Virology Testing Services

The biosafety package for any biopharmaceutical product must include a comprehensive plan for the detection of adventitious and endogenous viral agents. Charles River offers a portfolio of in vivo, in vitro and biochemical assays to detect these viruses. Assays can be chosen and customized to address your specific concerns and needs, ensuring that an appropriate testing plan is designed for your product.

In Vivo Assays

  • Mouse, hamster and rat antibody production (MAP, HAP, RAP) test
  • Adventitious viruses assays, including specific assays for the testing of vaccines

Cell-Based In Vitro Assays

  • 14- and 28-day adventitious virus assays
  • Porcine and bovine adventitious virus assays
  • Customized assays addressing specific contamination risks
  • Retrovirus detection assays
  • XC plaque assay
  • S+L- focus assay
  • Transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
  • Co-cultivation assays (murine, ecotropic, amphotropic and rodent)
  • PCR-based reverse transcriptase (PBRT) assay

Species-Specific Viral PCR Assays

  • Standard and qPCR techniques available for RNA and DNA viruses
  • Method development available for customized assays
  • Rapid, sensitive and specific broad-range PCR assays for adenoviruses, herpesviruses, papillomaviruses and polyomaviruses

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Cell Line Characterization

Design and execution of a complete testing program for your cell line that is customized to meet your exact specifications and is compliant with international regulatory guidelines.

Electron Microscopy

Both scanning and transmission electron microscopy capabilities in multiple locations.