Downstream NAM
Assay Services

In-House Assay Service Portfolio

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Downstream NAM Assay Services

Built on the cells we generate in-house — three assay service domains, all conducted under the same quality system, by the same scientific team.

01 Liver Toxicity Assays
Oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, fat metabolism, and phase II metabolic enzyme services for hepatotoxicity screening and mechanistic profiling.
02 Drug Discovery Assays
Cell-based assay services covering cytotoxicity, proliferation, receptor pharmacology, mechanism of action, and disease modelling for early compound screening.
03 Personal Care Assays
Human cell-based testing services for cosmetic and personal care actives — pigmentation, collagen, anti-aging, antioxidant, and wound repair assays.

Liver Toxicity Assays

Human-relevant · Context of Use: Mechanistic DILI screening and compound prioritisation in early drug development, pre-IND.

Our liver toxicity services are human-relevant: conducted using human cell-based systems covering the major mechanistic domains of drug-induced liver injury. They are positioned as early-stage decision-support tools — designed to identify hepatotoxic liability and inform go/no-go decisions before committing to costlier in vivo studies, not as regulatory submission-grade data packages. Assays use human cell inputs generated or validated in-house for consistent, traceable results across every study.

OXIDATIVE STRESS
GSH/GSSG Ratio Assay
OXIDATIVE STRESS
Glutathione Reductase (GR), Peroxidase (GPX), S-transferase (GST) Assays
OXIDATIVE STRESS
Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) Estimation Assay
PHASE II METABOLISM
UDP-Glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) Activity Assay
LIPID PEROXIDATION
Malondialdehyde (MDA) Assay
MITOCHONDRIAL
ATP Assay & Mitochondrial Membrane Potential (MMP)
MITOCHONDRIAL
Complex I & II Activity, Fatty Acid Synthase, MTP Pore Assay
FAT METABOLISM
CPT1, CD36, Fatty Acid Synthase (FAS) & Uptake Assays
FAT METABOLISM
Oil Red O Staining (Lipid Accumulation Assessment)

Drug Discovery Assays

Human-relevant · Context of Use: Hit-to-lead and lead optimisation screening; human-biology-informed compound prioritisation before or in place of in vivo studies.

Our drug discovery assay services use iPSC-derived and primary human cells generated in-house — making them human-relevant by design, with full cell-to-result traceability. They are positioned as fit-for-purpose screening tools for early programme decisions: identifying active compounds, understanding mechanism of action, and flagging liability signals in a human biological context. They are not regulatory submission-grade safety studies — they are the intelligent filter before you get there.

CYTOTOXICITY
MTT, Calcein AM/Ethidium Homodimer (ATP-based) Cell Viability Assay
CYTOTOXICITY
LDH Release Assay, Annexin V/PI Apoptosis Profiling
APOPTOSIS
Caspase 3/7 Activity Assay, TUNEL Assay
PROLIFERATION
BrdU & Ki-67 Immunostaining (Proliferation Index)
OXIDATIVE STRESS
Total ROS Estimation, DCFH-DA, TBARS (Lipid Peroxidation) Assays
MIGRATION
Cell Migration / Invasion Assay, Wound Healing (Scratch) Assay
FUNCTIONAL
Angiogenesis (Tube Formation), Anti-Adipogenesis, Autophagy Assays
RECEPTORS
GLP-1 Peptide Assay, Insulin Release Assay, Nitric Oxide Release Assay
MECHANISM OF ACTION
Kinase / Phosphorylation Assays (Western Blot, ELISA)
DISEASE MODELLING
Inflammation Profiling (Cytokine ELISA, NF-kB, 3D Culture Phenotyping)
DISEASE MODELLING
Cardiomyocyte-Based Disease Modelling (e.g. Cardiotoxicity, Hypertrophy)
MITOCHONDRIAL
Mitochondrial Density Assessment, Mito Metabolomics Estimation

Personal Care Assay Services

Human-relevant · Context of Use: Ingredient claim substantiation, safety screening, and regulatory dossier support — without animal testing.

Our personal care assay services use primary human keratinocytes, melanocytes, and fibroblasts isolated and characterised in-house to validated purity thresholds — making every endpoint genuinely human-relevant. These services are designed for cosmetic and personal care R&D teams who need credible, cell-based human biology data to support ingredient claims and demonstrate safety to regulators. The assays cover the full range of skin biology endpoints relevant to modern personal care science.

PIGMENTATION
Melanin Content Assay (Intra- & Extracellular)
PIGMENTATION
Tyrosinase Activity Inhibition Assay
PIGMENTATION
Melanogenesis Profiling
ANTI-AGING
Collagen Synthesis Assay (ELISA)
ANTI-AGING
Hyaluronic Acid Secretion Assay
ANTI-AGING
Elastase & Collagenase Inhibition Assays
ANTI-AGING
Elastase & Collagenase Inhibition Assays
ANTIOXIDANT
FRAP, ORAC, ABTS, DPPH Antioxidant Capacity Assays
ANTIOXIDANT
ROS Inhibition (DCFDA), SOD & Catalase Activity Assays
SKIN REPAIR
Wound Healing / Scratch Assay (Keratinocytes & Fibroblasts)
INFLAMMATION
Neuroinflammation Assay (IL-6, TNF-α Release)
PROTEIN
Western Blotting, Protein Extraction & Estimation
ENZYME
Enzyme Inhibition Activity Assays