Research and customized assays

An idea or a specific requirement? Our team is always at your disposal to study your plan and develop suitable in vitro solutions.

BIOalternatives was founded in 1996 to offer a personalized approach for R&D in biology. This remains our core business and our highly trained scientists use cutting-edge technologies to provide you the best solution to outsource your projects, avoiding the heavy and time consuming R&D phases.

Biological model

Protocol

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Multiplexing

Assay format

Development of complex in vitro models including:

primary cultures
cocultures
reconstructed tissues
cell line contsruction.

New in vitro assays.
Development or adaptation of:

functional in vitro assays assays
cellular assays
molecular assays
biochemical assays
radiochemical assays.

Utilization of all standard read-outs including:

absroption
densitometry
fluorescence
FRET
luminescence
radioactivity

Development of multiparametric in vitro assays, high content analysis using

InCell Analyzer 1000
FACSarray
Luminex
FACSAria
Envision

Development of multiparametric gene expression assays:

Light Cycler 480 (PCRarrays)
GeneAtlas (microarrays)

Miniaturization and optimization of standard or client assays.

Project Management

Direct contact between a dedicated study director and your project leader for an on-line information of status and agreement.
Possible assay/technology transfert.
Typically, our research agreements are non-exclusive; however, exclusivity on a model, an in vitro assay or an array is manageable under specific conditions.

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