Microbiology & Genomics
Pathogen identification, AMR profiling, sequencing and biosurveillance — from a single integrated lab.
Comprehensive microbiology, AMR testing and genomic analysis for clinical, veterinary, agri-food and biosecurity work.
What we offer
Microbiological Cultivation and Analysis
Traditional and specialist culture methods for bacterial and fungal identification across clinical, environmental and food matrices.
Molecular Biology and PCR Services
Validated qPCR and RT-PCR panels for pathogen detection, quantification and characterisation from a wide range of sample types.
Genomic Sequencing and Bioinformatics
Short-read (Illumina) and long-read (Oxford Nanopore GridION) sequencing with in-house bioinformatic analysis, lineage classification and reporting.
Pathogen Surveillance and Monitoring
Population-level surveillance programmes for respiratory, gastrointestinal and environmental pathogens, including wastewater-based epidemiology.
Built-Environment Monitoring
Indoor air quality and surface contamination monitoring for healthcare, commercial and public sector premises.
Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) Outbreak Investigation
Rapid genomic and microbiological support for HAI outbreaks — whole-genome sequencing for transmission chain analysis.
Multiplex Respiratory and Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panels
High-throughput multiplex panels covering influenza, RSV, norovirus, SARS-CoV-2 and enteric pathogens.
Microbiome Analysis
Microbiome analysis for the clinical, animal, plant and soil health, and research sectors.
Health and Wellness
Targeted microbiome testing for sports nutritionists, performance coaches, elite teams, equine and performance animals, and public wellness.
One Health and Pandemic Preparedness
Integrated surveillance across human, animal and environmental interfaces — supporting UKHSA, devolved governments and One Health programmes.
Biological Security, Biodefence and Biosurveillance
Detection and genomic characterisation of high-consequence pathogens. Confidential protocols for government and defence clients.
Biodiversity and Environmental DNA (eDNA) Analysis
Targeted eDNA detection for species presence, aquatic biodiversity surveys and biosecurity.
Water Quality Microbiology and AMR Surveillance
Faecal indicator microorganism enumeration and pathogen testing; microbial source tracking; pollution-incident response; antimicrobial resistance bacteria and gene profiling. Blue-green algae testing.
Farm Pathogen and Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Surveillance
On-farm surveillance for pathogens and AMR in livestock, slurry and environmental samples.