Allergen Science & Consulting – What We Offer
Once you contact us, we will analyze your request and needs. Subsequently we will provide you with a formal protocol describing one or more solutions to assist you in accomplishing your goals. Our services include, but are not limited to, the following:
Consulting Services:
Environmental:
- Design and implementation of aerobiology surveys - consistent data
- Support to pharmaceutical companies conducting clinical trials
- Support to allergists/immunologists to promote their practices
- Design and implementation of allergen investigation and allergen avoidance protocols
- Support to complete indoor air quality inspections
Manufacture of Allergenic Extracts:
- Review and design of protocols to obtain and evaluate the identity and purity of allergenic raw materials used to manufacture allergenic extracts
- Design of media without animal components to grow mites for pharmaceutical use
- Design and review of protocols to prepare allergenic extracts for diagnosis and treatment
- Design and review of laboratory assays to measure allergens and antigens
- Regulatory compliance
Clinical Allergy and Immunology Laboratory:
- Review and design of Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs)
- Regulatory compliance
- Review of laboratory services and technology
- Support to expand service offers
Product Development:
- General proof of concept evaluations
- Input from product design to feasibility evaluations
- Research
- Input to test procedures/products in the laboratory and in the field
- Design and implementation of protocols to test the safety and efficacy of products and procedures for allergen avoidance
Analytical Services:
We have an in-house microscopy laboratory, equipped with modern stereo and optical microscopes with photo documentation capacities, where we perform the following types of analyses:
- Identity and purity of allergenic raw materials (including pollen, fungi, insects, dust mites, and epithelia)
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- Support to allergen manufacturing companies
- Support to pollen collection entities
- Support to indoor air quality companies
We provide reference materials, including microscope slides
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- Aerobiology surveys - airborne pollen and spore counts and identification
- Support to pharmaceutical companies and allergy practices
- Support to indoor air quality specialists
All of our laboratory reports include an expert interpretation of the findings, accompanied by photographic documentation.
Education and Training:
Our training and educational services include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Weed walks in the field or virtual in the class room. Please inquire!
- Aerobiology training, including pollen and fungal spore identification
- On-line training on environmental allergens
- Preparation of training manuals
- Supply of custom photographs and illustrations
Click here to view a list of our currently available Power Point presentations.
Scientific Services:
- Scientific advisory services
- Medical communication support
- Scientific literature reviews and report writing
- Publication assistance
- Peer review of protocols, reports, and analytical data associated with indoor air quality inspections
*We are experts - Subject matter expertise and litigation support in the area of indoor biological contaminants, including mold