Animal products are sourced from fasted and drug naïve laboratory animals, bred under closely defined conditions to ensure quality and minimise batch-to-batch variation. The extensive product range from numerous species includes tissues, serum, plasma, whole blood, liver microsomes and liver S9 factor and is featured in a new 2010 BioProducts brochure now available upon request.
An extremely broad selection of human material specification options are available, giving access to virtually bespoke samples. In addition to a full range of human tissues, Sera Lab provides serum, plasma, whole blood or other bodily fluids, such as CSF, synovial fluid, breast milk, urine etc. All normal human material sourced by Sera Lab is collected from FDA registered donor collection facilities and meet current standards for viral testing.
Disease state samples are collected through an extensive network of medical offices, reference laboratories and collection facilities, Sera Lab can meet all customer requirements, whatever their area of research. Samples may also be collected prospectively using existing IRB permits, allowing multiple time-point collections or matched sets of multiple tubes.
A detailed certificate of analysis accompanies every human sample supplying the age and gender of each donor. Additional clinical information and details as to medication may be requested at the time of order. Disease state panels from multiple donors in custom aliquot sizes are also available. The Company’s comprehensive inventory of Disease State Material is sourced from clinical diagnostic laboratories as remnant specimens that are de-linked from their original source.
Rare human plasma is also collected by Sera Lab from stringently screened donors. Qualifying donors are only selected after receiving a complete physical examination and passing all the required viral marker tests using FDA Approved methodology. For further customer convenience, these collected plasmas can be supplied either as a whole unit, or in small volumes (minimum 10 mL).
For more information email sales@seralab.co.uk or visit www.seralab.co.uk
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About Sera Lab
Founded in 1998, Sera Laboratories International Ltd (Sera Lab), the serum specialist, is a leading supplier of core biomedical products and services for clinical and research diagnostics, drug discovery and development, and life science research. With headquarters and storage in the UK and a cell culture research facility in France, Sera Lab offers the most complete range of animal-based research products in Europe from a wide variety of origins. Sera Lab supplies laboratories in over 30 countries throughout the world, either directly or through distributors. A new UK production facility at a sister company has further expanded the company’s capabilities and capacity.
Sera Lab’s quality products provide key advantages in a range of research disciplines including cell biology, genomics, proteomics, virology, immunology, drug discovery and toxicology. They are important tools for defining the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of newly discovered compounds and their effects on disease processes. With over 30 years experience, the company’s management and R&D teams are continually developing new products that allow researchers to push the boundaries of research. Through an exclusive association with UK-based Antibody Production Services Limited (APS), Sera Lab offers a Custom Antibody Service to provide polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies from a wide variety of species.
Sera Lab’s Contract Manufacture Service can supply any serum, plasma or media product to suit a customer’s individual requirements. Other contract services include filtration, media production and freeze-drying.
