Marin Biologic Laboratories, Inc.


MarinBio is a Contract Research Organization (CRO) with over 30 years of scientific expertise, specializing in drug discovery, development services, assay solutions, and gene therapy research. They focus on innovative scientific services including cell-based assays, pharmacokinetics, gene therapy, immunotherapy, and antibody development, supporting clients in advancing therapeutic drugs, gene therapies, and biologics. MarinBio is committed to transforming drug development and providing tailored scientific solutions to meet the needs of the biopharmaceutical industry, with a strong emphasis on assay development, validation, and regulatory support.

Industries

biotechnology
manufacturing

Nr. of Employees

small (1-50)

Marin Biologic Laboratories, Inc.

Novato, California, United States, North America


Services

Design, optimization and validation of cell-based bioassays for potency, proliferation, cytotoxicity and functional readouts under GLP/GMP for IND/BLA support and lot release.

GMP/GLP-compliant potency assays and lot-release testing including reference standard development and stability-linked potency assessment.

Custom cell-based potency assays, pharmacokinetic ligand-binding ELISAs and preclinical PK/PD assay development for viral vectors, including transduction-inhibition and reporter assays.

Mechanism-of-action and potency assays for degraders including ternary-complex, ubiquitination and cellular degradation readouts.

Ligand-binding assays, kinetic binding analysis and protein characterization supporting PK, biodistribution and potency measurement.

Multiparametric flow cytometry for phenotyping, functional assays, ADCC/ADCP and immunogenicity testing, and infectious titer measurement.

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Expertise Areas

  • Cell-based assay development and GLP/GMP validation
  • Potency and lot-release testing for biologics and cell/gene therapies
  • Gene therapy assay development and viral vector analytics
  • Immunoassay development and protein biophysical characterization
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Key Technologies

  • Cell-based potency and reporter assays
  • Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and ligand-binding assays
  • Quantitative PCR (qPCR) and vector genome titer assays
  • Multiparametric flow cytometry and single-cell analysis
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News & Updates

FDA Inspection Success 2025

MarinBio successfully passed FDA inspection in 2025 with no 483s or observations.

Published a white paper on strategies for drug potency assurance and assay development.

Recent Blogs and Articles on Assay Development and Gene Therapy

Various blogs and articles on assay validation, gene therapy, and drug development.

Discusses the importance of potency assays in CAR T-cell therapy development.

Strategies for high throughput screening using cell-based assays.

Guidelines for designing and validating GMP-compliant cell-based potency assays.

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