Global biorepository

• Fresh frozen tissues
• Paraffin-embedded formalin-fixed tissues
• Fresh tissues
• Whole blood
• Serum
• Plasma
• Synovial fluid
• Cerebrospinal fluid

Custom tissue procurement

Our worldwide procurement network allows you to obtain biomaterials in the desired format to meet your research needs.
 

Molecular biology

• Total RNA isolation
• mRNA isolation
• RNA integrity tested using Agilent bioanalyzer
• DNA isolation
• Total protein isolation
• Protein quantity testing
   

Tissue Microarrays (TMAs)

• Available in low density and high density formats
• Commercially available TMAs represent samples from a wide range of diseases
• Each sample represented in triplicate in commercially available TMAs
• Custom-designed TMAs using Asterand’s biorepository
• Highest quality control standards
• Samples provided with associated clinical data
   

Histology

• Paraffin sections
• Cryosections
• HE counterstaining
• 30 micron frozen sections
   

Immunohistochemistry (IHC)

• Custom designed IHC experiments
• Tabulated IHC results
• Digital images of results
• Web-based reports
• Identification of cell types stained
• Associated clinical data for all samples
• Expertise in human antibodies
  

In situ hybridization (ISH)

• Custom designed RNA-ISH experiments
• Tabulated ISH results
• Digital images of results
• Web-based reports
• Identification of cell types stained
• Associated clinical data for all samples

Pathology

• Pathology review services