Biological Measurement Capabilities
Our biological measurement capabilities are applied to improve accuracy in precision medicine, engineering biology, genomics, cell therapy, toxicity assessments, diagnostics, food analysis, sports science and environmental testing.
From trace level nucleic acids to whole cells, we can detect, identify and quantify biological entities in consumer products including foods, clinical samples and the environment.
Our biological measurement research focuses on developing traceability and comparability or biological measurements across the life sciences sectors, including foods, health and the environment.
Molecular biology capabilities
- Cat II biohazard laboratory facility
- Nucleic acid analysis (DNA, RNA, epigenetics): Multiple qPCR (Applied Biosystems, Bio-Rad) and dPCR (Bio-Rad, Qiagen, Stilla) platforms
- Sequencing: Sanger (Promega) and NGS (Illumina, Oxford Nanopore Technologies, Thermo Fisher Scientific)
Cell biology capabilities
- Laser microsection (Zeis) and 3D confocal microscopy (Nikon)
- Cryostat (sectioning frozen tissue)
- Flow cytometry (Becton Dickenson – cell sorter, counter and analyser)
Immunoassay capabilities
- ELISA
- MSD-Sector Imager 6000
Resources
Our work makes a difference, helping to solve some of the biggest challenges of our time. Discover how we apply our biological measurement capabilities through our case studies, publications and updates.
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If you’re interested in exploring partnership opportunities with the NML or learning more about our measurement capabilities, we’d love to hear from you.