Assess the effectiveness of your bioactives with tailored biochemical and cell-based assays - covering inflammation, safety, absorption, and health areas including metabolic, skin, brain, and joint health.

What we do

We offer tailored bioassays to test the functionality and bioactivity of your natural product. We have both enzymatic based and cell-line assays in the following areas:

  • Inflammation (enzyme and cell-based) 
  • Cell toxicity  
  • Digestibility 
  • Bioavailability and absorption
  • Arthritis and joint health 
  • Diabetic development  
  • Cosmetics and skin health via Franz cell testing 
  • Brain and neurological health 
  • Blood clotting

We specialise in analyses of proteins and a variety of glycoconjugates from microorganisms, plants, animals and food products, including:

  • Sialic acid 
  • Oligosaccharides (milk oligosaccharides) 
  • Polysaccharides, such as glycosaminoglycans (GAG), β- and α-glucans, gums, and starch 
  • Glycoproteins (lactoferrin, lactoperoxidase, and caseins) 
  • Glycan analysis 
  • Glycolipids (gangliosides)

When this is helpful

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You have a natural product or food ingredient and want to understand the compound that delivers the intended physical functions, health or cosmetic effects
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You need to have a bespoke method to monitor your novel compound throughout the manufacturing process
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You need to make confident R&D decisions based on data
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You’re looking to strengthen your value proposition with scientifically backed product profiles

Capabilities

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Customised enzyme and cell-based assays
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Advanced analytical tools and comprehensive experience from chemistry, biochemistry to immunology
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Analytical methods for milk proteins, oligosaccharides, and glycans

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Abishek Muralidhar
Abishek Muralidhar Senior Scientist Commercial product development from biotech research

As a Senior Scientist in the Proteins and Enzymes team, my main focus is the development of extraction and purification strategies and analysis of high value proteins and enzymes.

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Abishek Muralidhar Senior Scientist
Josiah Doorman
Josiah Doorman Research Technician Protein Purification and Characterisation

I am a Research Technician in the Biotechnologies team, specialising in Biochemistry. My passion for Biochemistry began during my undergraduate degree at the University of Otago, leading me into a Master’s degree with a focus on post-translational modification, specifically ubiquitylation.

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Josiah Doorman Research Technician
Craig van Dolleweerd
Craig van Dolleweerd Senior Scientist Using synthetic biology to generate innovative applications

I am a Senior Scientist in the Protein Science & Engineering (PSE) team within the Biotechnologies group. As a molecular biologist, I have worked on bacterial, plant and mammalian recombinant protein expression systems.

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Craig van Dolleweerd Senior Scientist
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Ulrike Hubl Senior Scientist Protein biochemistry innovations

I moved to New Zealand in 1997 to join the Glycobiology and Enzyme Technology Team (GET) at Industrial Research Limited as a postdoctoral researcher.

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Ulrike Hubl Senior Scientist
Callum Lambert
Callum Lambert Senior Scientist Design of complex cultures for commercialisation

I am a Senior Scientist specialising in Bioprocessing and Fermentation where my expertise lies in the culture of fastidious microorganisms and pathogens, cloning and microbiome research.

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Callum Lambert Senior Scientist
Cynthia Sun
Cynthia Sun Team Leader, Principal Research Scientist Leading protein and enzyme biotechnology research

I'm currently the Team Leader and Principal Research Scientist in the Proteins and Enzymes team within the Biotechnologies group. I have deep experience and expertise in the field of biochemistry around biotransformation, protein extraction, glycoenzymes and bioassays.

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Cynthia Sun Team Leader, Principal Research Scientist
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