Research Collaborations & Assay Services

Partnering with academic institutions, university departments, clinical researchers, and government institutes to advance natural product drug discovery and biochemical mechanisms.

Collaborative Offerings

Capabilities & Research Assay Services

We provide specialized bioassay capabilities, in-vivo model organism phenotyping, and analytical chemistry support for research collaborators, postgraduate projects, and grant consortia.

In-Vivo C. elegans Lifespan Assays

Gold-standard whole-organism testing determining the pro-longevity and anti-aging efficacy of candidate natural extracts and dietary compounds:

  • Kaplan-Meier survival curves & mortality rate kinetics
  • Mean, median, and maximum lifespan span determination
  • Pro-longevity screening for candidate nutraceuticals & botanicals
  • Daily survival scoring & age-dependent survival shifts
  • Synchronized nematode cohorts under temperature-controlled culture
In-Vivo Lifespan

In-Vivo C. elegans Healthspan Assays

Quantitative physiological phenotyping measuring functional vitality, neuromuscular endurance, and delay of age-associated functional decline:

  • Locomotor sinusoidal wave motility & body bending frequency
  • Age-associated neuromuscular decay & movement class scoring
  • Pharyngeal pumping rate (dietary intake & muscle fitness)
  • Swimming thrashing assay & physiological vigor tracking
  • Real-time time-lapse motility analysis on NGM agar
In-Vivo Healthspan

In-Vivo Stress Survival Assays

Comprehensive environmental and chemical challenge tests evaluating cytoprotective and resistance-enhancing bioactivities:

  • Thermal stress survival assays (heat shock at 35°C / 37°C)
  • Acute oxidative stress resistance (Juglone, H2O2, Paraquat)
  • Chemical & environmental stress survival curve profiling
  • Protection quantification against lethal pro-oxidant injury
  • Statistical survival percentage enhancement vs. untreated controls
Stress Resistance

In-Vivo Toxicity & Safety Assays

Rapid and ethical whole-animal toxicological screening evaluating compound safety thresholds, organismal tolerance, and developmental safety:

  • Acute & chronic whole-organism toxicity evaluations
  • Lethal concentration (LC50) & dose-response curve determination
  • Developmental toxicity & larval stage transition monitoring
  • Brood size & reproductive fecundity safety screening
  • Maximum tolerated dose & safety window profiling
Toxicity Screening

Bioactive Component Analysis

Comprehensive phytochemical extraction, liquid-liquid fractionation, and quantitative screening from botanical and marine matrices:

  • Total Phenolic Content (TPC, Folin-Ciocalteu method)
  • Total Flavonoid Content (TFC, Aluminum chloride method)
  • Liquid-liquid solvent partitioning (Hexane, DCM, Ethyl Acetate, Aqueous)
  • Low-temperature vacuum freeze drying (Lyophilization)
  • Crude extract standardization, yield determination & sample prep
Phytochemistry

In-Vitro Antioxidant Assays

High-precision multi-mechanism spectrophotometric screening of free radical scavenging capacities and redox potency:

  • DPPH radical scavenging kinetics & IC50 determination
  • Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power (FRAP) absorbance kinetics
  • ABTS•+ cation radical decolorization spectrophotometric assays
  • Nitric Oxide (NO) & Hydroxyl radical scavenging assays
  • Multi-concentration comparative antioxidant potency profiling
In-Vitro Assays
Collaborative Process

How We Collaborate: 4-Step Project Pathway

From initial hypothesis scoping to joint peer-reviewed publications, our collaborative framework ensures rigorous scientific methodology and transparent partnership.

1

Initial Consultation & Scoping

We discuss your research aims, biological questions, sample quantity, selected bioassays, and project timeline with our Principal Investigators.

2

Standardized Assay Execution

Samples are processed with standardized protocol controls, technical replicates, and automated instrumentation under strict quality control.

3

Data Analysis & Phenotyping

We generate publication-ready data sets: survival curves, IC50 values, statistical analyses (ANOVA), photomicrographs, and qPCR plots.

4

Joint Publication & Dissemination

Results are translated into co-authored scientific manuscripts submitted to high-impact peer-reviewed journals, thesis chapters, or grant reports.

Institutional Network

Collaborative Partners & Co-Investigators

Active academic and institutional research partnerships across premier universities, national research institutes, and international centers of excellence.

Academic Partner · Jashore, Bangladesh
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Department of Pharmacy, Jessore Science and Technology University

Collaborative pharmacological screening, in-vitro cytotoxicity assays, drug formulation studies, and bioactive profiling of candidate medicinal botanical extracts.

Pharmacological Screening Bioactive Formulations
Academic Partner · University of Chittagong
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Department of Chemistry, University of Chittagong

Collaborative organic isolation, solvent partitioning, column chromatography, structural elucidation of novel phytochemicals, and joint student research projects.

Phytochemical Isolation Spectroscopic Elucidation
National Research Institute · Chittagong, Bangladesh
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BCSIR Laboratories, Chattogram

Joint research collaboration on analytical characterization of natural products, nutritional food safety profiling, and access to advanced spectroscopic instrumentation.

Food Composition Analytical Standards
National Forest Institute · Chittagong, Bangladesh
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Bangladesh Forest Research Institute (BFRI)

Research collaboration on indigenous medicinal tree flora, non-timber forest products, and screening bioactive secondary metabolites from hill tract ecosystems.

Botanical Taxa Secondary Metabolites
Academic Partner · University of Chittagong
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Department of Soil Science, University of Chittagong

Interdisciplinary investigations on soil-plant nutrient interactions, elemental and heavy metal uptake in dietary botanicals, soil microbial ecology, and mineral bioavailability.

Soil-Plant Interactions Mineral Bioavailability
International Partner · Loughborough, United Kingdom
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Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom

International research collaboration fostering academic synergy in bioanalytical biochemistry, advanced molecular characterization, and high-impact co-authored scientific publications.

Global Academic Synergy Peer-Reviewed Publications

Interested in a Joint Research Collaboration?

Whether you have candidate phytochemical extracts to screen in our C. elegans model, require spectrophotometric antioxidant assays, or seek co-investigators for grant proposals, our team is eager to partner with you.

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