Analysis of Human and Animal Samples

We serve researchers with laboratory services across diverse disciplines and clinical trial studies, analysing tissue and cell culture supernatants. Our research service can be adapted to the needs of your study and we encourage you to contact us to explore how we can best accommodate your needs.

Our Approach

Tailored Flexibility

Custom solutions for complex needs.

Our team of experts adjust their approach suit the specificities of each project and deliver results in a timely and cost-effective fashion.

Unparalleled Client Support

End-to-end servicing, no matter the project size.

Commercialisation support for academic researchers. We take pride in fostering market pathways for scientific discovery.

Precision and Quality Assurance

Fully calibrated and well-maintained instrumentation.

Modern laboratory systems and ISO-17025 accredited laboratory methods.

How we can collaborate on your research project

Send your samples to our laboratory for analysis.

Use our self-collection kits for patient-led research.

Our Instrumentation

Our laboratory's high-throughput instrumentation is well-maintained, calibrated and regularly serviced by the manufacturer. It includes a Bioplex 200 for Multiplex Immunoassays, Beckman Coulter Access 2 for Clinical Immunoassays and Chemistry Analyser DXC700 AU for metabolic panel analysis.

Multiplex Immunoassay

Bio-Plex: Luminex® xMAP™ technology.

Simultaneous detection and quantitation of cytokines, chemokines, growth factors and various other proteins.

Testing specific analytes from well-known suppliers for diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular, diabetes, hormonal disorder, inflammation, cell signalling, kidney toxicity, acute phase, isotyping, and others.

Chemistry Analyser

DxC 700 AU: Beckman Coulter Photometric biochemistry analyser technology.

Conventional clinical testing including general chemistry, proteins and serology for mid- to high-volume sample analysis.

Validated medical devices including comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP), liver function (LFT) and kidney function test (KFT).

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Clinical Immunoassays

Access 2: Beckman Coulter Immunoassay System

Conventional clinical Immunoassays for hormones, other proteins, and vitamins using a Clinical Immunoassay Analyser.

Select from a menu of more than 50 tests validated for serum, plasma, urine, amniotic fluid and whole blood.

Remote Small Sample Collection and Analysis

RemoteControl: Drop Bio Health

Patient-led sample collection enables research participants to collect blood independently at home or in the office in a few minutes, without the need for training or an in-person visit.

Test results from sample collected at-home have high reliability and precise performance due to our proprietary RemoteControl technology.

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Accreditation

Drop Bio Health offers industry-leading precision and accuracy across a wide range of services.

Our Laboratory Information Management System, eLabNext, is fully equipped to handle highly sensitive data and sample tracking.

Our multiplex immunoassay procedure is proudly accredited by the Australian Laboratory Accreditation Body ( to ISO 17025 standards. The scope of accreditation can be found on the ALAB website, accreditation number 22-3767.

Drop Bio Health’s exclusive remote blood sample collection kit is manufactured according to ISO 13485 requirements. The kits are medical devices listed on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG) registry (ID:371291).

The laboratory activities also comply with ISO 9001, 14971, 17043 and 13485 standards.

Remote Small Blood Sample Collection and Analysis

Our patient-led sample collection kits enable research participants to collect blood independently at home or in the office in a few minutes, without the need for training or an in-person visit. Each kit contains easy-to-follow instructions and all consumables needed for participants to collect and mail their own samples to our laboratory at the University of New South Wales. Its consumables accommodate plasma collection (EDTA, SST and Heparin).

The kits are monitored with sensors for sample quality control and correction of downstream test results to account for the effects of transit - our laboratory uses proprietary technology to perform sample degradation assessments and ensure samples collected remotely have high reliability and precise performance. Kit ordering and fulfilment can be fully customised to the needs of each research project. Our end-to-end system includes patient management, sample collection logistics, small sample processing and biobanking.

Our team of research experts can also design custom survey tools to fit specific project requirements and monitor participant demographics and recruitment targets, including electronic consent, questionnaires, automated and personalised emails and reminders, with all data exported to the researcher as required.

Maximise patient retention in your trial using remote sample collection for decentralised trials, eligibility pre-screening, safety monitoring, pharmacokinetics, biospecimen repositories, repeated measures and post-trial monitoring.
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Technique Overview

Characteristics

Multiplex Immunoassay

Chemistry Analyser

Clinical Immunoassays

Principle

Uses bead-based multiplex assays to simultaneously measure multiple targets in a single small sample volume.

Spectrophotometry and potentiometry assay principles are used for analysis using colorimetry, turbidimetry, latex agglutination and indirect ISE system.

Antibody-coupled magnetic microparticles-based immunoassay that utilizes the same sandwich principles as traditional ELISAs. The Access 2 uses enzyme-mediated chemiluminescence, which is a chemical reaction in which one of the end products is the emission of light. The light emitted is measured in Relative Light Units (RLU).

Sensitivity

Lower sensitivity. Typically used to measure low to medium concentrations of biomolecules (low pico gram/ml concentration).

Highly sensitive. Varies between test menus.

Multiplexing

Specifically designed for multiplexing. It can measure up to 65 biomarkers in a single sample.

Analyse one sample at a time, but with up to 150 samples loaded at once. Up to 18 biomarkers analysed per sample

Analyses one sample at a time, but with up to 60 samples loaded at once.

Minimum Sample Volumes

15 to 50 µL per sample

60 μL per sample

250 μL per sample

Automation

Highly automated, with a robotic system that can handle large numbers of samples.

Fully automated, random-access clinical chemistry system with STAT capability. 800 photometric tests per hour, up to 1,200 with ISE.

Fully automated, up to 100 tests per hour.

Popular Assay Panels

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Clinical Immunoassays: Test Menu

Adrenal/Pituitary
‍Cortisol

‍Anaemia
‍Active B12EPO
Ferritin
Folate
Vitamin B12

‍Bone metabolism
‍25(OH) Vitamin D Total
Ultrasensitive hGH

‍Cardiac
‍AccuTnI+3 (Troponin I)
CK-MBMyoglobin

‍Diabetes
‍Ultrasensitive Insulin

Reproductive
AMH
DHEA-S
hFSH
Progesterone
Prolactin
Sensitive Estradiol
SHBG
Testosterone
Total βhCG (5th IS)

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Chemistry Analyser: Test Menu

General Chemistry
‍ACID PHOSPHATASE
ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE
ALBUMIN BCG
ALBUMIN BCP
ALDOLASE
ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE
AMYLASE (CNPG3)
AMYLASE (IFCC-EPS)
ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME
ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE
BICARBONATE
CALCIUM ARSENAZO
CALCIUM OCPC
CHOLESTEROL
CREATINE KINASE
CREATININE
CREATININE (ENZYMATIC)
DIRECT BILIRUBIN
GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE
GLUCOSE
HDL CHOLESTEROL
IRON
LDL CHOLESTEROL
LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE
LIPASE
LIPASE NG
MAGNESIUM
PHOSPHORUS (INORGANIC)
TOTAL BILIRUBIN
TOTAL PROTEIN
TRIGLYCERIDE
UREA
URIC ACID
URINARY/CSF PROTEIN

Proteins / Serology
‍ALPHA-1-ACIDGLYCOPROTEIN
ALPHA-1-ANTITRYPSIN
ANTISTREPTOLYSIN O
APOLIPOPROTEIN A1
APOLIPOPROTEIN B
BETA-2 MICROGLOBULIN
CERULOPLASMIN
COMPLEMENT 3
COMPLEMENT 4
C-REACTIVE PROTEIN
C-REACTIVE PROTEIN, HIGH SENSITIVITY
FERRITIN
HAPTOGLOBIN
IMMUNOGLOBULIN A
IMMUNOGLOBULIN E
IMMUNOGLOBULIN G
IMMUNOGLOBULIN M
LAMBDA FREE LIGHT CHAINS
LIPOPROTEIN (A)
MYOGLOBIN
PREALBUMIN
RHEUMATOID FACTOR
TRANSFERRIN
URINE/CSF ALBUMIN

‍Esoterics
‍AMMONIA
CHOLINESTERASE
CREATINE KINASE MB
CYSTATIN C
COPPER
D-DIMER
FRUCTOSAMINE
GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE
GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE
HBA1C (IFCC/NGSP)
HBA1C ADVANCED
HOMOCYSTEINE
LACTATE
PANCREATIC AMYLASE
PROCALCITONIN
SYPHILIS TOTAL
BILE ACIDS
ZINC
CHLORIDE
POTASSIUM
SODIUM

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Multiplex Immunoassay Panels For Non-Human Primate (NHP)Cytokines / Chemokines

sCD137, Eotaxin/CCL11, sFasL, FGF-2, Fractalkine/CX3CL1, Granzyme A, Granzyme B, IL-1α, IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-16, IL-17 A, IL-17E/IL-25, IL-21, IL-22, IL-23, IL-28 A, IL-31, IL-33, IP-10/CXCL10, MIP-3α/CCL20, Perforin, RANTES/CCL5, TNFβ/LTA

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Multiplex Immunoassay Panels For Mouse

Mouse Cytokine/Chemokine Universal Panel (32-plex): G-CSF, GM-CSF, IFN-γ, IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-2, IL-3, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-7, IL-9, IL-10, IL-12 (p40), IL-12 (p70), IL-13, IL-15, IL-17, IP-10, KC, LIF, LIX, MCP-1, M-CSF, MIG, MIP-1α, MIP-1β, MIP-2, RANTES, TNF-α, VEGF, Eotaxin/CCL11

‍Mouse TH17 Panel: CD40 Ligand, GM-CSF, IFN-γ, IL-1β, Il-2, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-10, IL-12 (p70), IL-13, IL-15, IL-17A, IL-17E/IL-25, IL-17F, IL-21, IL-22, IL-23, IL-27, IL-28B, IL-31, IL-33, MIP-3α/CCL20, TNF-α, TNF-β

‍Mouse CD8+ T Cell Panel: sCD137, sFas, sFAS ligand, GM-CSF, Granzyme B, IFNγ, IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-10, IL-13, MIP-1β, RANTES, TNF-α

‍Mouse High Sensitivity T Cell Panel: GM-CSF, IFNγ, IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-7, IL-10, IL-12 (p70), IL-13, IL-17A, KC/CXCL1, LIX, MCP-1, MCP-2, TNF-α

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Multiplex Immunoassay Panels For Human Diseases

Neurodegenerative: BDNF, Cathepsin D, MPO, NCAM, PAI-1 total, PDGF-AAPDGF-AB/BB, RANTES, sICAM-1, sVCAM-1
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‍Cardiovascular: sCD14, sCD26, Endostatin, pGRN, LRG1, MCAM/sCD146, ucMGP
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Diabetes: C-peptide, Ghrelin, GIP, GLP-1, Insulin, Leptin, PAI-1 (total), Resistin, Visfatin. Acute phase proteins: α-2-macroglobin, CRP, Haptoglobin, Serum amyloid P
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Tumor biomarkers: CA125, CEA, CA19-9, CA15-3, CYFRA21-1

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Multiplex Immunoassay Panels For Human Cytokines / Chemokines / Growth Factors

APRIL, BAFF, BLC, CD30, CD40L, CTACK, ENA-78, EGFEotaxin, Eotaxin-2, Eotaxin-3, FGF basic, FGF-2, Flt-3 ligFractalkine, G-CSF, GM-CSF, Gro a, HGF, I-TAC, IFN-a, IFN-g, IL-10IL-12 p40, IL-12 p70, IL-13, IL-15, IL-16, IL-17A, IL-18, IL-1a, IL-1b, IL-1ra, IL-2, IL-20IL-21, IL-22, IL-23, IL-27, IL-2R, IL-2Ra, IL-3, IL-31, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-7, IL-8, IL-9IP-10, LIF, M-CSF, MCP-1, MCP-2, MCP-3, MDC, MIF, MIG, MIP-1b, MIP-1b, MIP-3aMIP-1a, NGF beta, PDGF-AA, PDGF-BB, PDGF-AB/BB, RANTES, SCF, SCGF-β, SDF-1aTNF b, TNF-a, TNF-R2, TRAIL, TSLP, TWEAK, VEGF, VEGF-A, sCD40L

Contact Us

If you would like to know more about how our research services can assist with your project, please reach out to our research team using the form below: