Biospecimen Processing
Apart from deposit and storage services, we provide standardized or project-specific processing of biospecimens.
Our standard processing methods are validated according to ISO21899:2020. Project- specific or exploratory processing methods can be applied, following consultation.
Microbial specimens
- Culture on solid media in aerobic conditions
- Culture on solid media in anaerobic conditions
- Culturomics (coming)
- Culture and maintenance of live cyanobacteria
- Freeze drying
- DNA extraction from bacterial pellet
Human specimens
- Serum, plasma, urine, saliva, swab medium aliquoting (option in P2+, option automated)
- Stool aliquoting under anaerobic conditions
- Stool culture in anaerobic conditions (coming)
- PBMC isolation and cryopreservation
- DNA extraction from whole blood
- RNA extraction from whole blood (coming)
