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NovoPath

Our aim

It is our vision to accelerate innovation in the life sciences sector for patient benefit through the development and evaluation of clinical diagnostics.

Who we are

NovoPath is a commercial laboratory integrated into Newcastle Hospitals – widely regarded as one of the UK’s leading healthcare institutions, with strengths spanning clinical excellence, research, innovation, and collaboration.

NovoPath offers specialist pathology services and access to clinical samples to researchers and industry.

Our services

  • Sample access
  • Biobanking
  • Sample management
  • Sample processing:
  • TMAs
  • Histology
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Paraffin processing
  • Embedding
  • Microtomy FFPE
  • Cryotomy
  • Special Stains
  • In situ Hybridisation (ISH)
  • Sterile tissue preparation
  • Tissue DNA/extraction
  • Manual cellularity assessment
  • Imaging
  • Microscopy
  • Digital pathology
  • Prototype development
  • Pathology expertise
  • Clinical evidence generation

TRLs supported

Funding requirement

Either self-funded by company or researcher, or as co-applicants or collaborators on a grant.

Evidence requirements

Our customers

Hexagon supported

Basic research

NovoPath can support early-stage research through the provision of well annotated clinical samples from their biobank. Samples can be accessed through the extensive diagnostic archive, or prospectively collected to meet researcher needs.

Prototype development

NovoPath can support prototype development through the provision of high quality, well annotated samples from their biobank?

Pre-clinical evidence generation

NovoPath provide vital access to high quality, data rich clinical samples from their biobank to aid pre-clinical evidence generation.  This can be combined with routine histological methods, immunohistochemistry, multispectral imaging/slide scanning, and generation of Tissue Micro Arrays (TMAs).

Clinical evidence generation

NovoPath support a broad range of clinical trials with a range of services including tissue processing and biomarker assessment

Contact details

Visit our website https://commercial.newcastle-hospitals.nhs.uk/our-services/novopath-specialist-technical-lab-services/
Contact us by email nuth.novopath@nhs.net
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