Custom Lab Services
Turn promising science into progress.
Flexible, project-led laboratory support for early-stage biotech teams that need to prove, develop and evidence their science without building every capability in-house.
From early validation and optimisation through to stability, application testing and preparation for commercialisation, Life Science Group can become part of the technical infrastructure your business does not yet need to own.
- UK-based
- Quality & traceability
- Experienced scientists
- Flexible project support
- Built for emerging biotech
More than access to a laboratory
Early-stage biotech companies rarely struggle because the science lacks ambition. More often, the challenge is reaching the next milestone with limited people, infrastructure and capital.
Custom Lab Services gives emerging biotech teams access to professional laboratory capability, without the cost and distraction of building everything internally.
The aim is simple: help you move your programme forward with greater speed, confidence and professionalism.
What we take off your hands
- Defined technical workstreamsScoped studies delivered by experienced scientists in our UK laboratory.
- Structure and repeatabilityDocumented methods and reporting that bring rigour to early development work.
- Evidence you can useData that supports your next scientific, investor or commercial decision.
Where we can help
Engage us for one defined study or build a broader programme around validation, optimisation, testing and development. Looking for routine testing or antibody work? See our Testing Services and Antibody Production Services.
Develop & validate
- Stability & Shelf-Life StudiesStudy design, time-point testing and reporting to show how your product, reagent or formulation performs over time.
- Protocol DevelopmentTurn an early method into a documented, repeatable workflow that is ready to transfer or scale.
Optimise cell culture
- Growth Factor & Coating OptimisationPractical comparisons of growth factors, substrates and coatings to find the conditions that best support your cells.
- Serum & Supplement Functional TestingPerformance evidence for sera and supplements, including lot, supplier or formulation comparisons.
- Serum-Free AdaptationA structured programme to move your cells from serum-containing to defined or serum-free culture.
Cell-based assays
- Organoid Formation AssaysProject-based organoid assays scoped around your model, endpoint and the evidence you need.
- Cell Viability, Proliferation & CytotoxicityAssays to measure viability, proliferation and cytotoxic effects in support of development and screening.
From early validation to commercial readiness
The strongest value of Custom Lab Services is not one isolated technique. It is the ability to support a programme as the questions change and the evidence requirements become more demanding.
- 1Scientific validationCan we prove the underlying science works?Assess feasibility, run early validation work and generate credible data.
- 2Development & optimisationCan we improve performance and understand the key variables?Protocol development, optimisation studies and structured experimental support.
- 3Evidence & applicationWill the data stand up, and does it work in the intended application?Functional and application testing with documented, traceable reporting.
- 4Commercial readinessCan it be delivered consistently at the right quality and cost?Stability, repeatability, testing and preparation for scale.
- 5Commercialisation supportCan the business reliably supply what the market needs?Connect laboratory development with LSG testing, custom manufacturing and wider support.
Why work with LSG Custom Lab Services?
- Capability without premature investmentAccess laboratory capability and experienced people without committing too early to equipment, infrastructure or permanent headcount.
- Professional project deliveryDefined scope, clear communication, documented work and structured progress against the outcome you need.
- Quality and traceabilityWork delivered within Life Science Group’s established quality and traceability environment, helping create a more credible evidence package.
- Flexible technical supportEngage us for one defined study or build a broader programme around validation, optimisation, testing and development.
- A route beyond the labWhere relevant, LSG can connect laboratory development with testing, manufacturing and wider commercial support as the programme matures.
How your project works
- Tell us what you are trying to proveShare the scientific question, development milestone, current data and the outcome you need.
- Scope the right work packageOur team reviews the requirement with you and proposes a practical project scope, outputs and timeline.
- We deliver and communicateThe agreed work is completed by our laboratory team with clear updates and documented outputs.
- Review the evidence and define the next stepWe review what the data means for the programme and, where useful, help shape the next phase of development.
Your next milestone should not depend on building everything yourself.
If you need to prove, optimise, test or evidence an important part of your science, tell us what you are trying to achieve. We can help define a practical work package and provide the laboratory capability, structure and technical support to move it forward.
Send us the details of your project and a member of our team will contact you to discuss the requirement and the most appropriate next step.
- Call+44 1234 889180
- Emailsales@lifesciencegroup.co.uk
- VisitThe Science Centre, Sandy, Bedfordshire, UK
