ABS is located in the research building at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane, Australia.

The laboratory is accredited (No. 15207) by the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) for Chemical Testing (ISO/IEC 17025:2005).

State-of-the-Art Analytical Instrumentation

ABS has state-of-the-art analytical instrumentation including HPLC or UPLC systems with PDA detectors or coupled to tandem mass spectrometers.
•  Isocratic and gradient analysis
•  Column switching
•  96-well compatible

The laboratory also has a sophisticated on-line sample extraction system (Symbosis) that is coupled to a top of the range mass spectrometer (Quattro Premier) fitted with either electrospray or atmospheric pressure chemical ionization ion sources.

The technologically advanced range of equipment provides the capability of sensitive and specific measurement of compounds with minimal sample preparation and the ability to measure low ng/ml concentrations in-vivo .

Sample Preparation Capabilities
•  On-line and off-line solid phase extraction
             Normal/reverse phase
             Ion exchange
             96-well microtitre plate format
•  Column switching
•  Solvent extraction
• Protein precipitation

Immunoassay Capabilities
•  Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay
•  Microparticle Enzyme Immunoassay
•  Fluorescence Polarisation Immunoassay

-80°C Sample Storage
•  24 hour monitoring
•  Carbon dioxide backup for -80°C