We provide characterisation and testing services for a wide variety of industries. If you don’t see what you need in the list below please speak to us, we specialise in process development.Optical microscopy for widefield characterisation, including metallurgy, grain size distribution analysis, failure analysis and metrologyConfocal fluorescence microscopy for in vitro assays, including live/dead assays, internalisation studies and immunocytochemistryPolarised light microscopy for quantification and orientation of birefringent materialsScanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) for metrology, failure analysis, particulate debris, size and shape distribution measurements and fracture surfacesEnergy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy (EDX/EDS) for measuring composition, including elemental mapping for contamination identification, inclusions and corrosionLow pressure scanning electron microscopy for analysis of non-conductive materials such as fibres, ceramics and plasticsCryo-SEM for imaging liquids, emulsions, creams and biological tissueTransmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) for high resolution analysis of biological tissue, cultured cells, bacteria, proteins, viruses, nanoparticles, metallography,and grain structuresReal-time PCR for detection and quantification of nucleic acids when testing for SARS-CoV-2, legionella, sexually transmitted infections, and other pathogensNext Generation Sequencing (NGS) for rapid genomic testing for common genetic markers for cancer, characterising the oral microbiome, and testing for other inherited diseasesCell culture and in vitro assay development, including live/dead assays, cytotoxicity studies, and pre-clinical researchNuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) for chemical analysisX-Ray Diffraction (XRD) for crystallography, phase identification, quantification and orientation in powders and thin films