SPECTRUMClinical Research Labs

Services & pricing

Biospecimen Collection & Pricing

Browse starting prices for research specimens and collection services. We shape the final bid around your cohort, specifications, processing, and delivery needs.

Listed prices are starting points where noted. Final quotes depend on project specifications, feasibility, and logistics. IRB and regulatory project fees are separate.

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Prospective collection programs

Disease-Specific Collections

Define the donor population and matrix you need. Our team reviews collection feasibility against your study requirements.

Disease-specific donor recruitment

Specimen and processing fees additional where applicable.

From $500/donor
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Rheumatoid Arthritis

Fresh whole blood, serum, plasma, PBMCs

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Pediatric Asthma

Fresh whole blood, serum, plasma, saliva/buccal

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COPD

Fresh whole blood, serum, plasma, PBMCs

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Menopause / Women's Health

Fresh whole blood, serum, plasma, urine, saliva

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Obesity / Metabolic Health

Fresh whole blood, serum, plasma, PBMCs, urine

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Knee Osteoarthritis

Fresh whole blood, serum, plasma

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Venous Leg Ulcer

Fresh whole blood, serum, plasma; custom matrix feasibility

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Prosthetic Joint Infection

Fresh whole blood, serum, plasma; specialized feasibility

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Healthy Controls

Standard blood and biofluid matrices

Specimens & services

A practical starting point for your budget.

Prices below are per the listed unit. Availability and final pricing are confirmed against your project requirements.

Fresh & Prospective Collections

Donor-led collections and study-specific prospective work.

Fresh whole blood$350/donor
Serum$300/donor
Plasma$300/donor
Buffy coat$375/donor
PBMCs$550/donor
Urine$225/donor
Saliva/buccal$225/donor
Stool$300/donor
Fresh tissue standard surgical collectionFrom $750/specimen
Fresh tumor tissueFrom $900/specimen
Fresh tumor + matched normalFrom $1,400/donor set
Fresh tissue + matched whole bloodFrom $1,100/donor set

Tissue & Pathology Specimens

Prepared tissue formats and matched sets.

FFPE tissue blockFrom $450/block
FFPE unstained slideFrom $75/slide
FFPE H&E slideFrom $95/slide
FFPE curls/scrollsFrom $85/vial
Pathology review/block qualification$250/hour
Matched FFPE tumor + normalFrom $850/set

Frozen Specimens & Biofluids

Frozen and viable options, with matched matrices where available.

Frozen tissueFrom $500/specimen
Fresh-frozen tissueFrom $650/specimen
Cryopreserved/viable tissueFrom $750/specimen
Matched frozen tumor + normalFrom $950/set
Matched tissue + biofluidFrom $800/donor set
Matched blood/biofluid from same donorFrom $350/matrix

Remnant Biosamples / Clinical Discards

Research-use remnant materials, subject to source and project requirements.

Clinical remnant swabFrom $105/specimen
Confirmed disease/organism-positive swabFrom $175/specimen
Remnant urineFrom $105/aliquot
Remnant stoolFrom $140/specimen
Remnant serumFrom $105/aliquot
Remnant plasmaFrom $105/aliquot
Other clinical discard/remnantFrom $140/specimen

Specialized Anatomical Procurement

Whole organs and defined anatomical specimens, quoted to requirements.

Whole organ standard procurementFrom $3,500/organ
Complex/high-demand whole organFrom $5,000/organ
Anatomical part/defined organ segmentFrom $1,500/specimen
Fresh whole-organ priority logisticsFrom $1,250/shipment
Frozen/fixed organ preparationFrom $750/organ

Processing & Project Services

Options to complete the collection and delivery plan.

Additional aliquot$15
Non-standard processing/lab time$125/hour
Clinical data abstraction$150/hour
Short-term frozen storage$25/specimen/month
Rush/after-hours collection coordinationFrom $500/event
Shipping/courier/dry iceQuoted by project

IRB & Regulatory Project Fees

Project-specific IRB and regulatory requirements are reviewed and quoted separately from specimen and collection pricing.

Next step

Let's price your collection plan.

Tell us the specimen, donor population, timeline, and data your project needs.