Philip Harder

1 Introduction In the face of increasing demands for digitalization, in products, services, and processes alike, businesses are compelled to transform and adopt a digital mindset with increased responsiveness, that is, the ability to respond swiftly to change, customers' demands, and technological innovations [1, 2].

A magnetic microneedle to isolate single immunomagnetically labeled cells† Immunomagnetic enrichment of cell populations from bodily fluids followed by immunofluorescent labeling is an established sample preparation method often used for the detection and enumeration of rare cells such as circulating tumor cells. For a detailed analysis of the heterogeneous characteristics of these cells, the cells need to be retrieved individually.

A magnetic microneedle to isolate single immunomagnetically labelled cells Immunomagnetic enrichment of cell populations from bodily fluids followed by immunofluorescent labeling is an established sample preparation method often used for the detection and enumeration of rare cells such as circulating tumor cells. For a detailed analysis of the heterogeneous characteristics of these cells, the cells need to be retrieved individually.