CORE SERVICE
Integrated LC-MS/MS Biologics Quantification Platform for Biotherapeutic Development
Biologics quantification by LC-MS/MS has become the methodology of choice when traditional ligand-binding assays are unavailable, insufficiently specific, or require multi-analyte multiplexing. Unlike ELISA, LC-MS/MS directly measures the protein analyte through its peptide surrogates or intact mass, providing sequence-level specificity that distinguishes closely related biotherapeutic variants, quantifies total and conjugated antibody species for ADCs, and supports simultaneous multi-analyte panels. Our biologics quantification platform deploys three complementary LC-MS/MS strategies — immunoaffinity enrichment coupled to LC-MS/MS, signature peptide-based targeted quantification (PRM/MRM), and intact/middle-down mass spectrometry — selected and combined according to the biotherapeutic modality, required sensitivity, and study objectives.
- mAb & Fusion Protein Quantification: Generic human IgG framework peptide-based LC-MS/MS workflows enable quantification of monoclonal antibodies and Fc-fusion proteins across drug development stages, from discovery PK through regulated bioanalysis. Surrogate peptide selection, stable isotope internal standard synthesis, and multi-analyte panel development are optimised for each biotherapeutic candidate.
- ADC Multi-Attribute Quantification: Comprehensive antibody-drug conjugate analysis measuring total antibody (TAb), conjugated antibody (CAb), free payload, and drug-to-antibody ratio (DAR) — providing the complete PK picture required for ADC development. Intact mass analysis tracks DAR distribution and deconjugation kinetics.
- Recombinant Protein & HCP Quantification: Stable isotope dilution absolute quantification of recombinant therapeutic proteins in cell culture supernatants, purification fractions, and final drug substance. Host cell protein (HCP) quantification workflows identify and quantify residual process-related impurities at single-ppm sensitivity.




