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Thursday, January 29 2009

Quality/Accreditations

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  • Full GLP compliance
  • Independent QA unit
  • Review of protocols / raw data / reports
  • Critical phase inspections
  • Process inspections
  • Monitoring and maintenance of archives for material and study documentation
  • Internal quality assurance program
  • ISO14001 certification (Environmental Management System)

Equipment

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  • Gel permeation chromatography (GPC)
  • Automated biochemistry analyzer (Pentra 400, Horiba ABX)
  • HPLC systems with UV detection equipped with enzyme delivery pumps for lipoprotein assay (on-line detection of cholesterol, triglycerides, phospholipids or ApoA1)
  • HPLC systems with fluorescence detection
  • Micro-plate reader (96 wells) for colorimetric assays
  • Ultracentrifugation (in partnership)
  • Apparatus for 1-D vertical electrophoresis (MiniProtean® Tetra Cell, BioRad)
  • Storage at –20°C and –80°C (monitored freezers)

Services

Biomarkers and Endogenous compounds expertise

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  • Development, validation, transfer of analytical methods and analytical assays for the analysis of macromolecules:
    • C-reactive protein (CRP)
    • Insulin
    • Bilirubin
    • ApoA1
    • Cytokines
    • Vitamins
    • Synthetic proteins, etc.
  • Working in the fields of pre-clinical (laboratory species) and clinical studies
  • Wide range of species and matrices (blood, plasma, serum, bile, urine, skin strippings, etc.)
  • Multiple biochemistry parameter screen (currently more than 50 parameters, up to 15 per sample) on low sample volumes (80 µL)
  • Single immunoassays (ELISA), multiplex immunoassays (Luminex® technology, in partnership), colorimetric assays (µBCA, Biuret)
  • Lipoprotein profiles (HDL/LDL/VLDL) by size exclusion chromatography (SEC) with on-line enzymatic detection (single or dual) for:
    • Cholesterol
    • Triglycerides
    • Phospholipids

Please contact us to ask about analyses of other biomarkers or endogenous compounds.