Bespoke Scientific Research
Expertise in food science and innovation and gut health, including the microbiome.
TraDIS-Xpress
TraDIS-Xpress is a high-resolution whole-genome assay that identifies genes affecting bacterial fitness using dense mutant libraries and outward-facing promoters.
Consultancy
Tap into our expertise through consultancy of Research Leaders based at Quadram Institute Bioscience.
Facilities and Equipment
Access state of the art facilities and equipment at Quadram Institute, including the clinical research facility and level 3 laboratory (CL3).
National Collection of Yeast Cultures (NCYC)
National Collection of Yeast Cultures (NCYC) provides a range of yeast related services for the brewing and baking industry and academic researchers.
Nutritional Information Solutions (NIS)
Nutritional Information Solutions provides a service to calculate front and back of pack food labelling for food producers.
Applied Contract Research and Analytical Services for Industry
QIB Extra provides customers with solutions to their problems by carrying out bespoke research and market-leading services for the food, health and allied industries.
By accessing the world-leading research expertise, facilities and equipment at Quadram Institute Bioscience, QIB Extra works with customers to build both highly focused and multidisciplinary projects in the areas of scientific research, analysis and consultancy according to specific customer requirements. QIB Extra facilitates projects in a cost-effective and timely manner from the project design and planning stage through to the execution and completion of your project.
One of the major objectives of QIB Extra is to simplify and speed up the interaction between academia and commercial partners. Operating for over 10 years, QIB Extra has a proven track record of delivering commercially successful consultancies and research projects of varying length and value. For more information on how QIB Extra can help your business, see below service areas;The Quadram Institute, an interdisciplinary research centre, is a collaboration between the Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the University of East Anglia, and the Biotechnology Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) on the Norwich Research Park in Norfolk, UK, with researchers, analysts, and clinicians from around the world. The Quadram Institute also has one of Europe's largest endoscopy units and a reputable clinical research facility.
Their common mission is to improve people's lives by conducting innovative scientific research in gut health, microbiology, and food science, with a shared vision to understand how food and microbes interact to promote health and prevent disease.
Quadram Institute Bioscience's wholly owned subsidiary is QIB Extra. Established in 2008 as IFR Extra, QIB Extra provides short and long-term high-quality strategic and applied research and consulting services, with IS09001 accreditation, to commercial companies around the world in food production and manufacturing, environmental, agri-food, and allied sectors, as well as supporting collaborative projects between industry and academia.
We can direct all the necessary resources, from state-of-the-art laboratories, facilities, and equipment to expertise and project support from highly qualified and experienced researchers, analysts, and consultants from both QIB Extra and the Quadram Institute Bioscience or partnering organisation both from the Norwich Research Park or partnering organisations from further afield, to the commercial market, to ensure the success of our client’s research needs.
In addition to our wide range of research consultancy and services, we can offer our clients short- or long-term hire of equipment and facilities at the Quadram Institute, product authentication services, pioneering and reputable
Clostridium botulinum challenge testing, yeast identification and strain deposition through the
National Collection of Yeast Cultures (NCYC), and front and back of packaged food labelling for food producers through
Nutritional Information Solutions (NIS).
We were very impressed by the way the contractual process has been handled by QIB Extra. Thank you for sorting it out so promptly!
Latest News
06/11/2023
QIB Extra recently introduced TraDIS-Xpress, a groundbreaking service designed to assess the importance of individual genes in a bacterial genome within specific conditions. This service helps generate libraries of distinct mutants, gauges the impact on gene expression, and facilitates the examination of essential genes. It's a significant step forward for genetic investigations.
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31/10/2023
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