Clinical Services

Clinical trial biopsy management

Bioassays - Biomarkers

Consulting

  • Site preparation
    • Site assessment
    • Biopsy tool and supply kits
    • Biopsy processing manual
  • Site personnel training
    • Training video
    • Training quiz
    • Live-streamed or on-site biopsy processing training
  • Site monitoring; shipment
    • Management of site personnel
    • Real-time observations; live-streamed or on-site
    • Shipping management (initiation, tracking/monitoring, QC, storage)
    • Follow-up letters and reports
    • Aliquoting, in-house bioassays, shipping to additional vendors
  • Off-the-shelf, pre-validated bioassay
    • Dystrophin immunoblot (FDA audited)
  • Proteins
    • Immunoblot
    • Immunostaining
    • Mass spectrometry
    • Luminex, ELISAs
    • LIPS (Luciferase Immuno-Precipitation System)
    • Frozen aliquots, storage, shipping
    • QA/QC, reporting
  • RNA
    • Isolations
    • RT-PCR (gels)
    • qRT-PCR
    • RNAseq (nextgen)
    • Aliquots, storage, shipping
    • QA/QC, reporting
  • Histology
  • Bioassay development
  • Bioassay validation
  • Biomarker context of use; fit for purpose
  • Integration of biomarkers in the clinical protocol
  • Regulatory consulting
    • FDA (orphan designation, surrogate biomarkers, clinical outcomes, trial design)
    • EMA (CHMP, PDCO PIP) (orphan designation, clinical outcomes, trial design)
  • Clinical trial design, conduct

Frozen Tissue Banking

  • Inventory management
  • Freezer monitoring
  • Back-up generator
  • Repeat accessioning
  • Follow on bioassays
  • Aliquot send-outs