, validation, and volume manufacturing — within the Zeon ecosystem, reducing handoff risk at every stage.
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Aurora + Edge Collaboration

Custom Microplates

Together, Aurora and Edge offer something no other supplier can: Aurora-level optical performance combined with Edge’s custom molding and precision manufacturing capabilities.

Teams that need customized designs get:

• Custom well formats and microstructured plate bottoms

• Thin-film or microstructured bottoms at 100 or 188 micron

• Specialized surface coating options including CELLAZIP™

• Unique imaging-optimized geometries for diagnostic or microfluidic platforms

• Laser-welded assemblies and custom bonding configurations

• All built using Zeon high-clarity COP materials, with engineering support from design through production.

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End-to-End Expertise

Zeon, Aurora, and Edge deliver a unified pathway from polymer to finished microplate — supporting researchers and screening teams with material purity, manufacturing precision, and imaging performance you can trust.

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ADVANCED MATERIALS


ZEONEX® & ZEONOR® COP resins

IMAGING MICROPLATES

Optimized for HCS, cell-based assays & fourescence workflows

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PRECISION COMPONENTS


Molded parts, custom formats & bonded assemblies


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Pure Materials → Clear Images​

From resin to finished plate within one integrated ecosystem — quality is maintained at every step, not handed off between unrelated suppliers.

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Supply chain Control

Zeon controls resin production, film production, injection molding, and coating — eliminating the multi-vendor variability that affects most competitors’ products. ​

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Platform Compatibility

Support for imaging, cell-based assay, fluorescence, and high-content screening platforms across the full assay development lifecycle — from early optimization through large-scale screening.

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Custom Design Capability

Researchers who need formats Aurora doesn’t currently offer can access Edge’s engineering support — custom well geometries, microstructured bottoms, and specialized coatings within the same ecosystem.