Bio-resources
Our Bio-resources facilities provide expertise in bespoke techniques, novel resources and models to support a wide range of research.
The Biomedical Services Unit (BSU)
The Biomedical Services Unit (BSU) is a purpose-built SPF (specific pathogen free) facility that can accommodate the housing of small mammals and zebrafish for the purpose of scientific research with animals.
Egg Facility
The Egg Facility, through its use of fertilised hen’s eggs, offers researchers a rapid and cost-effective method for scientific research that can also reduce or replace the use of mammalian models.
Tick Cell Biobank
The Tick Cell Biobank provides resources for UK and international in vitro research on ticks, other arthropods and vector-borne diseases.