Catalogue of products and services

ZF BioLabs is one of the first European biotechnology companies specialized in the use of the zebrafish (Danio rerio) as an alternative model for toxicology and biomedical research. The zebrafish embryo is becoming one of the most important biomedical and toxicological models due to its main advantage of being a whole vertebrate organism but small enough to be handled in multiwell plates. The company provides products and contract research services based on the use of the zebrafish model and focused on the following areas of expertise:

• ZF Tox Bioassay Ready to use Kits. Well developed cost-effective tox kits, using the zebrafish embryo model, which widen the possible use of this in vivo/in vitro model to a larger range of laboratories and research centres maintaining full control over the confidentiality of their results.

• Toxicity services: A series of advanced in vitro/in vivo toxicology bioassays using zebrafish embryo as the alternative model; acute toxicity, teratogenicity, organ-specific toxicity, toxicogenomics, ecotoxicology, nanotoxicity, etc.

• Disease models & genomic tests: gene silencing, target validation, transgenic models, etc., a wize use of the zebrafish alternative model based on genomic approaches due to the high homology that exist between human and zebrafish genomes (>80%) and its application for the screening of new compounds/extracts, etc.

• Supply of adults and also of embryo and larvae based on our world leading embryo production technology.

• Custom design and setup of aquarium modular systems: specific aquarium rack modular system specially developed for embryo production, rearing and culture of an appropriate density of different ages of zebrafish with minimum maintenance work and appropiate feeding strategies.

• Zebrafish facility set-up service. If your organization is looking to include zebrafish as your alternative model and want to invest in future technologies, ZF BioLabs can help you to setup your own zebrafish modular lab providing you with the whole toxicology test package, design and setup of tailor-made zebrafish state-of-the-art breeding and rearing facilities, microinjection workstation, training and technical assistance, etc.

• R&D Projects On-Demand: Advanced contract research services to lower the costs and speed-up R&D activities related to drug discovery, safety assessment and toxicological studies.