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Veterinary Expertise That Protects Animals and Ensures High-Quality Research Outcomes

Veterinarians

Veterinarians can serve an important role in the collection, processing and analysis of animal samples for veterinary and clinical research. Their expertise not only ensures that the welfare of animals is always protected but it also maintains the integrity of the samples as well as the reliability and quality of the research outcomes.

  • Vets are experts in animal handling, trained to safely and humanely handle animals.
  • Vets are experts in health monitoring and can best assess whether animals are suitable to serve as research sample sources.
  • Moreover, vets are highly skilled in the various animal specimen collection techniques for tissue, blood and other biomaterial sampling.
  • If you are a vet, then we would like to work with you!
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Stadt Nürnberg

Ministry of Health Department of Human Health

Government of Lower Franconia

Frequently Asked Questions

Find quick answers to common questions about our biospecimens, services, ordering process, and research support options.

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These are the benefits of collaborating with Lab4Paws:

  • As a vet, you can help raise the standard of animal care by ensuring animals in research are treated humanely and ethically
  • By providing expertise in sample collection and processing, you can ensure the quality of research that can contribute to veterinary science as a whole.
  • You can serve as a bridge between human and animal health as well as enhance public trust.
  • Also, you will receive financial compensation for your expenses while performing these roles.

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Depending on your location, we would like to work out the best solution for cooperation with you.

In general, Lab4paws obtains all types of biomaterial from a wide range of animal breeds. For example, serum, plasma and/or whole blood, feces, urine, tears, buccal swabs, faeces as well as biopsies or punch biopsies from resectates.

As we do not carry out diagnostic tests, we are interested in samples that you no longer have any use for and that you would otherwise dispose of. Even the smallest sample quantities can be helpful.

Samples that cannot be used in an ongoing project are stored in our biobank.

Of course, the anonymity of the sample source is the top priority for us, ensuring that no conclusions can be drawn about the pet owner.

Having said that, Lab4Paws still needs some data to be able to conduct better research. In most cases, general information regarding the patient (such as age, gender, breed, disease diagnosis or treatment) is enough.

We want to make it convenient for you as much as possible so we will offer you individual solutions!

Yes! We will reimburse your additional expenses, depending on the type of samples.

Lab4Paws takes care of the sample collection. This also includes the provision of transport containers. We would like to coordinate the exact procedure with you on a case-by-case basis.

A small number of additional personnel may be required, as expected in direct disposal of samples. We are therefore continuously working on individual solutions and would like to provide you with the best possible support.