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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Alfachemistry: /* Other CROs */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Contract research organizations are companies that will perform specific in vitro and in vivo assays to testing the activity of compounds or therapies. Listed here are companies that the Shoichet lab has either worked with or considered working with in the past.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==[http://pdsp.med.unc.edu PDSP]==&lt;br /&gt;
The NIMH Psychoactive Drug Screening Program run by the Roth lab at UNC Chapel Hill, has been a close collaborator in performing in vitro binding and functional assays for almost all GPCR targets and and several transporters. If the PDSP has the assay, they are typically our first choice.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
To submit compounds for screening:&lt;br /&gt;
# Login to the [https://pdspdb.unc.edu/html/pdspV2/web/index.php PDSP].&lt;br /&gt;
# Create a new request&lt;br /&gt;
** Provide the grant number, name name, known activity and rational&lt;br /&gt;
** Add the compounds and requested assays&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Here is the address to send compounds vis FedEx (good as of 11/2014)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
    PDSP&lt;br /&gt;
    Attn: Xi-Ping Huang&lt;br /&gt;
    120 Mason Farm Rd&lt;br /&gt;
    2113 Genetic Medicine Bldg&lt;br /&gt;
    Chapel Hill, NC 27514&lt;br /&gt;
    TEL: (919)-966-8777&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
When sending compounds provide:&lt;br /&gt;
* Shoichet Lab&lt;br /&gt;
* project name&lt;br /&gt;
* compound id, amount submitted, molecular weight (they usually would like at least 10 mg)&lt;br /&gt;
* label the vials with the ID/name and the PDSP# assigned (they will send you labels)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==[https://www.eurofinspanlabs.com/Panlabs Eurofins Panlabs]==&lt;br /&gt;
Located in Taiwan, they have 1,350 assays covering the following target classes&lt;br /&gt;
*Cytokine/Chemokine (41)&lt;br /&gt;
*GPCR (270)&lt;br /&gt;
*Ion Channel (41)&lt;br /&gt;
*Kinase (154)&lt;br /&gt;
*Nuclear Receptor (16)&lt;br /&gt;
*Other (15)&lt;br /&gt;
*Phosphatase (31)&lt;br /&gt;
*Phosphodiesterase (19)&lt;br /&gt;
*Protease (51)&lt;br /&gt;
*Transporter (19)&lt;br /&gt;
They are routinely used by Henry Lin, Matthew O&#039;Meara, and Josh Pottel (2013-2017) and they gave reasonable results at reasonable prices. Note the bulk order discount is for all of UCSF, so no need to try to make large orders.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The shoichet lab contact there has been (01/17):&lt;br /&gt;
    John Vu, phone #: 510 227 9213, email: JohnVu@eurofins.com.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==[http://www.reactionbiology.com Reaction Biology]==&lt;br /&gt;
Located in Pennsylvania, Reaction Biology specializes in Kinase assays and have a few epigenetic and other assays:&lt;br /&gt;
*HMT/DNMT Assays&lt;br /&gt;
*HDAC/HAT Assays&lt;br /&gt;
*Bromodomain Assays&lt;br /&gt;
*DUB Assays&lt;br /&gt;
*Protease Assays&lt;br /&gt;
*PDE Assays&lt;br /&gt;
*CYP/hERG/Bcl/HSP90 Assays&lt;br /&gt;
*Cell Assays&lt;br /&gt;
*Phosphatase Assays&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Their tag line is &#039;&#039;With the largest functional kinase activity assay panel in the industry, RBC provides kinase, epigenetic, and other profiling services to over 590 companies worldwide. RBC specializes in custom assay conditions, high quality reproducible data, and outstanding service.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* ~104.00USD for 10 dose IC50 singlet curve (with 20% academic discount)&lt;br /&gt;
*They have a minimum order of 300USD order&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==[http://www.carnabio.com/english CarnaBio]==&lt;br /&gt;
Located in Japan, CarnBio has an extensive Kinase pannel of 311 targets and a 2-week turn around. Christian Laggner used them for the kinase assays in [http://www.nature.com/nchembio/journal/v8/n2/abs/nchembio.732.html (Laggner NatChemBio 2012)].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==[http://www.multispaninc.com Multispan]==&lt;br /&gt;
In Hayward CA, Multispan 230 validated GPCR assays. 320 human GPCR and 180 murine GPCR cDNAs are cloned for custom assays. Apparently Mike Keiser has used them, though if PDSP has the target/assay that is the way to go.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==[http://www.chantest.com ChanTest - Now part of Charles River]==&lt;br /&gt;
In Cleveland OH, they have a range of Ion Channel assays. Brian says we&#039;ve used them before and they were reasonable.&lt;br /&gt;
They&#039;ve now been acquired by Charles River.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ChanTest has developed the world’s most complete library of validated human ion channel-expressing cell lines to serve all the ion channel needs of its pharmaceutical and biotech customers.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==[http://www.aurorabiomed.com/ion-channel-screening-assays/ Aurora Biomed]==&lt;br /&gt;
Aurora’s product range includes automated liquid-handling equipment, atomic absorption spectrometers, atomic fluorescence spectrometers, ion channel screening technology and microwave digestion systems, increasing the efficiency of sample management in a wide range of research applications. We are headquartered in Vancouver, BC, Canada.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Matt worked with Andy Hegel (andrew.hegle@aurorabiomed.com) to test compounds with patch-clamp assays for the Systems SEA project in 2014. They gave us a discount of 200$ per datapoint.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==[http://www.perkinelmer.com/ PerkinElmer]==&lt;br /&gt;
AS OF JAN 1 2015 THEY ARE DISCONTINUING THEIR ASSAY SERVICES DIVISION&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Large collection of in vitro services including:&lt;br /&gt;
* Cytochrome P450&lt;br /&gt;
* Cytokine/Chemokine Secretion&lt;br /&gt;
* GPCRs&lt;br /&gt;
* Ion Channels (Ligand- &amp;amp; Voltage-Gated)&lt;br /&gt;
* Kinases&lt;br /&gt;
* Nuclear Receptors&lt;br /&gt;
* Other - Enzymes&lt;br /&gt;
* Other - Receptors&lt;br /&gt;
* Phosphodiesterases (PDEs)&lt;br /&gt;
* Transporters&lt;br /&gt;
and some in vivo services&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[http://www.perkinelmer.com/Catalog/Category/ID/Complete-Services-Assay-List Complete Assay Services List]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==[http://optiviabio.com/ Optivia]==&lt;br /&gt;
Specialized in transporters, based in the Bay Area.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==[http://www.solvobiotech.com/ Solvo]==&lt;br /&gt;
Specialized in transporters, based in the Bay Area.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==[http://www.genscript.com/bio-assay_center.html GenScript]==&lt;br /&gt;
They have few assays for different classes of targets&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In particular they have a protease panel covering over 70 proteases and can possibly develop further targets&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[http://www.alfa-chemistry.com Alfa Chemistry] offers an extensive catalog of building blocks, reagents, catalysts, reference materials, and research chemicals in a wide range of applications. We also provide analytical services and laboratory services to our customers.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==[http://www.invivogen.com/innate-immunity InvivoGen]==&lt;br /&gt;
Located in San Diego, focusing on immune response&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Assays for Pattern Recognition Receptor activity&lt;br /&gt;
* Toll-Like Receptors&lt;br /&gt;
* NOD-Like Receptors&lt;br /&gt;
* RIG-I-Like Receptors&lt;br /&gt;
* C-type Lectin Receptors&lt;br /&gt;
* Cytosolic dsDNA Sensors&lt;br /&gt;
* Inflammasome&lt;br /&gt;
* Autophagy &amp;amp; Innate Immunity&lt;br /&gt;
* PRR &amp;amp; PAMPs Detection&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==[http://indigobiosciences.com/screening-services/nuclear-receptor-assays/ INDIGO Biosciences]==&lt;br /&gt;
Located in Pennsylvania, they can do nuclear hormone assay.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
3,500 minimum order size e.g. 1 compound at 5 receptors at 10 doses each&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==[http://www.soralabs.com/services/ Sora Labs]==&lt;br /&gt;
It looks like they have some enzyme assays that they can run.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==[http://www.fluofarma.com/ FlouFarma]==&lt;br /&gt;
Located in France, high content screening of live cells&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==[http://www.cytoskeleton.com/custom-services/compound-screening Cytoskeleton]==&lt;br /&gt;
Compound screening against tubulin, microtubule, myosin, sarcomere, kinesin and small G-proteins.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==[https://www.caymanchem.com/app/template/services%2CHome.vm Cayman Chemical]==&lt;br /&gt;
* Assay Services&lt;br /&gt;
    Biochemists with experience in the areas of eicosanoids, steroids, oxidative stress, and inhibitor screening&lt;br /&gt;
    Use Cayman’s extensive line of well-characterized biochemical kits&lt;br /&gt;
    Enzyme immunoassay, colorimetric, and fluorometric assays available&lt;br /&gt;
* Screening Services&lt;br /&gt;
    Comprehensive screening laboratory focused on epigenetics&lt;br /&gt;
    Backed by our core strengths in protein production, assay development, chemical synthesis, and medicinal chemistry&lt;br /&gt;
    Capacity to test compounds at a rate of up to 100,000 compounds per week&lt;br /&gt;
    Ability to profile compounds against a broad epigenetic enzyme panel&lt;br /&gt;
    Includes assays for methyltransferases, demethylases, acetyltransferases, deacetylases (HDACs and SIRTS), and histone code readers (ex. bromodomain proteins)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==[http://www.discoverx.com/ DiscoveRx]==&lt;br /&gt;
GPCR, Kinases, Nuclear Receptors, Epigenetic Targets and Signaling Pathways&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==[http://www.hdbiosciences.com/EngHTS.htm HD Biosciences]==&lt;br /&gt;
HD Biosciences Co., Ltd. is a Shanghai-based, biology-focused preclinical drug discovery contract research organization (CRO). They do hit identification, hit-to-lead, assay development in major target classes, such as GPCRs, kinases, ion channels and transporters, and in a high-throughput screening format using plate-based platforms. Our screening capabilities span from cell line generation, biochemical, and cell-based functional assays for receptors, enzymes and ion channels in a variety of techniques, including:&lt;br /&gt;
	&lt;br /&gt;
* Fluorescence (e.g. HTRF, FP, FRET, FLIPR, Flexstation) &lt;br /&gt;
* Absorbance &lt;br /&gt;
* Luminescence (e.g. luciferase, b-lactamase, deGFP, reporter gene)&lt;br /&gt;
* Radiometrics (e.g. SPA, MicroBeta, Filtration) &lt;br /&gt;
* Electrophysiology (e.g. patch clamps) &lt;br /&gt;
* ImageXpress (e.g. live cell image HCA/HCS)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==[http://www.absorption.com/resources/assay-data-sheets/ Absorption Systems]==&lt;br /&gt;
Absorption Systems is a preclinical CRO. They have locations in Exton, PA, San Diego, CA, and Panama City, Panama. They work with a wide variety of customers in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry, including small virtual pharma companies, large pharma companies with weekly programs, and specialty CROs looking for services that complement their own offerings. In vitro and in vivo areas of speciality include:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* BCS + Biowaivers&lt;br /&gt;
* Wound healing and psoriasis disease models&lt;br /&gt;
* Formulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Metabolism&lt;br /&gt;
* Permeability&lt;br /&gt;
* Pharmacokinetics&lt;br /&gt;
* Protein binding (e.g. fraction bound in plasma)&lt;br /&gt;
* Toxicology&lt;br /&gt;
* Transporters&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==[http://www.cyprotex.com/toxicology Cyprotex]==&lt;br /&gt;
Cyprotex is a contract research organization specializing in preclinical ADME-Tox with offices in the UK and US.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Permeability &amp;amp; Transporters&lt;br /&gt;
* Caco-2 permeability&lt;br /&gt;
* Transporter interactions&lt;br /&gt;
* PAMPA-GI and PAMPA-BBB&lt;br /&gt;
* MDCK and MDR1-MDCK&lt;br /&gt;
* Transdermal absorption&lt;br /&gt;
* Intranasal absorption&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Distribution - reversible/time dependent&lt;br /&gt;
* Plasma protein binding&lt;br /&gt;
* Whole blood binding&lt;br /&gt;
* Blood to plasma ratio&lt;br /&gt;
* Brain tissue binding&lt;br /&gt;
* Microsomal binding&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Metabolism&lt;br /&gt;
* Metabolic stability microsomes, hepatocytes, S9, plasma/blood&lt;br /&gt;
* Metabolite profiling and identification&lt;br /&gt;
* Reaction phenotyping&lt;br /&gt;
* CYP inhibition&lt;br /&gt;
* UGT inhibition&lt;br /&gt;
* MAO inhibition&lt;br /&gt;
* CYP induction&lt;br /&gt;
* PXR and AhR nuclear &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
receptor activation&lt;br /&gt;
* 3D microtissues&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==[http://www.brunswicklabs.com/biological-analysis Brunswick Labs]==&lt;br /&gt;
Brunswick Laboratories is an independent, full-service bioanalytical laboratory specializing in the science of Antioxidants, Oxidative Stress, Anti-inflammatory, Synthetic and Natural Compound Bioanalysis.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
    +1-508-281-6660&lt;br /&gt;
    blservices@brunswicklabs.com&lt;br /&gt;
    200 Turnpike Road, Southborough, MA 01772, USA&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Bioavailability, BioAbsorption, and BioUptake study via Caco-2 human intestinal cells&lt;br /&gt;
* Anti-inflammatory:  LOX, COX, TNF-alpha, NFkB, Interleukins (ILs), and PGE2 as biomarkers&lt;br /&gt;
* Oxidative Stress Analysis for biological samples&lt;br /&gt;
* Antioxidation effect in a biological system:  Nrf2, Cellular Antioxidant Assay (CAA)   &lt;br /&gt;
* Diabetes and Weight Management: insulin secretion, insulin receptor activity, glucose uptake, glucose metabolism, and carbohydrate digestion as biomarkers&lt;br /&gt;
* Detoxification and Liver Function: Phase I and Phase II liver enzymes, liver function biomakers in serum&lt;br /&gt;
* Energy metabolism investigation via human cells  &lt;br /&gt;
* Anti-cancer Function evaluation: cancer cell viability, proliferation, apoptosis, and invasion as biomarkers &lt;br /&gt;
* Anti-aging Assays: SIRT-1, telomerase activity as biomarkers&lt;br /&gt;
* Preclinical Investigations for Skin Care Products: UV protection, melanin (age spot) inhibition, anti-aging, anti-inflammatory&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==[http://biotoxsciences.com/In_Vitro_Services BioToxSciences]==&lt;br /&gt;
http://biotoxsciences.com/In_Vitro_Services&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Based in San Diego, they have a range of in-vitro functional assays&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Other CROs==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.alfa-chemistry.com Alfa Chemistry]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.ricerca.com Ricerca]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.amsbio.com/ amsbio] not really a CRO but apparently they can do assays&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://stores.arraybridge.com/enzyme-assays/ ArrayBridge] The have ~850 enzymes listed that they say they have assays for, but little detail on what services they actually provide.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.bocsci.com BOC Sciences]Drug Discovery &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.creative-peptides.com Creative Peptides]peptide&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.sbdrugdiscovery.com/screening-assays SB Drug Discovery] 50 PDEs, 50 Ion Channels, NHRs, GPCRs, Inflammation&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.discoverx.com/services/drug-discovery-development-services DiscoverRX] Kinase, Epigenetic, GPCR&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://metislabs.com/radioligand-binding-assays.html MetisLab] Radioligand assays for GPCRs&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.creative-biogene.com/ Creative Biogene] Transfected Stable Cell Lines&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.creative-bioarray.com/ Creative Bioarray] Human Umbilical Cord Primary Cells&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== CRO sourcing services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://www.scienceexchange.com]&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://www.assaydepot.com]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 https://www.genoway.com/services/catalog-models/mouse-knockouts.htm?utm_source=emailing&amp;amp;utm_medium=email&amp;amp;utm_content=01122015&amp;amp;utm_campaign=01122015&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<updated>2017-03-09T09:28:44Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Alfachemistry: Alfa Chemistry&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Contract research organizations are companies that will perform specific in vitro and in vivo assays to testing the activity of compounds or therapies. Listed here are companies that the Shoichet lab has either worked with or considered working with in the past.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==[http://pdsp.med.unc.edu PDSP]==&lt;br /&gt;
The NIMH Psychoactive Drug Screening Program run by the Roth lab at UNC Chapel Hill, has been a close collaborator in performing in vitro binding and functional assays for almost all GPCR targets and and several transporters. If the PDSP has the assay, they are typically our first choice.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
To submit compounds for screening:&lt;br /&gt;
# Login to the [https://pdspdb.unc.edu/html/pdspV2/web/index.php PDSP].&lt;br /&gt;
# Create a new request&lt;br /&gt;
** Provide the grant number, name name, known activity and rational&lt;br /&gt;
** Add the compounds and requested assays&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Here is the address to send compounds vis FedEx (good as of 11/2014)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
    PDSP&lt;br /&gt;
    Attn: Xi-Ping Huang&lt;br /&gt;
    120 Mason Farm Rd&lt;br /&gt;
    2113 Genetic Medicine Bldg&lt;br /&gt;
    Chapel Hill, NC 27514&lt;br /&gt;
    TEL: (919)-966-8777&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
When sending compounds provide:&lt;br /&gt;
* Shoichet Lab&lt;br /&gt;
* project name&lt;br /&gt;
* compound id, amount submitted, molecular weight (they usually would like at least 10 mg)&lt;br /&gt;
* label the vials with the ID/name and the PDSP# assigned (they will send you labels)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==[https://www.eurofinspanlabs.com/Panlabs Eurofins Panlabs]==&lt;br /&gt;
Located in Taiwan, they have 1,350 assays covering the following target classes&lt;br /&gt;
*Cytokine/Chemokine (41)&lt;br /&gt;
*GPCR (270)&lt;br /&gt;
*Ion Channel (41)&lt;br /&gt;
*Kinase (154)&lt;br /&gt;
*Nuclear Receptor (16)&lt;br /&gt;
*Other (15)&lt;br /&gt;
*Phosphatase (31)&lt;br /&gt;
*Phosphodiesterase (19)&lt;br /&gt;
*Protease (51)&lt;br /&gt;
*Transporter (19)&lt;br /&gt;
They are routinely used by Henry Lin, Matthew O&#039;Meara, and Josh Pottel (2013-2017) and they gave reasonable results at reasonable prices. Note the bulk order discount is for all of UCSF, so no need to try to make large orders.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The shoichet lab contact there has been (01/17):&lt;br /&gt;
    John Vu, phone #: 510 227 9213, email: JohnVu@eurofins.com.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==[http://www.reactionbiology.com Reaction Biology]==&lt;br /&gt;
Located in Pennsylvania, Reaction Biology specializes in Kinase assays and have a few epigenetic and other assays:&lt;br /&gt;
*HMT/DNMT Assays&lt;br /&gt;
*HDAC/HAT Assays&lt;br /&gt;
*Bromodomain Assays&lt;br /&gt;
*DUB Assays&lt;br /&gt;
*Protease Assays&lt;br /&gt;
*PDE Assays&lt;br /&gt;
*CYP/hERG/Bcl/HSP90 Assays&lt;br /&gt;
*Cell Assays&lt;br /&gt;
*Phosphatase Assays&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Their tag line is &#039;&#039;With the largest functional kinase activity assay panel in the industry, RBC provides kinase, epigenetic, and other profiling services to over 590 companies worldwide. RBC specializes in custom assay conditions, high quality reproducible data, and outstanding service.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* ~104.00USD for 10 dose IC50 singlet curve (with 20% academic discount)&lt;br /&gt;
*They have a minimum order of 300USD order&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==[http://www.carnabio.com/english CarnaBio]==&lt;br /&gt;
Located in Japan, CarnBio has an extensive Kinase pannel of 311 targets and a 2-week turn around. Christian Laggner used them for the kinase assays in [http://www.nature.com/nchembio/journal/v8/n2/abs/nchembio.732.html (Laggner NatChemBio 2012)].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==[http://www.multispaninc.com Multispan]==&lt;br /&gt;
In Hayward CA, Multispan 230 validated GPCR assays. 320 human GPCR and 180 murine GPCR cDNAs are cloned for custom assays. Apparently Mike Keiser has used them, though if PDSP has the target/assay that is the way to go.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==[http://www.chantest.com ChanTest - Now part of Charles River]==&lt;br /&gt;
In Cleveland OH, they have a range of Ion Channel assays. Brian says we&#039;ve used them before and they were reasonable.&lt;br /&gt;
They&#039;ve now been acquired by Charles River.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ChanTest has developed the world’s most complete library of validated human ion channel-expressing cell lines to serve all the ion channel needs of its pharmaceutical and biotech customers.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==[http://www.aurorabiomed.com/ion-channel-screening-assays/ Aurora Biomed]==&lt;br /&gt;
Aurora’s product range includes automated liquid-handling equipment, atomic absorption spectrometers, atomic fluorescence spectrometers, ion channel screening technology and microwave digestion systems, increasing the efficiency of sample management in a wide range of research applications. We are headquartered in Vancouver, BC, Canada.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Matt worked with Andy Hegel (andrew.hegle@aurorabiomed.com) to test compounds with patch-clamp assays for the Systems SEA project in 2014. They gave us a discount of 200$ per datapoint.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==[http://www.perkinelmer.com/ PerkinElmer]==&lt;br /&gt;
AS OF JAN 1 2015 THEY ARE DISCONTINUING THEIR ASSAY SERVICES DIVISION&lt;br /&gt;
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Large collection of in vitro services including:&lt;br /&gt;
* Cytochrome P450&lt;br /&gt;
* Cytokine/Chemokine Secretion&lt;br /&gt;
* GPCRs&lt;br /&gt;
* Ion Channels (Ligand- &amp;amp; Voltage-Gated)&lt;br /&gt;
* Kinases&lt;br /&gt;
* Nuclear Receptors&lt;br /&gt;
* Other - Enzymes&lt;br /&gt;
* Other - Receptors&lt;br /&gt;
* Phosphodiesterases (PDEs)&lt;br /&gt;
* Transporters&lt;br /&gt;
and some in vivo services&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[http://www.perkinelmer.com/Catalog/Category/ID/Complete-Services-Assay-List Complete Assay Services List]&lt;br /&gt;
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==[http://optiviabio.com/ Optivia]==&lt;br /&gt;
Specialized in transporters, based in the Bay Area.&lt;br /&gt;
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==[http://www.solvobiotech.com/ Solvo]==&lt;br /&gt;
Specialized in transporters, based in the Bay Area.&lt;br /&gt;
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==[http://www.genscript.com/bio-assay_center.html GenScript]==&lt;br /&gt;
They have few assays for different classes of targets&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In particular they have a protease panel covering over 70 proteases and can possibly develop further targets&lt;br /&gt;
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[http://www.alfa-chemistry.com Alfa Chemistry] offers an extensive catalog of building blocks, reagents, catalysts, reference materials, and research chemicals in a wide range of applications. We also provide analytical services and laboratory services to our customers.&lt;br /&gt;
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==[http://www.invivogen.com/innate-immunity InvivoGen]==&lt;br /&gt;
Located in San Diego, focusing on immune response&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Assays for Pattern Recognition Receptor activity&lt;br /&gt;
* Toll-Like Receptors&lt;br /&gt;
* NOD-Like Receptors&lt;br /&gt;
* RIG-I-Like Receptors&lt;br /&gt;
* C-type Lectin Receptors&lt;br /&gt;
* Cytosolic dsDNA Sensors&lt;br /&gt;
* Inflammasome&lt;br /&gt;
* Autophagy &amp;amp; Innate Immunity&lt;br /&gt;
* PRR &amp;amp; PAMPs Detection&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==[http://indigobiosciences.com/screening-services/nuclear-receptor-assays/ INDIGO Biosciences]==&lt;br /&gt;
Located in Pennsylvania, they can do nuclear hormone assay.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
3,500 minimum order size e.g. 1 compound at 5 receptors at 10 doses each&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==[http://www.soralabs.com/services/ Sora Labs]==&lt;br /&gt;
It looks like they have some enzyme assays that they can run.&lt;br /&gt;
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==[http://www.fluofarma.com/ FlouFarma]==&lt;br /&gt;
Located in France, high content screening of live cells&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==[http://www.cytoskeleton.com/custom-services/compound-screening Cytoskeleton]==&lt;br /&gt;
Compound screening against tubulin, microtubule, myosin, sarcomere, kinesin and small G-proteins.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==[https://www.caymanchem.com/app/template/services%2CHome.vm Cayman Chemical]==&lt;br /&gt;
* Assay Services&lt;br /&gt;
    Biochemists with experience in the areas of eicosanoids, steroids, oxidative stress, and inhibitor screening&lt;br /&gt;
    Use Cayman’s extensive line of well-characterized biochemical kits&lt;br /&gt;
    Enzyme immunoassay, colorimetric, and fluorometric assays available&lt;br /&gt;
* Screening Services&lt;br /&gt;
    Comprehensive screening laboratory focused on epigenetics&lt;br /&gt;
    Backed by our core strengths in protein production, assay development, chemical synthesis, and medicinal chemistry&lt;br /&gt;
    Capacity to test compounds at a rate of up to 100,000 compounds per week&lt;br /&gt;
    Ability to profile compounds against a broad epigenetic enzyme panel&lt;br /&gt;
    Includes assays for methyltransferases, demethylases, acetyltransferases, deacetylases (HDACs and SIRTS), and histone code readers (ex. bromodomain proteins)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==[http://www.discoverx.com/ DiscoveRx]==&lt;br /&gt;
GPCR, Kinases, Nuclear Receptors, Epigenetic Targets and Signaling Pathways&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==[http://www.hdbiosciences.com/EngHTS.htm HD Biosciences]==&lt;br /&gt;
HD Biosciences Co., Ltd. is a Shanghai-based, biology-focused preclinical drug discovery contract research organization (CRO). They do hit identification, hit-to-lead, assay development in major target classes, such as GPCRs, kinases, ion channels and transporters, and in a high-throughput screening format using plate-based platforms. Our screening capabilities span from cell line generation, biochemical, and cell-based functional assays for receptors, enzymes and ion channels in a variety of techniques, including:&lt;br /&gt;
	&lt;br /&gt;
* Fluorescence (e.g. HTRF, FP, FRET, FLIPR, Flexstation) &lt;br /&gt;
* Absorbance &lt;br /&gt;
* Luminescence (e.g. luciferase, b-lactamase, deGFP, reporter gene)&lt;br /&gt;
* Radiometrics (e.g. SPA, MicroBeta, Filtration) &lt;br /&gt;
* Electrophysiology (e.g. patch clamps) &lt;br /&gt;
* ImageXpress (e.g. live cell image HCA/HCS)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==[http://www.absorption.com/resources/assay-data-sheets/ Absorption Systems]==&lt;br /&gt;
Absorption Systems is a preclinical CRO. They have locations in Exton, PA, San Diego, CA, and Panama City, Panama. They work with a wide variety of customers in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry, including small virtual pharma companies, large pharma companies with weekly programs, and specialty CROs looking for services that complement their own offerings. In vitro and in vivo areas of speciality include:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* BCS + Biowaivers&lt;br /&gt;
* Wound healing and psoriasis disease models&lt;br /&gt;
* Formulation&lt;br /&gt;
* Metabolism&lt;br /&gt;
* Permeability&lt;br /&gt;
* Pharmacokinetics&lt;br /&gt;
* Protein binding (e.g. fraction bound in plasma)&lt;br /&gt;
* Toxicology&lt;br /&gt;
* Transporters&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==[http://www.cyprotex.com/toxicology Cyprotex]==&lt;br /&gt;
Cyprotex is a contract research organization specializing in preclinical ADME-Tox with offices in the UK and US.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Permeability &amp;amp; Transporters&lt;br /&gt;
* Caco-2 permeability&lt;br /&gt;
* Transporter interactions&lt;br /&gt;
* PAMPA-GI and PAMPA-BBB&lt;br /&gt;
* MDCK and MDR1-MDCK&lt;br /&gt;
* Transdermal absorption&lt;br /&gt;
* Intranasal absorption&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Distribution - reversible/time dependent&lt;br /&gt;
* Plasma protein binding&lt;br /&gt;
* Whole blood binding&lt;br /&gt;
* Blood to plasma ratio&lt;br /&gt;
* Brain tissue binding&lt;br /&gt;
* Microsomal binding&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Metabolism&lt;br /&gt;
* Metabolic stability microsomes, hepatocytes, S9, plasma/blood&lt;br /&gt;
* Metabolite profiling and identification&lt;br /&gt;
* Reaction phenotyping&lt;br /&gt;
* CYP inhibition&lt;br /&gt;
* UGT inhibition&lt;br /&gt;
* MAO inhibition&lt;br /&gt;
* CYP induction&lt;br /&gt;
* PXR and AhR nuclear &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
receptor activation&lt;br /&gt;
* 3D microtissues&lt;br /&gt;
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==[http://www.brunswicklabs.com/biological-analysis Brunswick Labs]==&lt;br /&gt;
Brunswick Laboratories is an independent, full-service bioanalytical laboratory specializing in the science of Antioxidants, Oxidative Stress, Anti-inflammatory, Synthetic and Natural Compound Bioanalysis.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
    +1-508-281-6660&lt;br /&gt;
    blservices@brunswicklabs.com&lt;br /&gt;
    200 Turnpike Road, Southborough, MA 01772, USA&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Bioavailability, BioAbsorption, and BioUptake study via Caco-2 human intestinal cells&lt;br /&gt;
* Anti-inflammatory:  LOX, COX, TNF-alpha, NFkB, Interleukins (ILs), and PGE2 as biomarkers&lt;br /&gt;
* Oxidative Stress Analysis for biological samples&lt;br /&gt;
* Antioxidation effect in a biological system:  Nrf2, Cellular Antioxidant Assay (CAA)   &lt;br /&gt;
* Diabetes and Weight Management: insulin secretion, insulin receptor activity, glucose uptake, glucose metabolism, and carbohydrate digestion as biomarkers&lt;br /&gt;
* Detoxification and Liver Function: Phase I and Phase II liver enzymes, liver function biomakers in serum&lt;br /&gt;
* Energy metabolism investigation via human cells  &lt;br /&gt;
* Anti-cancer Function evaluation: cancer cell viability, proliferation, apoptosis, and invasion as biomarkers &lt;br /&gt;
* Anti-aging Assays: SIRT-1, telomerase activity as biomarkers&lt;br /&gt;
* Preclinical Investigations for Skin Care Products: UV protection, melanin (age spot) inhibition, anti-aging, anti-inflammatory&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==[http://biotoxsciences.com/In_Vitro_Services BioToxSciences]==&lt;br /&gt;
http://biotoxsciences.com/In_Vitro_Services&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Based in San Diego, they have a range of in-vitro functional assays&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Other CROs==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.ricerca.com Ricerca]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.amsbio.com/ amsbio] not really a CRO but apparently they can do assays&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://stores.arraybridge.com/enzyme-assays/ ArrayBridge] The have ~850 enzymes listed that they say they have assays for, but little detail on what services they actually provide.&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.bocsci.com BOC Sciences]Drug Discovery &lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.creative-peptides.com Creative Peptides]peptide&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.sbdrugdiscovery.com/screening-assays SB Drug Discovery] 50 PDEs, 50 Ion Channels, NHRs, GPCRs, Inflammation&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.discoverx.com/services/drug-discovery-development-services DiscoverRX] Kinase, Epigenetic, GPCR&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://metislabs.com/radioligand-binding-assays.html MetisLab] Radioligand assays for GPCRs&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.creative-biogene.com/ Creative Biogene] Transfected Stable Cell Lines&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.creative-bioarray.com/ Creative Bioarray] Human Umbilical Cord Primary Cells&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== CRO sourcing services ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://www.scienceexchange.com]&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://www.assaydepot.com]&lt;br /&gt;
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