| Test |
Lead Time (days) |
Description |
|---|---|---|
| 293 SFM II, CD 293 SFM, CD 293 SFM AGT Performance Assay |
30 |
Biological performance assay for the testing of 293 SFM II and CD 293 SFM using suspension 293 cells
|
| Activity Assay |
8 |
Assay to determine activity or potency of a product |
| AE-1 Performance Assay (PFHM) |
1 |
Biological performance assay for the testing of PFHM medium using AE-1 cell line |
| Amino Acid Analysis |
15 |
Pre-column derivatization (Waters Accutag) followed by reverse phase UPLC analysis to analyze for amino acids and ammonia in cell culture media |
| Bioburden |
12 |
To determine the approximate colony forming units (CFU) per gram in a dry powder media or chemical |
| CD CHO Performance Assay |
15 |
Tests for the quality of CD CHO in supporting the growth of CHO cells |
| CD Hybridoma Performance Assay |
16 |
Biological performance assay for the testing of CD Hybridoma medium using AE-1 cell line |
| Cell Growth |
3 |
Biological performance assay for media using mammalian cell line(s) |
| Cell Viability |
3 |
Determination of cell viability using Trypan Blue or Vi Cell |
| DMEL Performance Assay |
13 |
Biological growth assay to test the performance of media in supporting the growth of D.mel-2 cells |
| Endotoxin |
8 |
Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) detects and measures bacterial endotoxin, a fever producing byproduct of gram negative bacteria commonly known as pyrogen |
| Ethanolamine Quantitative |
16 |
UPLC method to determine quantitative levels of ethanolamine in media |
| Express Five SFM Performance Assay (High-Five) |
13 |
Tests for the quality of Express Five SFM using suspension High Five cells. |
| Freestyle 293 Expression Medium Performance Assay |
18 |
Biological performance assay for the testing of FreeStyle 293 Expression Medium using suspension 293 cells. |
| GIBCO Advanced Media Performance Assay |
21 |
Assay to determine activity or potency of a product |
| HCV Antibody Screening |
1 |
HCV virus testing for human origin components |
| Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Screening |
1 |
Hepatitis B virus testing for human origin components |
| HIV 1 & 2 Antibody Screening |
1 |
HIV 1 & 2 virus testing for human origin components |
| In-Vitro Bioassay |
10 |
Assay to assess the quality of Trypsin, Trypsin-EDTA, TrypLE Express, and TrypLE Select in the removal of cells from a substrate |
| Mycoplasma (direct inoculation) |
40 |
Positive control is used to test growth promoting capabilities of new lots of broth and agar plates. Negative control is used to ensure assay is a valid assay. Mycoplasma colonies must not be observed in this plate to be a valid test |
| Mycoplasma (indirect H stain) |
1 |
Measures specific biochemical markers or other characteristics associated with mycoplasma. Mycoplasma strains that successfully propagate in cell culture can be efficiently detected using Hoechst No. 33258 (H-Stain), a fluorescent DNA stain |
| Neural Performance Assay |
26 |
Biological cell growth performance assay for media and/or reagents for the culture of neurons |
| Osmolality |
1 |
To determine the osmotic concentration of media, serum, and reagents |
| pH |
5 |
To measure the acidity or alkalinity of a solution which can indicate the accuracy of the formulation of a product |
| Porcine Parvovirus |
10 |
Virus testing performed according to 9CFR specifications for porcine origin components |
| Serum-Free Passage Number |
3 |
The total number of passages cells have gone through when cultured in the serum-free media |
| Sf9 Performance Assay |
23 |
Tests for the quality of Sf-900 II media, Sf-900 Plaque media, Chemically Defined Lipid Concentrate, and Yeastolate Ultrafiltrate |
| Solubility |
5 |
Test to determine that the formulation is not cloudy and free of foreign particles |
| SP2 Toxicity Assay |
10 |
To assess the growth support of specific classical cell media and/or sera on cell growth and to determine if there are any cytotoxic effects of these products on cell growth |
| Sterility USP |
1 |
Full sterility testing performed according to USP |
| Sterility USP Modified |
16 |
Modified sterility testing performed according to USP but modification involves volume of media/reagents used |
| Total Passage Number |
3 |
The total number of passages cells have gone through in our hands |
| Viable Cell Density |
3 |
Number of living cells |
| Water Soluble Vitamins by HPLC |
16 |
Method to determine water soluble vitamins in media |