PPD Laboratory Services in China: Integrated Capabilities and Services
PPD™ Laboratory services in Suzhou, China, help customers make faster and more accurate decisions and accelerate their studies through global standards of high-quality data and convenient local services. With an integrated laboratory, you will have access to an in-country facility with all the same PPD capabilities.
With in-country kitting, the latest instrumentation and high-throughput automation, our Suzhou lab is equipped with the tools to provide high-quality results and data for your studies.
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Our Suzhou lab provides bioanalytical, biomarker, vaccine sciences and central laboratory services. With well-trained and experienced scientific and operational talent, combined with the strong support of PPD global experts, our laboratory helps accelerate your drug development process with delivery of high-quality critical data.
Building on extensive global study experience, the Suzhou laboratory supports China-based customers in advancing their global development programs and multinational customers conducting MRCTs in China. Its capabilities include method transfer and validation in both directions between China and the U.S., as well as end-to-end management of clinical sample import and export.
(~78,600 square feet)
Flexible and integrated deliverables for kit design in China
Pre-labeled tubes & specimen collection kits
- Collection flow charts
- Visit and subject specific kits
- Convenient for investigators
Kit conservation program
- Identify synergies across visits through protocol review
- Create kits for multiple visits
- Reduces different kit configurations by up to 30%
Kit-less options
- Bulk supplies and label sets need less storage space
- Great for fast enrolling studies
- Less storage space, less waste, controlled costs
Regional kit-building facilities to provide redundancy and reduce shipping costs.
Study (kit spec) set-up
Kits material local sourcing
Kits material ordering/stock build
Kits order placing
Kits production
Kits delivery to sites
Benefits of China kitting services
- Shorter transit times, local shipping vs. international shipping
- Reduced time spent and risks of delay on customs clearance
- Cost saved on international shipping and custom clearance
- Same time zone for faster responses to sites and sponsors
- Faster emergency resupply request
- Leverage benefits of local supply chain
- Bagged kits are easy to be transferred and stored at sites
Global laboratory capabilities

Central lab
- Safety testing (chemistry, hematology and urinalysis)
- Immunology testing
- Molecular testing
- Coagulation testing
- EIA/ELISA testing
- NGSP Certified HbA1c
- Special chemistry testing
- Flow cytometry

Bioanalytical lab
- LC/MS for small molecules and biologics
- Immunochemistry ELISA, MSD® platform for PK, anti-drug antibody (ADA) and plate-based NAb assay
- Cell-based NAb Assays
- Decision-making biomarkers

Biomarker capabilities
- Ligand-binding assay
- LC-MS/MS
- Flow cytometry
- Cell-based assay
- PCR/NGS based assay

Vaccine sciences lab
- Functional assay (MOPA, OPA, SBA)
- Cell Mediated Immunity-T cell ELISPOT, cytokines by flow cytometry
- Viral microneutralization assay (MNT)
- High-throughput serology testing by single or multiplex assay (MSD, Luminex, ELISA)
- Nucleic acid detection of pathogenic microorganisms:
e.g., HPV genotyping

Case studies
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We are ready to partner with you to help drive clinical trials and explore opportunities in China.