Preclinical Biomarker Discovery

Preclinical biomarker discovery strategies help to identify potential therapeutic targets, assess the safety and effectiveness of new compounds, and inform the design of clinical trials. If introduced early in preclinical studies, they can play a key role in reducing the cost and time required for drug development.

Biomarkers can also help to identify subgroups of patients who are likely to respond to a particular therapy, which can inform the design of clinical trials and improve their chance of success.

Rely on our extensive experience and leverage our wide-collection of in vivo and in vitro preclinical models for:

Comprehensive multiomics biomarker analysis
Complementary databases covering baseline profiling data and historical data
Experimental design aids
Powerful bioinformatics data processing capabilities

Biomarker discovery via in vitro screening

In vitro screening is time and cost-efficient, and can provide useful information on drug target(s) and targeted pathways. Utilize it to:

• Explore/validate your drug mechanism of action (MoA)
• Identify genetic features associated with drug response on a set of cell lines/organoids
• Develop single or composite biomarkers
• Provide advice and guidance on future in vivo model selection

Fig. Example workflow of cell-based compound screening

Our in vitro model systems and screening services

Discover our cell line and organoid collections: Our expert team have extensive experience of partnering with clients to support the in vitro pharmacology characterization of lead compounds and are committed to saving you precious time and resources by providing efficient screening platforms and validated 2D and 3D models, giving you confidence in your data.
OmniScreen™ Cell Based Screening Service: Biomarker discovery streamlined with OmniScreen™
- Well-validated, large-scale cell panel screening platform
- Focused screening panels
- By cancer type
- Mutation of interest
- Availability of matched in vivo models
- Quarterly enrollment
- Cost effective: Positive drug control and cell line revival costs are included

Biomarker discovery via in vivo screening

In vivo screening using mouse models can mimic phase II clinical trials to provide accurate measurement of drug efficacy and is powerful for biomarker discovery due to its unique study designs. Utilize it to:

Explore/validate drug MoA
Identify genetic features associated with drug response on a set of PDX models
Develop single-gene or composite biomarkers
Provide advice and guidance on future clinical trials

Our in vivo model systems and screening services

Discover our animal model collection: World’s largest commercial collection of Patient-derived xenografts (PDX) models, cell line-derived xenografts (CDX), syngeneic models, humanized models, immunocompetent chimeric mouse models, tumor homografts, and more
In vivo screening via mouse clinical trial: Preclinical population studies that help stratify patients for clinical trials
In Vivo Screens for Evaluating Immunotherapies: MuScreen™
- Cost-effective and time-efficient screen to fast-track in vivo preclinical immunotherapy development
- Screen compounds across well-validated panels of syngeneic and tumor homograft models
- Benefit from Crown Bioscience covering the cost of the vehicle group for all models

Leverage Our Multiomics Biomarker Analysis Platform

Comprehensive multiomics biomarker analysis allows researchers to gain a more complete understanding of the molecular changes that underlie a particular disease or during the response to certain treatment.

At Crown Bioscience, we continually invest in cutting-edge technologies, and validate and develop new assays, to provide our customers with a comprehensive range of multi-omics laboratory services.

Rely on our flexible methodologies, extensive experience, well-established and validated workflows, highly specialized bioinformatics teams, wide collection of historical data, high-quality, and fast turnaround, to empower your preclinical drug development.

Discover more about our comprehensive multiomics biomarker analysis platform:

Bioinformatics Data Analysis for Biomarker Discovery

Trust our extensive experience and powerful bioinformatics capabilities to maximize the value of your preclinical data, and de-risk your drug development through early identification of candidate biomarkers. Use our biomarker discovery services to advance your preclinical and clinical therapeutic candidates with:

In-depth biological insight into mechanisms of action and pharmacodynamics
Enhanced trial design and patient stratification through data-informed trial decisions
Improved clinical trial success using predictive or prognostic biomarkers