TriStar · Integrated Services

Biomarker services for translational oncology

Add assays, molecular profiling and pathology guidance to your repository request. Choose the work your study needs, from established IHC targets to further characterization of selected tissue.

Illustrative laboratory scene with stained slides and a microscope
Biomarker research · Illustrative laboratory scene

THE INTEGRATED SERVICES APPROACH

Samples, services and pathology expertise through one partner

Repository samples

Selected for your study

ADD AS NEEDED

Assays & platform work

Additional biomarker characterization

Pathology guidance

Pharmaceutical research experience

Fewer handoffs
Spend less time coordinating samples and additional work across providers.
Pathology-informed decisions
Connect tissue suitability, assay selection and interpretation.
Coordinated sample use
Plan tissue allocation and laboratory work together, with one point of contact.

ASSAY LIBRARY & DEVELOPMENT

IHC assay library & development

Add protein biomarker measurements to your repository request with 100+ optimized IHC assays on Ventana and Dako platforms.

Our medical pathologists bring pharmaceutical industry experience to review and scoring. For targets outside the library, discuss assay development or transfer, with controls and scoring criteria agreed for your study.

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RNA IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION

RNAscope for spatial RNA expression

PPIB positive-control staining in FFPE tissue
FFPE tissue · PPIB control staining

Locate target RNA within the tissue

Add RNA in situ hybridization to study target expression while retaining cellular and morphological context.

Explore RNAscope pre-qualified FFPE sections and TMAs, with control assessment and pathologist scoring.

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MULTIPLEX PROTEIN EXPRESSION

Multiplex immunofluorescence services

Published NSCLC multiplex image showing CD68, CD8 and pan-cytokeratin
NSCLC research example · AACR 2023

Connect protein markers, cells and clinical context

Study protein co-expression, immune-cell phenotypes and spatial relationships in tissue.

Start with clinically characterized FFPE tissue and TMAs, then plan multiplex staining, image analysis and pathology guidance around your study.

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HBS & DONOR DATA

Quality biospecimens & data for precision medicine

UK · Italy · FranceDonors from participating medical centers, with informed consent and ethics approval.

FFPE surgical samplesPrimary tumors, metastases and normal (non-malignant) tissue.

Clinical and molecular records can inform cohort selection. Available fields vary by donor and collection.

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EXTEND YOUR REPOSITORY REQUEST

Additional profiling and analysis

Discuss the additional measurements that would help answer your study question. Existing data and further laboratory work are reviewed separately.

NGS

Select tissue with existing molecular findings or discuss additional variant characterization for your chosen specimens.

Explore NGS & tissue profiling

RNA-seq

Explore expression datasets associated with selected cohorts and options to add RNA profiling to repository tissue.

Explore RNA-seq & tissue data

Spatial profiling

Investigate protein and RNA patterns in tissue context, with clinically annotated FFPE sections and TMAs.

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Digital image analysis

Add quantitative measurements of biomarker expression and tissue distribution, supported by pathology review.

Explore image analysis

Work with our experienced scientific team to tailor biospecimens, data, and integrated services to your research needs.

Our approach begins with our customers’ science.

We focus our acquisition on patient cohorts that meet the needs of biopharma, clinical, and translational researchers.

Scientist working with a pipette in a laboratory

Plan your study

Discuss your repository and assay requirements

Tell us the tissue or cohort you need and any assays, profiling or pathology support you would like to add. We’ll review the relevant samples, existing data and additional work.

Discuss your study