ACD shortens the path to personalized medicine by unlocking the power of RNA biomarkers.

ACD - a Bio-Techne brand, shortens the path to personalized medicine and enables research, drug development and clinical applications by unlocking the power of RNA. ACD is a leader in the emerging field of molecular pathology, developing cell- and tissue-based research and diagnostic tests for personalized medicine.

Based in Silicon Valley, ACD’s products and pharma assay services are based on its proprietary RNAscope® technology, the first multiplex fluorescent and chromogenic in situ hybridization platform, capable of detecting and quantifying single molecules of RNA in situ. ACD has two product lines, namely RNAscope® and BaseScope™ consisting of assay reagent kits and 15,000+ off-the-shelf probes in addition to a Pharma Assay Services business which allow customers to run assays for their unique targets rapidly. Since its first launch in 2011, the technology boasts 1200+ citations, a new publication each day now, for single, duplex and multiplex RNA analysis.