Reducing DMTA cycle times by 20% with our assay-ready spheroids
Lucero is developing the world’s first thaw-and-dose spheroid plates tailor-made for preclinical hit-to-lead (H2L) drug discovery workflows.
24H
From freezer to assay
600%
Faster prep time
150%
More data points per vial of cells
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Product overview
Lucero Thaw-N-Dose liver spheroids
LUCERO’s thaw-and-dose 3D liver spheroid platform provides the closest thing to testing on humans at the cost, scale, and speed required for early drug discovery.
Our assay-ready plates contain pre-cultured, qualified, liver spheroids delivered in 384-well plate format ready for testing.




competitor comparison
How Lucero compares to standard spheroid methods
ECM spheroid culture
Micro-well culturing plates
ULA-U bottom culture plates
Lucero
THAW-N-DOSE
THAW-N-DOSE
Homogeneous spheroid size/shape
Spheroids in suspension
High-throughput compatible
Automated
Spheroids qualified before drug testing
Extended storage in -80 freezer
Skip 7+ days of culturing
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Awards
Recognized for excellence

SLAS Innovation AveNEW
Selected participants
2024

SLAS Ignite Award
Finalists
2024

Techchill Startup Challenge
Semi finalists
2020

Accelerator Pitch Day
Winners
2020

Top Nordic Accelerator
Selected for program
2020

Venture Cup: Startup
Regional finalists
2020

SPIE Startup Challenge
Semi finalists
2020

Venture Cup: Idea Hunt
Top 20 business ideas, Sweden
2019

SLAS Innovation AveNEW
Selected participants
2024

SLAS Ignite Award
Finalists
2024

Techchill Startup Challenge
Semi finalists
2020

Accelerator Pitch Day
Winners
2020

Top Nordic Accelerator
Selected for program
2020

Venture Cup: Startup
Regional finalists
2020

SPIE Startup Challenge
Semi finalists
2020

Venture Cup: Idea Hunt
Top 20 business ideas, Sweden
2019