Lab Services - R & D Services

Health Protection Agency Culture Collections
Address: Health Protection Agency, Centre for Emergency Preparedness and Response, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK SP4 0JG
Tel: + 44 1980 612512 Fax: +44 1980 611315
Web: www.ecacc.org.uk Email: ecacc@hpa.org.uk
Contact: Dr Elizabeth Fashola-Stone

Company Profile
Formation of the Health Protection Agency in 2003 brought together four of the existing UK culture collections, NCTC, NCPV, NCPF and ECACC:

EUROPEAN COLLECTION OF CELL CULTURES (ECACC)
One of the world's premier collections of authenticated cell cultures, with over 40,000 cell lines representing 45 different species. Along with a new range of Early Passage Cells and associated media.

NATIONAL COLLECTION OF PATHOGENIC FUNGI (NCPF)
The UK's only culture collection specialising in fungi pathogenic to humans and animals. The NCPF holds about 2500 strains, most of which are available for sale and distribution.

NATIONAL COLLECTION OF PATHOGENIC VIRUSES (NCPV)
Preserves well-characterised, authenticated human pathogenic viruses in a secure facility, and supplies the agents or nucleic acids derived from them to the scientific community according to national and international guidelines.

NATIONAL COLLECTION OF TYPE CULTURES (NCTC)
Supplies reference bacterial cultures of medical, scientific and veterinary importance world-wide to support academic, health, food and veterinary institutions. The collection comprises over 5000 bacterial cultures, over 100 mycoplasmas and more than 500 plasmids, host strains, bacteriophages and transposons.

The collections also support a range of identification, characterisation and testing services. HPACC supplies its microorganisms, products and services to both academic and commercial customers worldwide.

Product and services: Cell culture, Cell Lines, Cell Line, Normal Early Passage Cells, Normal Early Passage Cell Media, Synoviocytes, dermal papilla cells, endothelia cells, HUVEC, Coronary artery, smooth muscle cells, skeletal muscle cells, chondrocytes, osteoblasts, preadipocytes, keratinocytes, melanocytes, primary cultures, human control DNA, genomic DNA, primate DNA, ethnic diversity DNA, ethnic DNA, Diabetes, Diabetes Type 1 DNA, Diabetes Type 2 DNA, microbial testing, sterility testing, DNA extraction, RNA extraction, cell pellets, virus testing, mycoplasma testing, mycoplasma eradication, cell culture scale-up, training courses, blood processing, EBV transformation, cGMP Safe Deposit, Safe Deposit, Patent Deposit, Cell Banking, quarantine cell banking, inventory management, cell analysis, quality assurance, cell verification, genomic modification of cells, serum-free adaptation and banking, tissue processing, cryo-preserved tissue digests, laboratory automation, pharmacogentics, HTS, high screening, DNA quantification, liquid handling, blood collection, cell collection, drug analysis, biomaufacturing, biotechnology, life science, genetic, pharmaceutical, drug discover, consultancy, cell culture troubleshooting, facility set-up, growth profiling, cell phenotype analysis, second site storage, bacterial, reference standards, plasmids, host strains, bacteriophages, transposons, LENTICULE, International Depository Authority, viruses, fungi, yeast, dermatophytes, mould, dimorphic fungal pathogens.

CPe (Speciality Components) Limited
Address: Unit 3 - 4 Moss Lane Bus Ctr, Moss Lane, Sandbach, Cheshire, England CW11 3YX
Tel: 01270 767900 Fax: 01270 767444
Contact: Rob Dalby

Company Profile
The company specialises in the supply and installation of compressed gas systems for laboratories and manufacturing industries. High purity systems using stainless steel pipelines and high integrity regulators are a key part of our activities.
We supply cylinder gas regulators, manifold regulators and point of use outlets. Supply and installation of gas detection systems.
We also maintain and service compressed gas control systems.
Most gases such as Oxygen, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Methane, Ammonia, Hydrogen Sulphide, Carbon dioxide, Argon, Neon etc are accommodated.

Delft Solids Solutions B.V.
Address: Rotterdamseweg 183C, Delft, The Netherlands 2629 HD
Tel: +31 15 268 25 16 Fax: +31 15 268 25 30
Contact: Info

Company Profile
Delft Solids Solutions is an R&D oriented laboratory for the characterization of porosity and particle size of a wide variety of materials. We offer analytical services for routine quality control, method development, R&D,... Techniques available are physical and chemical gas adsorption of a broad range of gases, mercury porosimetry, helium pycnometry, laser diffraction.
Our customers can be found in (petro)chemical and pharmaceutical industry, as well as road construction, food industry, catalyst manufacturers, core research centers, and so on.

ESA Laboratories
Address: Mitchelston Drive, Mitchelston Industrial Estate, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland KY1 3LX
Tel: +44 (0)1592 656200 Fax: +44 (0)1592 656299
Contact: Miss Janette Pang

Company Profile
ESA Laboratories is a division of Havelock Europa Plc, which is the largest manufacturer of laboratory and education furnishings in the UK. We have a wealth of experience and expertise in the design, manufacture, and installation of laboratory furniture and certified fume cupboards; along with full turnkey projects.

Designed for the Industrial, Research, and Higher Education sectors, the ESA Laboratories range is the result of customer feedback and product research: offering complete flexibility in configuration and excellence in product style and quality. With a strong reputation for reliable service, ESA can help you achieve the most effective solution for your individual requirements.

Foodtech UK
Address: PO Box 5299, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom MK15 8BD
Tel: 01908 613323 Fax: 01908 210656
Contact: Emma Cash

Company Profile
Food safety, food hygiene, food quality, food technology trade exhibition. Includes research and development, quality control and assurance, food technologists, production and laboratories, training and HACCP, food legislation and trade publications. Also includes food safety workshops.

Gammadot Rheology
Address: Unit 5C, Leaton Industrial Estate, Bomere Heath, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, United Kingdom SY4 3AP
Tel: 01939 291677 Fax: 05600 753945
Contact: Mark Edwards

Company Profile
Gammadot offers comprehensive rheological and materials characterisation support to the plastics and rubber industries.

Services cover the application of rheology to quality control, failure analysis and process optimisation issues, to providing accurate materials property data (viscosity, PvT and thermals) for flow simulation software packages such as Moldflow and Sigmasoft 3D.

Genon Laboratories Ltd
Address: Unit 6a Top Land Country Business Park, Cragg Vale, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom HX7 5RU
Tel: 01422 884287 Fax: 01422 884287
Contact: Angela Bromley

Company Profile
UKAS accredited testing laboratory (no 4149).

We are a specialist food and feed analysis laboratory offering a wide range of low cost testing services and training programs: detection and quantification of allergens, mycotoxins, antibiotics and other contaminants and residues; detection of genetically modified organisms; speciation/authenticity testing; bespoke analysis to meet client specifications.

SERVICE - we are committed to providing fast turnaround times and a high level of customer service, direct to industry or as a third party service to laboratories. Our testing services are low cost, swift and efficient with a 2 day turnaround as standard. Emergency testing can be completed on the same day as sample receipt.

R&D - our experienced team has the ability to tailor services to meet client's individual requirements. We are constantly developing new and innovative methods to expand our service portfolio.

ADVICE - our free consultancy service is designed to help you ensure compliance with legislation. We devise a testing regime to suit your individual requirements and keep you updated with changing legislation - contact us today to book your initial meeting.

Green Vase
Address: PO Box 157, Middlewich, Cheshire, England CW10 0WY
Tel: 07904531192 Fax: 01613868788
Contact: Iain Copeland

Company Profile
Green Vase is a colour and process consultancy, established during 2004 to provide the colour using industries with a practical, hands-on approach to dealing with colour, no matter what industry or end product.
We now offer extremely competitively priced new and used laboratory equipment ranging from a grind gauge to a mobile generator - take a look at labtools.co.uk. no realistic offer for any item is refused.
Our specialist areas are the colour and coatings industries.

Hyundai C-Tech (HCT)
Address: San 136-1 Ami-ri, Bubal-eup, Icheon-si, Gyounggi-do, Korea 467701
Tel: (82) 316398506 Fax: (82) 316398525
Contact: Jonathan Gabriel

Company Profile
We are a private professional company offering One-Stop Services in the field of Product Compliance, Cellular Device Testing (GSM/CDMA/PCS) for EMC/Safety/SAR/RF, Calibration and Semiconductor Technology and other specialized fields of interest.

HCT, Our Service for Your Success.

Industrial Tomography Systems
Address: Speakers House, 39 Deansgate, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom M3 2BA
Tel: 44 (0) 161 832 9297 Fax: 44 (0) 161 8395 195
Contact: Ken Primrose

Company Profile
ITS provides electrical tomography instrumentation, software, sensors and technical support. This enables customers to continuously scan a volume and determine the distribution of electrical properties as they change over time.

INTERSCIENCE
Address: 30, BOIS DES ARPENTS, SAINT NOM LA BRETECHE, FRANCE 78860
Tel: +33 1 34 62 62 61 Fax: + 33 1 34 62 43 03
Contact: Suzanne Jalenques

Company Profile
World leader in microbiology since 25 years, Interscience focus on developping and manufacturing a complete line of products for the preparation and analysis of solid samples in microbiology. The best selling products of the company are a complete line of lab blender bags, with integrated filter for a secure analysis; the BagMixer lab blender range for efficient homogenizing of the samples without any risk of cross-contamination reach an unequaled level of performance; Spiral DS+ for accelerated bacterial enumeration; Gravimat range of gravimetric dilutors and Scan range of colony counters with color detection for quick and accurate results. Present at all the largest international exhibitions, the young and energetic interscience team stand behind its products, with worlwide service around the clock.

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