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Raise Awareness for Rare Diseases Research | R&D

 Spread the Word to Increase Rare Disease Awareness and Research On Rare Disease Day, more than 27 countries will promote this day to increase awareness for rare diseases. Across the world, this will be a day dedicated to raising awareness for different rare...

What are Cell-Based Assays?

Cell-based assays are done to predict the response an organism will have to a drug, this is most often determined by measuring physiological response. These assays are commonly used to determine how likely a product is to achieve a specific biological effect. The...

Ligand Binding Assays (LBAs)

Ligand binding assays is an analytical procedure commonly used for large molecules, that relies on ligand molecules binding to macromolecule receptors. LBAs are used to quantify biomarkers and anti-drug antibodies. This type of testing is used to determine the...

Ligand Binding Assays (LBAs)

Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)  is a laboratory test done to measure and detect blood antibodies through changing colors.  It is one of the many different types of Immunoassays. ELISA assays are used to detect the presence of specific substances, usually...

The Differences Between Cell Therapy and Gene Therapy

Cell Therapy and Gene Therapy Research and Development Cell and gene therapy are similar fields of biomedical research aimed at treating genetic diseases and are often combined in treatment. Cell therapy was introduced in the 1940s during the first blood...

Immunogenicity of Biologics

The US Food and Drug Administration defines biologics as "a wide range of products such as vaccines, blood and blood components, allergenics, somatic cells, gene therapy, tissues, and recombinant therapeutic proteins...composed of sugars, proteins, or nucleic acids...

Toxicology Testing

The field of toxicology is a branch of science that "helps us understand the harmful effects that chemicals, substances, or situations, can have on people, animals, and the environment." The field of toxicology has evolved from focusing on chemicals and poisons to...

Toxicology Testing

Anthrax Bacteria Testing for Bacillus anthracis

Anthrax Bacteria is a gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria known as Bacillus anthracis. It causes a serious infectious disease in humans that come in contact with infected animals or contaminated animal products. To prevent the spread, Infectious Disease Laboratories...

Residual DNA Testing | Host Cell DNA Analysis

Residual DNA testing, or host cell DNA analysis, is the examination of products for traces of DNA that have been unintentionally left on a product during the manufacturing of biological products such as biosimilars or immunotherapeutic products. For customer health...

Pharmacogenetics Testing | Precision Medicine Testing

Pharmacogenetics is a branch of science that studies how a person's genetics influence their response to pharmaceuticals (read an entry to pharmacogenetics, here). Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) are one of the biggest influences in the study of pharmacogenetics, as...

Medical Device Sterilization Validation Testing

Medical Device Sterilization Validation is imperative for invasive sterile medical products such as implants and reusable surgical instruments. ContractLaboratory.com routinely helps manufacturers, distributors, and healthcare facilities with their sterilization...

Medical Device Sterilization

Listeria Testing and Analysis

Listeriosis is generally contracted by eating food contaminated by the Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. Listeria is found in soil, water, and some animals, such as poultry and cattle. It is unusual because it can grow in a refrigerator. Listeria monocytogenes...

Flow Cytometry

What is Flow Cytometry? Flow cytometry is a technique employed to analyze cells in a solution allowing researchers to obtain very specific information regarding the chemical and physical characteristics of cells, such as their size, count, cycle, etc. The solution...

FDA Cancer Screening Test Warning

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