Biotech Research Services for Emerging Biotech Companies

Whether you’re validating a new target, developing a biomarker strategy, preparing for IND-enabling studies, or generating the data needed for your next financing milestone, emerging biotech companies need research partners who can move quickly and adapt as programs evolve.

ABS Bio was built to support exactly that.

We provide flexible access to high-quality human biospecimens, specialized laboratory services, and custom research solutions that help small and mid-sized biotech companies generate meaningful data, reduce operational complexity, and accelerate development timelines.

Rather than functioning as just another vendor, ABS Bio becomes an extension of your scientific team—bringing together biospecimen procurement, laboratory expertise, and project management under one roof.

Biotech companies often operate with lean teams, aggressive timelines, and limited resources. Success depends on finding partners who can execute efficiently while remaining flexible as priorities change.

ABS Bio helps you:

• Accelerate discovery and translational research with rapid access to high-quality human biospecimens
• Reduce vendor management by combining biospecimen sourcing with integrated laboratory services
• Maximize your scientific resources by outsourcing labor-intensive activities such as cell culture, biospecimen processing, and laboratory workflows—allowing your team to focus on discovery, data interpretation, and advancing your pipeline
• Generate investor-ready data through scientifically rigorous workflows and quality-controlled processes
• Scale with confidence from pilot studies through larger research programs
• Adapt quickly as research priorities evolve without unnecessary bureaucracy

From target validation through biomarker development and assay optimization, ABS Bio helps emerging biotech companies generate high-quality data while reducing operational complexity and preserving internal scientific resources.

• Study Design Consultation: Partner with Ph.D.-level scientists to select appropriate biospecimen types for your downstream applications. We build and refine a custom statement of work (SOW) including custom collection or assay design. Talk directly to the scientists executing your project, not just a sales representative.
• Custom Collection Protocols: Secure prospective tissue, blood, or fluid collections utilizing specific SOPs, specialized stabilization media, or precise processing timelines.
• Custom Biospecimen Processing: We will help you choose a specific protocol for biospecimen processing (tissue fixation, FFPE and OCT embedding, biofluid stabilization, isolation of nucleic acids, or preparation of protein lysates and cryopulverized tissue samples) that is critical for your downstream application needs.
• Assay Development and Validation: Discuss your specific biological targets and research endpoints with our scientific team. Access assay development, optimization, and multiplexing capabilities for novel targets across diverse tissue types.
• Antibody Characterization: Validate antibody specificity and cross-reactivity using tailored tissue cross reactivity (TCR) panels and functional target validation workflows.

Whether you need a single biospecimen collection or an integrated research program, ABS Bio provides the capabilities needed to support every stage of translational research.

Our services include:

• Human tissue, blood, and other biofluid procurement
• Prospective biospecimen collection programs
• Cell culture and cell banking
• Cell line engineering
• Histology and pathology services
• Flow cytometry and cell sorting
• Immunohistochemistry (IHC)
• Immunofluorescence (IF), FISH, and multiplex spatial biology
• Cell and tissue preparation and analysis
• Sample storage, logistics, and quality control

Because these capabilities are integrated, projects move more efficiently while maintaining consistent quality throughout your research program.

Every biotech company has unique scientific goals, timelines, and funding milestones. ABS Bio builds research programs around your objectives rather than forcing your project into a predefined process.

You’ll work directly with experienced scientists and project managers who understand the challenges of early-stage drug development and can help design practical solutions that fit your study requirements.

Our collaborative approach provides:

• Dedicated scientific and project management support
• Customized specimen sourcing strategies
• Flexible study design and laboratory workflows
• Transparent communication throughout your project
• Rapid response to changing research priorities
• A team with your best interest in mind

Whether your next objective is proof of concept, biomarker validation, IND preparation, partnership discussions, or your next funding round, ABS Bio helps generate the high-quality research data needed to move your program forward.

ABS Bio’s Director of Research Dr. Vlad Golubkov is available to meet with you to explore how we can help you achieve your critical milestones.

Vlad Golubkov, Ph.D.
Director of Research