service portfolio

• selection and screening of tumour and other disease markers
• development of assays for novel compounds
• high-throughput quantitative immunohistochemistry (IHC) and in situ hybridisation (ISH), scanning and imaging platform
• image analysis of cellular compartments and whole cells to determine drug effects and biomarker distribution
• automated feature recognition software for tumours and other tissue types
• pre-clinical and clinical trial support

Medical Solutions provides diagnostics that predict patient response to biologically targeted drugs, combining the sensitivity and specificity of molecular diagnostics with the power of image analysis and morphology. Medical Solutions supports pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients conducting clinical trials. We also provide high quality routine ICH and ISH clinical testing services to hospital laboratories. As an advanced anatomic pathology reference laboratory, Medical Solutions specialises in the staining of tissue sections and cell preparations using IHC and in ISH techniques.

Our unique expertise in image analysis allows us to provide reproducible, quantitative measurement of protein expression in immunostained preparations. Our extensive experience in basic research allows us to contribute to new cancer diagnostics.

we offer our clients...

• consulting assistance on biomarkers that are most likely to predict response to therapy
• the development of IHC and ISH tests for new biomarkers
• specialised cancer testing services
• the experience needed to support clinical trials and streamline the process of bringing new therapeutics to market
• enumeration of CTCs and CECs