# Gifford Bioscience

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Website: [Gifford Bioscience](https://www.giffordbioscience.com). Last updated: 2026-11-11.
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Contact: info@giffbio.com

## Categories

- [Jobs](https://www.giffordbioscience.com/category/jobs/): Jobs.
- [News](https://www.giffordbioscience.com/category/news/)

## Pages

- [Home](https://www.giffordbioscience.com/): Preclinical CRO for receptor pharmacology: radioligand binding, autoradiography, occupancy, SPR and functional assays in cells and native tissue. (receptor pharmacology CRO).
- [Our Services](https://www.giffordbioscience.com/our-services/): We deploy "gold standard" methods in our radioligand binding assays. Other services include receptor occupancy, receptor autoradiography and radiolabeling.
- [Publications](https://www.giffordbioscience.com/publications/): Our chairman and chief scientific officer Dr. Andrew N Gifford, Ph.D. has over 50 peer-reviewed publications. Learn more here.
- [KTPublications](https://www.giffordbioscience.com/ktpublications/): Our chief operating officer Dr. Kevin SJ Thompson, Ph.D. has 30 peer-reviewed publications. Learn more here.
- [Cell Culture and Transfections](https://www.giffordbioscience.com/cell-culture-and-transfections/): Transient transfection of HEK293T, CHO-K1 or your own cells, plus membrane preparation, feeding straight into our binding, uptake and functional assays.
- [Contact](https://www.giffordbioscience.com/contact-us/): Tell us your target, compounds and question. One of our PhD scientists will reply on assay design, timelines and cost for your receptor pharmacology study.
- [Oncology](https://www.giffordbioscience.com/oncology/): Radioligand binding, autoradiography and SPR for oncology targets and antibodies, in cell lines and human tumour tissue, plus PET radiotracer selection.
- [Custom Radiolabeling](https://www.giffordbioscience.com/custom-radiolabeling/): Iodine-125 labeling of peptides, proteins and antibodies, validated in-house and used directly in our binding, occupancy and autoradiography studies. (radiolabeling).
- [About Ligand Binding Assays](https://www.giffordbioscience.com/ligand-binding-assay/): Specialist receptor ligand binding assay services for drug discovery, including radioligand binding, SPR, autoradiography and functional assays.
- [Privacy Policy](https://www.giffordbioscience.com/privacy-policy/): We respect the privacy of our users. Our Privacy Policy notice covers how we look after your personal data in line with data protection law.
- [Human and Animal Tissue](https://www.giffordbioscience.com/human-and-animal-tissue/): Post-mortem human brain via the UK's Brain Bank Network, surgical tissue from Birmingham's biobank, plus rodent and NHP tissue. We handle sourcing and ethics. (human tissue).
- [ELISAs](https://www.giffordbioscience.com/elisas/): Direct, indirect and sandwich ELISAs on plasma, tissue and cell lysate, using commercial kits or bespoke assays alongside your pharmacology study.
- [Resources](https://www.giffordbioscience.com/resources/): Assay price guide, sample report, protocols and data examples to download. FAQs on study process, sample shipping and typical 2-4 week turnaround. (resources).
- [About Us](https://www.giffordbioscience.com/about-gifford-bioscience/): Preclinical receptor pharmacology CRO at the University of Birmingham Research Park, UK. PhD scientists running studies for pharma and biotech worldwide. (about).
- [Careers](https://www.giffordbioscience.com/careers/): See our video about working at Gifford Bioscience and the career opportunities to join our friendly team here in Birmingham.
- [Testimonials](https://www.giffordbioscience.com/testimonials/): What pharma, biotech and academic clients in North America, Europe and Asia say about working with us, and why 88% of our business is repeat work.
- [Cellular Uptake and Release Assays](https://www.giffordbioscience.com/cellular-uptake-release-assays/): Radiolabeled uptake and release assays in brain synaptosomes and cultured cells. Measure transporter inhibition (IC50) and neurotransmitter release. (cellular uptake).
- [SPR (Biacore)](https://www.giffordbioscience.com/spr-biacore-services/): Label-free SPR (Biacore) kinetics for antibodies, proteins and small molecules, including PROTACs: ka, kd, KD, competition (IC50, Ki) and quantification.
- [Functional Assay](https://www.giffordbioscience.com/functional-assay/): GPCR functional assays in recombinant cells and native tissue: cAMP, calcium flux and GTPγS. EC50, IC50 and Emax for agonists, antagonists and modulators.
- [Receptor Autoradiography](https://www.giffordbioscience.com/receptor-autoradiography/): Quantitative in vitro autoradiography on human, NHP and rodent tissue: regional receptor mapping, off-target binding, PET tracer validation. (receptor autoradiography).
- [Receptor Occupancy](https://www.giffordbioscience.com/receptor-occupancy/): How much target does your dose engage? Ex vivo and in vivo receptor occupancy for CNS and peripheral targets, reported as dose-occupancy to guide PK/PD.
- [Metabolic Diseases](https://www.giffordbioscience.com/metabolic-diseases/): Radioligand binding, cAMP and SPR assays for GLP-1, glucagon and calcitonin receptors and insulin, in recombinant cells and native tissue.
- [Neurology](https://www.giffordbioscience.com/neurology-and-neuroscience/): Binding, autoradiography, occupancy, functional and release assays for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and psychiatry, in recombinant cells and native brain.
- [Latest News](https://www.giffordbioscience.com/latest-news/): Browse through our blogs, news and updates about receptor pharmacology in early stage drug discovery and Gifford Bioscience.
- [Radioligand Binding Assays](https://www.giffordbioscience.com/radioligand-binding-assay/): Competition, saturation and kinetic radioligand binding studies in cells, membranes and native human or animal tissue. Ki, Kd, Bmax and kon/koff.

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