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Flow Cytometry Services CRO for Immunophenotyping, Receptor Occupancy, and MRD, by MD/PhD Scientists at 20+ Year, FDA-Inspected Lab

De-Risk Your Flow Cytometry, Non-GLP to Clinical/CLIA.

Brief our MD/PhD on your cells, markers and study.
  • PBMC Immune Monitoring, Immunophenotyping, And Rare Population Characterization For IO, Autoimmune, And Vaccine Programs
  • Receptor Occupancy, Proliferation, Cytotoxicity, ADCC, ADCP, CDC, And MRD For Biologics, ADCs, And Hem-onc
  • Cell Cycle, CAR-T Kinetics And Persistence, PD Biomarkers, And Immunogenicity For Cell And Gene Therapy
  • Kit Build, Cold Chain, And PBMC Processing Under The Same Roof As The Cytometer, For Multi-site Clinical Sampling

Regulated And Inspected By:

  • Good Laboratory Practice for Nonclinical Laboratory Studies | NorthEast BioLab
  • Food and Drug Administration (FDA | NorthEast BioLab
  • College Of American Pathologists | NorthEast BioLab
  • International Orgaization for Standardization | NorthEast BioLab

The PhD Scientists Behind Your Flow Cytometry Program

20+ Years In Bioanalysis
700+ Sponsor Studies
500+ Custom Assays
200+ Investigational Drugs

Engineered Flow Cytometry Panels and Assay Services for Hard-to-Detect Cell Populations

Whole blood degrades, and across a dozen clinical sites it is rarely the panel that fails, it is the samples. Kit build, cold chain and PBMC processing sit under the same roof as the cytometer. Then our MD/PhD cytometrists design the panel around your biology.

Panel Design, Assay Development & Validation

  • Custom panel design with antibody, fluorochrome and voltage selection, plus optimized compensation and gating.
  • Transfer a validated panel in one to two weeks, or develop and validate de novo in four to six.

Effector Function: ADCC, ADCP, CDC & TDCC

  • Antibody- and T-cell-dependent cytotoxicity, phagocytosis and complement-mediated killing of target cells.
  • Potency and MOA-confirming functional bioassays built for hematology-oncology and ADC pipelines.

GLP/GCP Validation: IND-Enabling and Clinical Studies

  • Multi-species immunophenotyping and safety assays in preclinical models for your IND-enabling package.
  • GCLP clinical analysis with kit build, cold chain and staged releases across sites you do not control.

Intracellular Cytokine, Phosphoflow & PD Biomarkers

  • Antigen-specific T-cell cytokine response in whole blood and PBMC by surface and intracellular staining.
  • Phosphoflow and kinase expression readouts to track the pharmacodynamic markers your therapy should move.

Immune Cell, PBMC and CAR-T Immunophenotyping

  • T cells including cytotoxic, helper and regulatory subsets, plus NK, B, dendritic and myeloid populations.
  • CAR-T kinetics, persistence and pharmacokinetic assessment across cell and gene therapy pipelines.

Cell Health, Cycle & Immunogenicity Assessment

  • Cell cycle, proliferation, apoptosis and cytotoxicity measured by live/dead and cell-cycle staining panels.
  • Cell- and antibody-mediated immune response, including neutralizing antibodies against mAbs and CAR-T.

Receptor Occupancy, Engagement & Dose Selection

  • Receptor and target occupancy assays supporting PK/PD, MOA, dose selection and safety margin decisions.
  • Functional receptor occupancy and receptor modulation readouts that confirm target engagement in vivo.

High-Sensitivity MRD & Rare Population Detection

  • Minimal residual disease detection in CLL, MM and AML, including the post-CAR-T monitoring setting.
  • Rare population characterization with the event counts and statistics low-frequency targets demand.

IND To BLA To Release: Flow Cytometry Services CRO For Your MOA, PK/PD, Or Safety Assays

The program types our flow panels serve. Where a neighboring service carries the work onward, it is linked.

Ready To Start? Scope Your Flow Cytometry Panel.

Tailored flow cytometry quote in 2 days.

De-Risk Your Flow Cytometry For Immunophenotyping, Receptor Occupancy, CGT With MD/PhD Scientists, On Budget And On Time

Talk Science First? Book a Call With Our Flow Experts.

Discuss panel design, gating and feasibility.
  • Protect your flow cytometry service from costly delays. Our MD/PhD scientists catch panel design, gating, and compensation problems up front, so a flawed method does not stall your therapeutic.
  • Stretch your bioanalytical budget. Our proven flow cytometry method development gets your assay right the first time, so your spend goes to quality science, not fixing avoidable mistakes.
  • Hit your timeline. A focused flow study runs two to four weeks from signature to results, and the cytometrist who designed your panel is the one who runs it and calls the gates.

20+Years Of Cell-Based Bioanalysis For Biotech, Since 2003

500+Custom Methods, Including Cytometry Panel Development

Control Cost, Hit Timeline

Any scope change goes through a pre-approved SOW addendum, so your cost cannot move without an SOW addendum you have already approved. You get a transparent, itemized quote up front, scoped to your panel size, marker count and sample volume, not off a flat rate. Transferring an established panel takes one to two weeks. Building and validating a new one takes four to six, and your audited report with full validation detail follows about two weeks after that. You can opt for rolling data and act on results before the report lands. We validate immunophenotyping, receptor occupancy, MRD, CAR-T, ADCC and phosphoflow assays to current CLSI flow cytometry guidance unless your program says otherwise.

Fast Quote, Quality Work

Three things get you a quote: your markers and intended panel, your cell type and the state it arrives in, fresh, fixed or cryopreserved, and the validation rigor you need, fit-for-purpose or full GxP. If you already have a validated panel or prior data to transfer, send it, because transfer beats de novo on both cost and calendar every time. Just starting out, lean on us, because our panel design and antibody titration experience fills in the blanks. Tell us your matrix, whole blood, PBMC, BAL, marrow or tissue, plus species, sample count and reagent sourcing. You get an itemized quote and a timeline back, scoped against exactly what you sent us.

Sponsors On Our Cytometry Team And The Data It Produces For Them

  • VP, Clinical Stage Biotech

    The ability to work with our timelines to meet deadlines is very much appreciated.

  • CRO Partner

    Really appreciate the Co-Presidents’ hands-on approach.

  • Sr. Associate Dir., Clinical Trials

    We have worked with NorthEast BioLab for over ten years given their commitment to highest quality bioanalytical data.

  • Head, PK

    This study, same as all other bioanalytical studies, was completed with top quality and reporting standard with incredible responsiveness.

  • Director, Clinical Stage Biotech

    The expertise, competence and responsiveness demonstrated in setting up our clinical trial and preparing and shipping sample kits to the clinical site have been excellent.

  • Executive, Clinical Stage Biotech

    There was an issue with half-life extrapolation, and NorthEast BioLab brought in the right experts to find the solution.

Need a Flow Panel Designed? 4-Color to Spectral.

Share the cell type and the question. We'll design it.

Why Biotechs Bring Us The Flow Panel That Has To Travel Across A Study

20+ years of cytometry on immune, cell and gene therapy programs, discovery through submission.

Expert Flow Panel Design And GLP Validation

  • Antibodies, voltages, compensation and gating optimized so your populations resolve cleanly on every run.
  • In-house fluorescent dye conjugation, so your panel is not limited to what a catalog happens to stock.
  • Senior scientists here carry 18+ years in the industry, and they stay, which is why the same people are on your study next year.

Responsive Cytometry CRO, Flexible Lab Service

  • Adaptive scheduling and staged data releases when your priorities or your sample counts shift mid-study.
  • Direct access to the senior cytometrist on your study, on sample prep and on every gating decision made.
  • Validation reports formatted for e-CTD, so submission is a handover and not a rebuild.
Comprehensive Guide to Flow Cytometry: Principles, Process, and Applications

Comprehensive Guide to Flow Cytometry: Principles, Process, and Applications

Flow cytometry is a laser-based laboratory bioanalytical technique to detect chemical and physical differences of cells and particles…

From Your Markers To An Audited Report: How A Flow Study Runs Here

  1. 1. Feasibility

    We confirm your populations resolve in your matrix, and set the sample stability window.

  2. 2. Quote And SOW

    Itemized scope with the panel drawn, fluorochromes assigned and compensation planned.

  3. 3. Panel Development

    Antibody titration, voltage and compensation setup, gating strategy locked and documented.

  4. 4. Validation

    One to two weeks to transfer a validated panel, three to six to develop and validate de novo.

  5. 5. Sample Analysis

    Study samples acquired under QC, with rolling data if you need to act before the report.

  6. 6. Audited Report

    Gating strategy, population frequencies and the FCS files, so your team can regate them.

Why Sponsors Choose Our Flow Cytometry Lab For A Panel That Must Travel

Get Your Flow Panel Design Reviewed By PhD Scientists.

Send your plan. We'll flag pitfalls before they cost you.
  • The cytometrist who designs your panel is the one who runs your samples and calls the gates.
  • We confirm your sample stability window before you ship, so shipped cells are not wasted cells.
  • In-house dye conjugation means your panel is not capped by what a catalog happens to stock.
  • No study or pilot is too small. A single panel feasibility gets the same cytometrist.

Regulated And Inspected By:

  • Good Laboratory Practice for Nonclinical Laboratory Studies | NorthEast BioLab
  • Food and Drug Administration (FDA | NorthEast BioLab
  • College Of American Pathologists | NorthEast BioLab
  • Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments | NorthEast BioLab
  • International Orgaization for Standardization | NorthEast BioLab
  • United States Drug Enforcement Administration | NorthEast BioLab

One Cytometrist On Your Study, From Panel Design To Final Gating

Flow panels drift over six months. The same cytometrist designs, acquires and gates for the whole study, and the strategy is documented from day one.

Related FAQs

Answers to additional Flow Cytometry Services questions popular among our potential sponsors.

What does flow cytometry measure in a drug program?

What is a receptor occupancy assay and when do I need one?

Whole blood degrades quickly. How do you keep multi-site clinical flow data clean?

Can you run flow cytometry under GLP or for clinical trials?

How sensitive is your minimal residual disease (MRD) detection?

Do you design the panel or do we send you one?

Can flow cytometry support immunogenicity assessment?

What do you need from us to quote a flow study?