Integrated sample management for the drug discovery pipeline
Compounds Australia provides a national resource for researchers to deposit small molecules into a central repository for quick and efficient access by life science drug discovery teams.
Our expertise and custom suite of advanced material handling robotics and software drives drug discovery and development by maintaining sample integrity and extending compound life.
Australia's only dedicated compound management and logistics facility, Compounds Australia also facilitates crucial interaction between Australasian chemists and biomedical researchers and their colleagues globally.
Lodgement and storage
Sample lodgement, solubilisation and reformatting, secure storage.
Quality assurance
Programs for sample integrity assessment (LC-MS), barcode data tracking, instrument maintenance and calibration of liquid handling equipment.
Sample processing
Sample replication, reformatting, single or multiple-volume cherry pick, multiple-volume does response.
Compounds Australia services workflow
To learn more about Compounds Australia's best practice approach to sample management, download our workflow guide.
Our capabilities
Sample processing platforms
Samples can be dispensed in formats including exact replicate 'daughter stamp' plates of small and large library sets, unique individual single and multi-volume plate layouts, and complex serial dilution and combination formats. Our robotic platforms remove often error-prone manual dispensing from sample handling.
Storage platforms
Compounds Australia is the first academic group worldwide to bring together the advantages of FluidX AcoustiX microtube technology with the Beckman Echo 650T liquid handlers and automated storage to provide the next generation of compound management. Compounds are stored in 2D barcoded microtubes or microplates, under conditions that ensure sample integrity and extension of compound library life.
Data infrastructure
We offer a complete suite of data solutions for small molecule and natural product drug discovery research needs. Our data infrastructure links registered sample information to barcoded sample labware, with sample and plate layout information tailored to client requirements. We also provide an online ordering portal including inventory status and order progress information.
Quality assurance
Our quality assurance program delivers consistent results, reduces waste and meets client expectation for reliable sample storage and accurate liquid handling. Our instruments are maintained at peak performance levels in strict accordance with manufacturer guidelines. All samples are analysed on submission and at regular intervals to monitor consistency and reliability over time.
Our members
Understanding Drug Sensitivity in Ovarian Cancer
"Communication from Compounds Australia was extremely efficient and unambiguous. Importantly, after the primary screen concluded and the end user was looking to validate the key targets, Compounds Australian went above and beyond to identify solutions to a major problem we faced in sourcing sufficient reagents. Without their diligence and commitment, this project would not have been completed as originally anticipated."
Associate Professor Kaylene J. Simpson, Head, Victorian Centre for Functional Genomics
Contact details
- Phone
- (07) 3735 4445
- Location and postal address
- Compounds Australia
- Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics
- Griffith University
- Building N75
- Brisbane Innovation Park
- Don Young Road
- Nathan QLD 4111