Pillar II · Research Services Platform

Research Services

Full-spectrum bioservices from experimental design through to data delivery, with a PhD-level scientist as your direct contact. For Research Use Only, not intended for clinical, therapeutic, or diagnostic applications.

Service 01

Plasmids

Custom-designed, sequence-verified plasmids tailored to your experimental requirements.

Gene Synthesis & Cloning

  • De novo synthesis up to 10 kb
  • Codon optimisation available

Vector Engineering

  • Custom backbone modification
  • Promoter selection and tag insertion

Mutagenesis

  • Site-directed, deletion, insertion
  • 100% sequence confirmation

Scale-Up Production

  • Microgram to milligram quantities
  • Endotoxin-free options

Quality Verification

  • Full-length Sanger sequencing
  • Restriction digest verification

Documentation Package

  • Sequencing chromatograms
  • Vector maps and QC reports
Off the shelf

Ready-to-Use Plasmid Portfolio

Immediate access to commonly used vectors, without the wait.

Expression Vectors

Mammalian, bacterial and yeast expression systems with diverse promoter and tag options.

CRISPR Plasmids

Cas9, Cas12a and base editor vectors with gRNA cloning sites.

Reporter Constructs

Fluorescent and luminescent reporters for promoter assays, cell labelling and in vivo imaging.

Viral Packaging Plasmids

Optimised helper plasmids for adeno-associated virus, lentivirus and retrovirus production.

All catalogue plasmids are pre-verified by full-length sequencing and supplied with annotated vector maps. Bulk orders and custom aliquoting are available for core facilities and screening centres.

Service 02

Viral Vectors

End-to-end solutions from vector design to high-titer viral particle production.

1

Virus Packaging Services

Custom production of adeno-associated virus, lentivirus and retrovirus at research to pre-clinical scales.

2

Ready-to-Use AAV & LV

Off-the-shelf catalogue of validated adeno-associated virus serotypes and lentiviral particles.

3

Rabies Virus Tools

Specialised retrograde and anterograde tracing vectors for neuroscience applications.

4

Capsid Engineering

Directed evolution services for novel adeno-associated virus capsid discovery with enhanced tropism.

Vector systems

AAV, LV & RV solutions

Validated vector systems for gene delivery, stable line generation and neural circuit mapping.

Adeno-associated virus capsidAdeno-associated virus

AAV

Peak titers of
1013 GC/mL
  • Stringent purity validation on every lot
  • Serotypes 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, DJ and custom variants
  • Ideal for in vivo gene delivery, optogenetics and chemogenetics
Lentivirus particleLentivirus

LV

Broad tropism via
VSV-G pseudotyping
  • Custom pseudotyping available on request
  • High-efficiency transduction of dividing and non-dividing cells
  • Stable cell line generation, shRNA library screening and ex vivo work
Rabies virus particleRabies virus

RV

Monosynaptic
retrograde tracing
  • A core technique for neural circuit mapping
  • EnvA-pseudotyped vectors for cell-type-specific labelling
  • G-deleted design for trans-synaptic tracing with minimal cytotoxicity
Capsid discovery

Capsid-Directed Evolution

Discovery of novel adeno-associated virus capsids with enhanced tissue specificity and transduction efficiency, from libraries exceeding 107 variants.

1

Library Generation

Error-prone PCR, DNA shuffling and peptide insertion libraries exceeding 107 variants.

2

Selection Strategies

In vivo and in vitro selection rounds tailored to your target tissue or cell type.

3

Bioinformatics Analysis

NGS-based enrichment tracking and variant identification.

4

Validation

Top candidates packaged with reporter constructs and validated in your model system.

Service 03

Organoids

Patient-relevant 3D culture models that recapitulate tissue architecture and function.

1

Organoid Establishment

Derivation from primary tissue biopsies, iPSCs or adult stem cells.

2

Characterisation

Immunofluorescence, gene expression profiling and functional assays.

3

Scalable Culture

From 96-well format for screening through to large-scale production.

Supported tissue types: intestinal · hepatic · cerebral · renal · tumor

Organoid micrograph
In-house screening

Organoid-Based Drug Screening

Physiologically relevant models that bridge the gap between 2D cell lines and animal models.

Viability & Toxicity Assays

  • ATP-based luminescence
  • LDH release
  • Caspase activation in 3D

High-Content Imaging

  • Automated confocal imaging
  • Morphological analysis
  • Marker expression quantification

Dose-Response Curves

  • IC50 and EC50 determination
  • Multiple organoid lines in parallel

Combination Screening

  • Systematic combination evaluation
  • Synergy scoring

Organoid-based screening reduces late-stage attrition through more translatable efficacy and toxicity data.

Living biobank

Organoid Library Construction

Characterised organoid lines banked for longitudinal studies and repeatable screening campaigns.

Patient-Derived Libraries

Panels established from diverse patient cohorts for population-level drug response studies.

Cryopreservation & Recovery

Validated freezing protocols with high post-thaw viability and preserved phenotype.

Database Integration

Each line annotated with clinical metadata, genomic characterisation and culture parameters.

Quality Control

STR authentication, mycoplasma testing and morphology verification for every banked line.

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