Illuminate your Preclinical Discovery Research
Our CRO services span the full spectrum of preclinical research, with a strong focus on imaging, omics and spatial biology. We provide expert support in animal housing, handling, dosing, proteomics, multiomics, transcriptomics, TMA, scRNAseq small molecule analysis, mass spectrometry, immunophenotyping, histopathology, behavioral studies, and advanced imaging—including bioluminescence, fluorescence, MRI, PET-CT, SPECT-CT, DEXA, and SWIR . As experts in preclinical research, MediLumine offers in animal in vivo CRO services to help with various goals such as assessing effectiveness of an oncology therapeutic, measuring kinetics of drug diffusion through blood brain barrier or drug metabolism pharmacokinetics.
Full Spectrum CRO Services
- Small Animal Imaging
- Spatial Transcriptomics
- Tissue microarray (TMA)
- Single Cell RNAseq
- Histopathology
- Image Analysis
- Immunophenotyping
- Bioinformatics
- Biobank
- Containment level 3
- Mass Spectrometry
- Confocal Microscopy
- Bioinformatics
- Proteomics
- Metabolomics
- LC-MS/MS analysis
Services Provided
State-of-the-art in vivo imaging solutions, offering a comprehensive range of modalities:
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) – High-resolution anatomical and functional imaging for brain, tumor, and organ studies.
- In Vivo Optical Imaging – Monitoring cellular and molecular events with bioluminescence or fluorescence imaging.
- Positron Emission Tomograph (PET-CT) – Quantitative, high-sensitivity imaging for metabolic and tracer-based studies.
- Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT-CT) – High-resolution functional and anatomical data to support drug development.
- DEXA (Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry) – Bone mineral density (BMD), body composition, and lean/fat mass distribution in small animals.
- Short-Wave Infrared (SWIR) Imaging – Deep tissue penetration and enhanced contrast for real-time drug biodistribution.
- Wide Field Calcium Imaging – Functional connectivity studies and imaging cortex-wide neuronal signaling with genetically encoded calcium indicators.
- Confocal Microscopy Imaging – High-resolution optical sectioning for detailed visualization of cells and tissues.
- Super-resolution Imaging – Nanometer-scale imaging that surpasses the diffraction limit for ultra-fine structural detail.
- Live Cell Imaging – Time-lapse microscopy capturing dynamic cellular processes in real time under physiological conditions.
- Intravital and Deep Tissue Imaging – Imaging within living organisms to visualize cellular interactions in intact, deep biological tissues.
Our spatial biology pipelines are fully integrated into H&E and IHC detections and include:
- Full-Service Spatial Transcriptomics using the Xenium In Situ instrument for single-cell gene expression mapping within intact tissue.
- Comprehensive Tissue Microarray (TMA) construction services enabling efficient and standardized analysis of large tissue cohorts.
- Fresh and FFPE Tissue Single-Cell RNAseq (scRNAseq) offering high-quality single-cell RNA sequencing with specialized workflows optimized for FFPE tissue interpretation.
analytical services to support
drug discovery, contrast agent development, and biomolecular research.
Using advanced NMR, HPLC, and LC-MS technologies, we provide precise characterization, quantification, and quality control of
small molecules, contrast agents, and biologics.
- LC-MS and MS – drug quantification, purity analysis, metabolic profiling, DMPK, and structural elucidation.
- NMR spectroscopy (¹H, ¹³C, 2D NMR, and more) – for structural determination, impurity profiling, confirming metabolic pathways, and confirmation of compound identity.
- HPLC Services – small-molecule characterization, impurity analysis, stability studies, and method optimization, providing detailed chromatographic data and expert interpretation.
- Study scoping & hypothesis refinement:
Clarifying scientific questions, defining primary and secondary endpoints, and aligning study design with your specific therapeutic, imaging, or biomarker objectives. - Model selection & cohort definition:
Recommending appropriate in vitro and in vivo models (oncology, neurology, inflammation, infectious disease, etc.), defining inclusion/exclusion criteria, and determining control, treatment, and reference arms. - Dosing strategy & sampling schedule:
Designing routes of administration, dose levels, escalation schemes, and time points for imaging, biofluid sampling, and tissue collection to capture relevant PK/PD and efficacy dynamics. - Imaging & analytical endpoint integration:
Coordinating in vivo imaging (MRI, PET/SPECT, CT, optical, SWIR, DEXA) with analytical readouts (LC-MS/MS, NMR, HPLC, proteomics, metabolomics) to generate harmonized, quantitative datasets from each animal or sample. - Randomization, blinding & bias control:
Implementing robust randomization schemes, blinding strategies, and pre-specified analysis plans to minimize bias and improve reproducibility across experimental runs. - Power & statistical planning:
Estimating sample sizes, variance, and effect sizes, and recommending appropriate statistical tests to ensure that the study is adequately powered while making efficient use of resources. - Data structure & analysis-ready outputs:
Defining how imaging, histology, flow cytometry, omics, and bioanalytical data will be captured, annotated, and organized to streamline downstream quantification, visualization, and bioinformatics. - Documentation, SOPs & reporting framework:
Preparing protocol documents, workflow diagrams, and report templates that support internal decision-making and can be adapted for regulatory or partner-facing documentation.
Benefits of Working with MediLumine
Schedule a call with our application scientists so that we can determine the best route (analytical, imaging or both) to get you the most significant quantitative results and answers to your questions related to your preclinical discovery research.
We guarantee the employment of systemic methodologies geared towards objective analysis of diverse datasets, allowing you to draw data-driven interpretations.