Micro X-ray Computed Tomography Shared Research Facility (XCT-SRF) provides access to an X-ray microscope and micro-CT instrument, and expertise in experiment planning, sample preparation, and data analysis and visualisation. The facility is capable of 3D imaging and analysing a wide range of material samples, with a focus on supporting research in healthcare, manufacturing, and energy applications.

The Liverpool University Biobank (LUB) is a Research Tissue Bank which has broad NHS REC approval for the collection of both adult and paediatric biosamples, and is able to confer project-specific approval for their use.

The LUB also has outstanding facilities including state of the art 2-D barcoded storage and LIMS, sample processing, histology, automated tissue microarray generation and spatial genomics profiling.

Facility offers preparation of samples from fresh or fixed tissue through to scanned images.
Provides training to prepare and use equipment to embed, section and hand stain tissues as required. Offers three different types of wax for embedding and sectioning as required.
Fully equipped for methyl methacrylate and glycol methacrylate embedding and sectioning (including larger samples), freeze microtomy and high throughput slide imaging using our Zeiss Axioscan Z1.

Provides access to imaging systems. Offers researchers technologies for multi-modality, non-invasive approaches to imaging on small, live animals, or tissues and organs extracted from animals . Our equipment can be used for pre-clinical models and non-biological samples.

Facility offers NMR technologies to determine content and purity of sample as well as its molecular structure, interactions and chemometrics of biological mixtures.

Automation, synthetic biology and protein production facility. As founder member of Global Biofoundry Alliance we are part of UK government initiative to strengthen engineering biology capabilities in the country and beyond. GeneMill offers high-throughout, automated gene cloning, sequence diversity generation and phenotyping. Our portfolio also includes a full protein production service.

Through its use of fertilised hen's eggs, offers researchers method for scientific research that can also reduce or replace the use of mammalian models. Provides expertise in chorioallantoic membrane xenograft models of cancer, including patient-derived xenografts, to translate in vitro cancer studies and test therapeutic approaches.