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A few other companies now say they too
can provide biophysical analysis services. Some of them don't actually do the
work themselves, or they do it in some university laboratory. Having the
equipment, or access to it, is not enough---these are highly specialized methods
requiring significant experience to properly interpret the data. The key
questions you need to ask are:
Who is doing the work?
 | Who actually runs the experiments? Who analyzes and interprets the data? |
| What is their experience with this technique? |
| How many different proteins have they worked with? |
| Do they have experience in the biotech industry, doing product
development? |
| What is their publication record? |
| Do they have a track record of innovation with this method? |
Where are they doing the work? With what equipment?
| If the work is being done at some university or institute facility, how
can you be sure the equipment is working properly?
 | We have learned from decades of experience that for these
methods OQ or other testing by the instrument manufacturers is simply
insufficient to guarantee reliable results. |
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| If samples from other users are run with the same equipment, how is
cross-contamination avoided? |
| How is data integrity and security handled? |
What is the company's track record?
| How long have they been doing biophysical analysis? |
| How many projects have they completed, for how many different clients? |
The A.P.L. difference!
| At A.P.L. all work is done in our facility and by our chief scientists,
not a technician. |
| What other contract lab can say the people doing the work and interpreting
the data average 30 years experience and over 150 publications? |
| A.P.L. has been doing this for 10 years. We have completed more than 700
projects for 150+ companies. |
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