Vaccine Testing Services
Leverage our expertise in infectious disease laboratory service for your vaccine development and testing programs
Our Laboratory and Clinical Trials teams, based in Cypress, California, (Focus Diagnostics) have met the expanding demands of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies for nearly two decades. During the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, we worked closely with public health professionals across the globe, to develop laboratory tests to help respond to urgent vaccine development and efficacy needs emerging outside the normal course of seasonal influenza
Our unrivaled expertise and capabilities support:
- Infectious Disease vaccine response studies
- Efficacy
- Immunogenicity
- Dose Response
- Potency
- Custom assay development and validation
- Fully functional BSL3 capabilities and dedicated bio-containment suites
- WHO and CDC reference methods utilized when available
Our expertise, response time and highly personalized service make partnering with Quest Diagnostics for the provision of laboratory testing services related to your vaccine development programs the right solution for your business.
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Experience and Proficiency with Standardized and Highly Technical Reference Methods.
When a broader scope of laboratory testing is needed, our team can provide our clients with access to Quest Diagnostics' extensive global capabilities for clinical trials. We have the resources and flexibility to meet our clients' needs for any study, regardless of the study's size, by providing the customization they require.
Custom assay development and validation*
- Multianalyte assays
- Functional assays
- Esoteric virology immunogenicity
*Additionally, we offer qualification and validation for client-defined assays.
Standardized with WHO and CDC reference methods
- HAI (hemagglutination inhibition)
- Microneutralization
- Antigen Validation
Proficiency in Vaccine Response Studies
Routine use of highly specialized 'gold standard' methods that are technically difficult to perform and reproduce. Examples:
| Pathogen / Vaccine | Testing Method |
|---|---|
| Smallpox virus | Microneutralization |
| Japanese encephalitis virus, Yellow Fever | PRNT |
| Influenza virus | Hemagglutination inhibition, microneutralization |
| Poliovirus | Viral neutralization |
| West Nile virus | PRNT |
| St. Louis encephalitis virus | PRNT |
| Dengue virus | FRNT/PRNT |