IBBL is more than a traditional biobank. We do not simply offer sample collection and storage but also analyse and test samples. All of our sample testing services are of the highest quality, and include the following processes.
Our molecular biological sample testing services allow for the extraction and amplification of DNA, RNA, and proteins, simplifying:
- DNA quantification
- DNA amplifiability
- RNA integrity
- Total protein quantification
- qPCR gene expression analysis
- Long range PCR
- DNA fingerprinting
- DNA damage assessment
Immunological assays measure the body’s immunological response to a toxin or disease, which can be used to determine the state of an individual’s health. IBBL offers numerous immunological assay services, including:
- Serum Integrity Biomarker (SIB) measurement
- IHCMultiplex cytokine, inflammation protein
- Serum fingerprinting
IBBL also works on the development and validation of customised new assays, which can be used to measure the quantity of a variety of substances in the body. Some of the assays which IBBL is capable of constructing include:
- ELISA
- Multiplex ELISA (antigen or antibody signatures)
- End-point PCR
- Single and multiples qPCR (gene expression signatures)
- Production of quality control materials
IBBL also conducts cellular assays which can be used to test the metabolic and life cycle processes of cells. The cellular assay services we offer include:
- Cell viability, apoptosis
- Cell metabolic activity testing
- Histological QC (tumour, stroma, necrosis)
IBBL offers the use of a series of analytical platforms, which can be used to simplify complicated and lengthy analytical processes necessary to obtain meaning from biological samples. We offer the use of the following analytical processes:
- NGS (whole genome sequencing, RNA sequencing, whole genome methylation analysis)
- WaferGen high throughput gene expression analysis.
- Phosphoprotein analysis
