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C.Elegans
C. elegans assays adds value beyond in vitro and mammal testing for drug development and research. 
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Mircrobiome
A fast and reliable method of animal testing for chronic effects of a large number of microbial candidates.
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Ageing
Our approach generates reproducible data on the impact your compounds have on quality of life and the slowing of ageing.
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Neurodegeneration
Our approach generates reproducible data on the impact your compounds have on quality of life and the slowing of ageing
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Biotech/Pharma
Our approach generates reproducible data on the impact your compounds have on quality of life and the slowing of ageing
Find out more

Accelerate your research

with our C. elegans expertise and services

C.elegans
C. elegans assays add value beyond in vitro and mammal testing for drug development and research.

Accelerate your research

with our C. elegans expertise and services

Microbiome
A fast and reliable method of animal testing for chronic effects of a large number of microbial candidates.

Find out more

Accelerate your research

with our C. elegans expertise and services

Ageing
Our approach generates reproducible data on the impact your compounds have on quality of life and the slowing of ageing.

Find out more

Accelerate your research

with our C. elegans expertise and services

Neurodegeneration
Use a proven animal model to test compounds that could slow the degeneration of neurons

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Accelerate your research

with our C. elegans expertise and services

Biotech/Pharma
Use C. elegans to demonstrate efficacy and safety and to validate targets.

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Accelerate your research

with our C. elegans expertise and services

Accelerate your research
with our C. elegans expertise and services
C. elegans
C. elegans assays adds value beyond in-vitro and mammal testing for drug development and research 
Why C. elegans ?
Accelerate your research
with our C. elegans expertise and services
Microbiome
A fast and reliable method of animal testing for chronic effects of a large number of microbial candidates.
Find out more
Accelerate your research
with our C. elegans expertise and services
Ageing
C. elegans assays adds value beyond in-vitro and mammal testing for drug development and research 
Find out more
Accelerate your research
with our C. elegans expertise and services
Neurodegeneration
Use a proven animal model to test compounds that could slow the degeneration of neuron
Find out more
Accelerate your research
with our C. elegans expertise and services
Biotech/Pharma
Use C. elegans to demonstrate efficacy and safety and to validate targets.
Find out more

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SERVICES

Contract lab services for
your research area

Contract lab services for your research area

Our customised C. elegans studies help industry leaders generate high-quality,reproducible data to answer their research questions in these areas.

Microbiome
A powerful whole organism model for microbiome research
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Neurodegeneration
A proven whole organism model for neurodegenerative disease research
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Toxicity
A powerful whole organism model for detecting toxicity for the environment and human health
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Ageing
A powerful whole organism model for accelerating ageing research
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Transgenics
Making transgenics requires specialist equipment, expertise and time.
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SERVICES

Contract lab services for
your research area

Contract lab services for your research area

Our customised C. elegans studies help industry leaders generate high-quality,
reproducible data to answer their research questions in these areas.

Microbiome
A powerful whole organism model for microbiome
research
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Neurodegeneration
A proven whole organism model for neurodegenerative disease research
Find out more
Toxicity
A powerful whole organism model for detecting toxicity for the environment and human health
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Ageing
A powerful whole organism model for microbiome research
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Transgenics
A proven whole organism model for neurodegenerative disease research
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Microbiome
A powerful whole organism model for microbiome research
Find out more
Neurodegeneration
A proven whole organism model for neurodegenerative disease research
Find out more
Toxicity
A powerful whole organism model for detecting toxicity for the environment and human health
Find out more
Ageing
A powerful whole organism model for accelerating ageing research
Find out more
Transgenics
Making transgenics requires specialist equipment, expertise and time.
Find out more

SERVICES

Contract lab services for
your research area

Contract lab services for your research area

Our customised C. elegans studies help industry leaders generate high-quality,
reproducible data to answer their research questions in these areas.

Microbiome

A powerful whole organism model for microbiome research

Neurodegeneration

A proven whole organism model for neurodegenerative disease research

Toxicity

A powerful whole organism model for detecting toxicity for the environment and human health

Ageing

A powerful whole organism model for accelerating ageing research

Transgenics

We can generate C. elegans strains tailored to the exact needs of your project.

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WHO WE HELP

We provide invaluable tools to accelerate R&D across different industries

Our team has rich experience helping researchers in these sectors

Biotech
Health and Manufacturing
Pharma
Academia

Biotech

Biotech professionals must progress their drug discovery R&D timelines fast in order to make the best use of their funding and IP. We help you take the jump from petri dish to mammal in vivo models with confidence and more quickly than going straight to rodent models.

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Health and Manufacturing

Consumer goods, manufacturing and other industries investing in R&D want to put the best quality, eco-friendly products out on the market. However, testing your compounds for impact on environmental and human health can lead to overly complex, ethically challenging and time-consuming studies with animal models. C. elegans offer an ethical approach that can get the data you need on your compound in as little as three weeks.

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Pharma

The pressure on drug developers is greater than ever and pharma need to look to innovative new tools to stay ahead of the competition. C. elegans offer an NC3Rs-approved avenue to fast-track preclinical research, to save you from or reduce your reliance on high-investment rodent studies.

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Academia

You want to progress your research and improve lab operations but access to the right technologies, technological expertise and the time to juggle everything is challenging. We offer high-quality C. elegans lab services, transgenics services, and machine leasing of our unique automated technology to help you stay top of your field.

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Biotech

Take the jump from petri dish to in vivo models with confidence.

Health and Manufacturing

Helping industrial R&D get the data they need on their compounds in as little as three weeks.

Pharma

Fast-track your preclinical research and de-risk high-investment rodent studies.

Academia

High-quality C. elegans lab services and machine leasing of our unique automated technology to help you stay top of your field.

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Biotech
Take the jump from petri dish to in vivo models with confidence.
Find out more
Health Products and Manufacturing
Helping industrial R&D get the data they need on their compounds in as little as three weeks.
Find out more
Pharma
Fast-track your preclinical research and de-risk high-investment rodent studies.
Find out more
Academia
High-quality C. elegans lab services and machine leasing of our unique automated technology to help you stay top of your field.
Find out more

WHO WE HELP

We provide invaluable tools to accelerate
R&D across different industries

Our team has rich experience helping researchers in these sectors

Biotech

Health and Manufacturing

Pharma

Academia

Biotech

You want to progress your research and improve lab operations but access to the right technologies, technological expertise and the time to juggle everything is challenging. We offer high-quality C. elegans lab services, transgenics services, and machine leasing of our unique automated technology to help you access the resources you need to stay top of your field.

Health and Manufacturing

You want to progress your research and improve lab operations but access to the right technologies, technological expertise and the time to juggle everything is challenging. We offer high-quality C. elegans lab services, transgenics services, and machine leasing of our unique automated technology to help you access the resources you need to stay top of your field.

Pharma

You want to progress your research and improve lab operations but access to the right technologies, technological expertise and the time to juggle everything is challenging. We offer high-quality C. elegans lab services, transgenics services, and machine leasing of our unique automated technology to help you access the resources you need to stay top of your field.

Academia

You want to progress your research and improve lab operations but access to the right technologies, technological expertise and the time to juggle everything is challenging. We offer high-quality C. elegans lab services, transgenics services, and machine leasing of our unique automated technology to help you access the resources you need to stay top of your field.

how it works

Our typical
assay workflow

We deliver top-quality customised service from project design to project end

Design your experiments in consultation
with our expert team to answer your
research question

We test your compounds for compatibility
with our drug delivery system

We test your compounds for acute and developmental reproductive toxicity

We monitor worm mobility to reveal efficacy and
chronic toxicity of your compound

We evaluate the data to ensure it answers your
research question and deliver a clear, data-rich
report you can present with confidence

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HOW IT WORKS

We test your compounds for acute and
developmental reproductive toxicity

Our typical
assay workflow

We deliver top-quality customised service from project design to project end

Design your experiments in consultation
with our expert team to answer your
research question

We test your compounds for compatibility with our drug delivery system

We test your compounds for acute and
developmental reproductive toxicity

We monitor worm mobility to reveal efficacy and chronic toxicity of your compound

We evaluate the data to ensure it answers your research question and deliver a clear, data-rich report you can present with confidence

Find out more

Design your experiments in consultation
with our expert team to answer your
research question

We test your compounds for compatibilit with our drug delivery system

We test your compounds for acute and
developmental reproductive toxicity

We monitor worm mobility to reveal efficacy and chronic toxicity of your compound

We evaluate the data to ensure it answers your research question and deliver a clear, data-rich report you can present with confidence

Find out more

"Pleased with the professional, efficient level of service we received from Magnitude Biosciences. We were happy to see reproducible and consistent data that has real potential for future screening projects."

Dr Jennifer Tullet

Senior Lecturer, University of Kent.
'Magnitude were very collaborative, efficient and flexible as the experiments progressed. We were impressed with the power of the automated imaging technology and the speed at which we obtained the results which helped us to efficiently prioritise key compounds.''

Dr Peter Hamley

CSO, Samsara Therapeutics - Samsara is a company discovering new medicines for healthy ageing
''The team at Magnitude Biosciences revealed the power of the C. elegans system in the early stages of drug development. They made us aware of the possibility and merit of using a variety of transgenics techniques in C. elegans to test the positive effects of peptides in models of neurodegeneration. We hope there will be future opportunities to partner with Magnitude Biosciences to help us develop the next generation of therapies.''

Dr Penny Hayward

Principal Scientist, PhoreMost Ltd. PhoreMost has developed the protein interference SITESEEKER® platform to drug the undruggable in oncology and ageing.

Dr Jennifer Tullet

Pleased with the professional, efficient level of service we received from Magnitude Biosciences. We were happy to see reproducible and consistent data that has real potential for future screening projects.

Senior Lecturer / University of Kent

Dr Peter Hamley

Magnitude were very collaborative, efficient and flexible as the experiments progressed. We were impressed with the power of the automated imaging technology and the speed at which we obtained the results which helped us to efficiently prioritise key compounds.

CSO, Samsara Therapeutics / Samsara is a company discovering new medicines for healthy ageing

Dr Penny Hayward

The team at Magnitude Biosciences revealed the power of the C. elegans system in the early stages of drug development. They made us aware of the possibility and merit of using a variety of transgenics techniques in C. elegans to test the positive effects of peptides in models of neurodegeneration. We hope there will be future opportunities to partner with Magnitude Biosciences to help us develop the next generation of therapies.

Principal Scientist / PhoreMost Ltd. PhoreMost has developed the protein interference SITESEEKER® platform to drug the undruggable in oncology and ageing.

"Pleased with the professional, efficient level of service we received from Magnitude Biosciences. We were happy to see reproducible and consistent data that has real potential for future screening projects."
Dr Jennifer Tullet
Senior Lecturer, University of Kent.
"Magnitude were very collaborative, efficient and flexible as the experiments progressed. We were impressed with the power of the automated imaging technology and the speed at which we obtained the results which helped us to efficiently prioritise key compounds.''
Dr Peter Hamley
CSO, Samsara Therapeutics - Samsara is a company discovering new medicines for healthy ageing
''The team at Magnitude Biosciences revealed the power of the C. elegans system in the early stages of drug development. They made us aware of the possibility and merit of using a variety of transgenics techniques in C. elegans to test the positive effects of peptides in models of neurodegeneration. We hope there will be future opportunities to partner with Magnitude Biosciences to help us develop the next generation of therapies.''
Dr Penny Hayward
Principal Scientist, PhoreMost Ltd. PhoreMost has developed the protein interference SITESEEKER® platform to drug the undruggable in oncology and ageing.

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20 November 2023

Magnitude Biosciences: Revolutionising Research

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Contract research organisation Magnitude Biosciences is projecting significant growth as it looks to tap into the multi-billion-pound nutraceutical and pharmaceutical industry, automate workstreams, expand its commercial team and increase its global footprint. The biotech company, which spun out from Durham University and moved to NETPark in 2020, uses tiny nematode worms known as Caenorhabditis elegans […]

19 September 2023

The Nematode Corner: Powering Industry Progress

Guillermo Navarrete

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Welcome to the fascinating world of C. elegans, a microscopic nematode worm that holds the key to unlocking groundbreaking insights in drug discovery. In this blog series, we embark on a journey into the intricate realm of this tiny organism, renowned for its simplicity and remarkable genetic similarities to humans. Join us as we explore […]

31 July 2023

Life Sciences consortium celebrate collective multi-million Biomedical Catalyst 2023 Innovate UK grant

Jessica Evans

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Photo: From left to right: Prof Carrie Ambler, (LightOx) Dr Sam Whitehouse (LightOx), Dr Fozia Saleem (Magnitude Biosciences), Chi Onwurah (Labour MP and Shadow Minister for Science Research and Digital), Olusola (Sola) Idowu (Hexis Lab), Dr Andrew Pike (NunaBio) Press Release: 24th July 2023 Newcastle based Life Sciences and Biomedical businesses, LightOx, NunaBio, Magnitude Biosciences […]

28 July 2023

Magnitude Biosciences awarded grant to accelerate the identification of compounds that could slow ageing or treat age-related diseases

Jessica Evans

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Photo: The Magnitude Biosciences Team May 2023, Sedgefield, United Kingdom Magnitude Biosciences Limited, a specialist provider of C. elegans research services to the longevity, nutraceuticals, and pharmaceutical industries based in the North East of England, has been awarded a Future Economy Investor Partnerships grant of nearly £250,000 by Innovate UK. The grant will be matched […]

15 June 2023

The worm angle on the taurine story: a route to the clinic by understanding mechanism

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CSO Dr. David Weinkove talks to Dr. Manish Chamoli, lead C. elegans scientist on the recent taurine longevity study

20 November 2023

Magnitude Biosciences: Revolutionising Research

Rob Smith

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Contract research organisation Magnitude Biosciences is projecting significant growth as it looks to tap into the multi-billion-pound nutraceutical and pharmaceutical industry, automate workstreams, expand its commercial team and increase its global footprint. The biotech company, which spun out from Durham University and moved to NETPark in 2020, uses tiny nematode worms known as Caenorhabditis elegans […]

19 September 2023

The Nematode Corner: Powering Industry Progress

Guillermo Navarrete

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Welcome to the fascinating world of C. elegans, a microscopic nematode worm that holds the key to unlocking groundbreaking insights in drug discovery. In this blog series, we embark on a journey into the intricate realm of this tiny organism, renowned for its simplicity and remarkable genetic similarities to humans. Join us as we explore […]

31 July 2023

Life Sciences consortium celebrate collective multi-million Biomedical Catalyst 2023 Innovate UK grant

Jessica Evans

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Photo: From left to right: Prof Carrie Ambler, (LightOx) Dr Sam Whitehouse (LightOx), Dr Fozia Saleem (Magnitude Biosciences), Chi Onwurah (Labour MP and Shadow Minister for Science Research and Digital), Olusola (Sola) Idowu (Hexis Lab), Dr Andrew Pike (NunaBio) Press Release: 24th July 2023 Newcastle based Life Sciences and Biomedical businesses, LightOx, NunaBio, Magnitude Biosciences […]

28 July 2023

Magnitude Biosciences awarded grant to accelerate the identification of compounds that could slow ageing or treat age-related diseases

Jessica Evans

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Photo: The Magnitude Biosciences Team May 2023, Sedgefield, United Kingdom Magnitude Biosciences Limited, a specialist provider of C. elegans research services to the longevity, nutraceuticals, and pharmaceutical industries based in the North East of England, has been awarded a Future Economy Investor Partnerships grant of nearly £250,000 by Innovate UK. The grant will be matched […]