FAQs
What does BRIDGE PTS do?
BRIDGE PTS focuses on infection, does this include
virology?
Can BRIDGE PTS work with fungal infections?
Can BRIDGE PTS work with BioSafety Level
3 (BSL 3) or BSL 4 organisms?
How can I get more information on your services?
What information will I get in a study quotation?
How do I get a quotation for a study?
What is a typical turn-around time for studies?
Does BRIDGE PTS offer consulting services?
Do you perform safety testing?
Can BRIDGE PTS work with large animals?
I’m going to several scientific conferences
this year, will BRIDGE PTS be there?
Is BRIDGE PTS a GLP laboratory?
Is BRIDGE PTS’s facility AAALAC accredited?
How do I ship test supplies to BRIDGE PTS?
How does BRIDGE PTS protect my company’s
confidential information?
Can I visit your facilities?
Can a representative from our company be
present during our study?
What
does BRIDGE PTS do?
BRIDGE PTS specializes in testing drugs and medical
devices for their antimicrobial, anti-biofilm
and wound healing properties. In order to accomplish
this for our customers, we use a combination
of in vitro and in vivo models
that closely replicate human diseases.
Although
we specialize in infection, we can, of course,
perform other types of contract research!
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BRIDGE PTS focuses on infection, does this include virology?
No.
BRIDGE PTS specializes in microbial infections,
not viral infections.
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Can
BRIDGE PTS work with fungal infections?
Maybe.
BRIDGE PTS cannot work with spore-forming fungi.
Non-spore forming microorganisms with a BioSafety
Level of 2 or less can be safely handled in our
facility.
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Can
BRIDGE PTS work with BioSafety Level 3 (BSL 3)
or BSL 4 organisms?
No.
BRIDGE PTS can only work with organisms designated
as BSL 2 or lower.
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How
can I get more information on your services?
There
are many sources of information on our services
including this web site. The link below will
direct you to our current list of services which
includes key references that describe the model
in question. If you cannot find the information
on our web site, or if you would simply like
to speak to one of our knowledgeable staff members
please call our main line and ask to be connected
to a sales representative.
Services:
Biofilms and Microbiology, Wound
Healing, Device-Related
Infection
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What
information will I get in a study quotation?
Our
study quotations are designed to be a template
for the detailed protocol that will follow. As
such, the quotations include information on the
goals and objectives of the study, the specific
measurement/outcome parameters, the anticipated
timing of the study and the study cost.
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How
do I get a quotation for a study?
In
order to receive a detailed quotation with cost
information, study timing and deliverables, you
can contact one of
our knowledgeable sales people.
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What
is a typical turn-around time for studies?
Speed
is essential both for our customers and for BRIDGE PTS. In our experience, our turn-around times
are less than half of those delivered by other
contract testing laboratories. Top-line results
for in vitro testing are often delivered
in four weeks or less while in vivo testing
typically has a 10-12 week turn-around. This
time-frame includes IACUC protocol approval,
animal quarantine periods, health inspections,
etc.
“Rapid
Results” is part our tag-line for a reason!
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Does
BRIDGE PTS offer consulting services?
Yes.
Although we do not actively promote this service,
we are happy to perform scientific consulting
for our customers when they would like guidance
above and beyond study design. Billing for consulting
services is done using an hourly or daily rate.
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Do
you perform safety testing?
We
have performed safety testing for customers in
the past, but this data is typically used for
internal decision-making, not as part of submissions
to the FDA for drug or device approvals. For
more information on this topic, click
to learn about our GLP status.
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Can
BRIDGE PTS work with large animals?
Yes.
BRIDGE PTS has worked with pigs and goats. Our
facility is capable of handling sheep, but larger
animals such as horses or cows are beyond our
current capabilities.
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I’m
going to several scientific conferences this
year, will BRIDGE PTS be there?
We
hope to see you there! View
the list of conferences that we will be attending, either as a sponsor
or as a visiting scientist. For conferences where
we are exhibiting, you can stop by our booth.
Otherwise, give us a call and we’ll make sure
that our visiting scientist(s) meets you at the
conference.
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Is
BRIDGE PTS a GLP laboratory?
No.
BRIDGE PTS adheres to many of the guidelines
for GLP laboratories including the use of Standard
Operating Procedures (SOPs), assignment of Study
Directors, raw data capture and archiving, etc.
However, BRIDGE PTS does not maintain an in-house
audit function, as required by the GLP guidelines.
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Is
BRIDGE PTS’s facility AAALAC accredited?
Yes.
AAALAC accreditation is renewed every 2 years.
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How
do I ship test supplies to BRIDGE PTS?
Contact
your sales representative or BRIDGE PTS’s main
line for shipping instructions.
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How
does BRIDGE PTS protect my company’s confidential
information?
In
order to keep each customer’s confidential information
(including experimental drugs, devices, etc)
protected, BRIDGE PTS uses a simple system of
anonymous protocol numbering to separate each
customers’ projects. Each study is assigned a
unique number, and all materials and information
associated with that study is labeled with that
study number and kept in a separate designated
space.
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Can
I visit your facilities?
Of
course! However, because BRIDGE PTS is located
on an active military installation, customer
visits must be pre-arranged. If visitors are
Foreign Nationals, they must undergo a background
check performed by the Air Force. We have never
had a visitor refused access, but the approval
process on Foreign Nationals can take up to one
month.
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Can
a representative from our company be present
during our study?
Yes.
We strongly encourage all of our customers to
send representatives to be present during their
studies. We find that having the customers present
during procedures greatly enhances the value
of the study outcomes for all parties.
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