Media Analysis & Testing

JSBio provides comprehensive, independent testing services to the biopharmaceutical industry, supporting cell culture media, raw materials, impurity analysis, cell-culture process development and product quality assessment. Validated methods, rigorous QC and regulatory-compliant practices ensure reliable, accurate data. Equipped with advanced instrumentation and experienced analysts, we deliver efficient, high-quality testing services.

Test Item Analyte Typical Techniques
Raw materials and Impurities Amino acids; Pluronic acid; Polysorbate 20 and 80; Vitamins, organic acids; Metals and salts ICP-MS, LC with CAD, RI, QDa, FLD, UV-Vis
Cell culture media Amino acids; Vitamins; Osmolality; Trace elements; Appearance; Solubility; pH LC-MS, ICP-MS, HPLC, Turbidimeter, Osmometer
Spent media and metabolomics Amino acids; Vitamins; Organic acids; Fatty acids; Intermediate metabolites LC-MS
Physicochemical analysis Particle distribution; residual moisture; loss on drying; TOC; Metals (K, Na, Fe, Mg, Ca, etc.); Trace elements (Cu, Mn, Zn, etc.) Oven, Karl-Fischer, ICP-MS, TOC analyzer, Laser Particle Size Analyzer
Protein product quality attributes SEC, AEX, CEX, RP, HIC, CE-SDS (reduced and non-reduced), iCIEF, cIEF, extinction coefficient, molecular weight by LC-MS, glycosylation HPLC, PA800, Maurice, LC-MS, LC-FLD
Antibody potency Bioactivity; Binding activity Cell-based assay (ADCC, CDC), ELISA, Fortebio
Characterization analysis Molecular weight (intact, reduce/deglycosylation), N/C-terminal sequence analysis, N-glycosylation site confirmation, disulfide bond analysis, PTM, sequence coverage, drug modification site, peptide mapping, isomerization analysis LC-MS
Process related impurity Protein A; DNA; HCP; insulin; PF68 ELISA, qPCR, LC
Microbiological testing Sterility; endotoxin; mycoplasma; bioburden Scan RDI, Microplate reader, qPCR