Research and Development

Larad is a business-to-business company that provides raw materials for the production of platform vaccines and diagnostic reagents. We also have technical capabilities related to virology, immunology and molecular biology. Specifically Larad can provide the following:

• Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and Reverse Transcriptase (RT)-PCR
• Real-time PCR and RT-PCR
• Nucleotide sequencing and analysis
• Gene cloning and protein expression
• Protein analysis (PAGE and Western blots)
• Vaccination/challenge studies in poultry
• Cell culture (stationary and suspension cultures)
• Immunologic assays including ELISA and virus neutralizations