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Bioassay Services
Drawing on in-house expertise with animal models, cell biology, molecular biology, statistics and protein analytical chemistry, Covance offers a dedicated service for the measurement of biological activity for a variety of therapeutics under development. Because biological potency assays are as unique as the therapeutics being developed, we address your requirements through consultation on an individual basis. Our custom service allows your assay to be developed, validated and subsequently used in a manner compliant with applicable regulations.

Covance has industry-leading experience in bioassay studies. By focusing on World Class Service, Expertise and Efficiency, we have an excellent track record of successfully delivering hundreds of assays each year. Many clients told us that we have provided them with the smoothest bioassay development experience they had. The size of our bioassay group has been doubling every year for the last several years.

Bioassays are needed across the biopharmaceutical development process and are crucial in many processes, including:

  • Batch release testing
  • Product characterization
  • Product stability assessment
  • Candidate selection
  • Metabolite activity
  • Neutralizing antibody activity
Covance's Biological assay service team has a wide range of experience in a wide variety of assay systems, including:
  • Cell-based potency assays
  • Biochemical assays
  • Ligand/receptor binding assays
  • Neutralizing assays
  • Virus assays
  • Plaque reduction
To support a wide variety of techniques, Covance continually invests in state-of-the-art equipment and facilities to meet our clients' evolving needs:
  • Controlled laboratory environment
  • Large area of new laboratories dedicated to cell-based assays
  • Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting
  • Electrochemiluminescence
  • Luminescence
  • Absorbance
  • Time-resolved fluorescence
For more information, please view the following:
  • Service Brochure  
  • Click here to enter our online Resource Center to view Scientific lecture on bioassay design for biological product development
  • Click here to enter our online Resource Center to view a case study on bioassay method optimization
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