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Pharmaceutical Contract Research

We specialize in pre-clinical analytical and in vitro studies to support small molecule, liposomal drug, prodrug, and Antibody Drug Conjugate development.

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Analytical method development

We perform method development and validation for LC-MS/MS, GC-MS/MS, GC-MS, and HPLC-UV.

PK/PD studies

We provide full analytical support for pre-clinical PK/PD studies:

  • Small molecule PK/PD studies by LC-MS/MS
  • PK/PD analysis of metals by ICP-MS
  • Analysis of plasma and many tissue types

ADME

  • Metabolic stability (microsomes or hepatocytes)
  • CYP Reaction Phenotyping
  • CYP Inhibition
  • CYP Induction
  • Plasma protein binding studies
  • Drug transporter substrate & inhibitor screening
  • Caco-2 permeability
  • Skin permeation

Impurity testing

  • Toxic impurities
  • Drug degradation products
  • Residual solvents by GC-MS
  • Heavy metals and minerals by ICP-MS

Antibody Drug Conjugate services

  • Small-scale conjugation of linker payloads to antibodies in quantities suitable for in vitro and in vivo studies.
  • Heterogeneous or site-specific conjugation.
  • In vitro quantitation of payload loss/de-conjugation.
  • Development of analytical methods for the determination of DAR.

Consulting

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Custom Testing - Consulting - Harken Research

Excellent team of scientists

We get invested in your projects and want to see you succeed, so we put in the extra effort to help you solve problems.

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