Olink Certified Service Provider

Olink, NULISA and mass spec proteomics,
run in Hayward, California.

Ascend Biosciences is a small proteomics lab in the East Bay. We run Olink Reveal and Explore, Alamar NULISA panels and mass spectrometry for university groups and drug developers, and we pick up samples ourselves across the Bay Area.

Platforms and services

Most projects start with one of these. If you're not sure which, tell us about the samples and the question and we'll suggest one.

Olink Explore HT
5,400+ proteins

Olink's largest panel. Around 5,400 proteins from 2 µL of plasma or serum, for discovery work where you want the broadest look before narrowing down.

2 µL sample 99.5% specificity Discovery
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Olink Reveal
1,034 proteins

The panel we run most. 1,034 proteins from 4 µL, with partial plates so a small study doesn't pay for empty wells. Results in 3 weeks for a full plate, 4 weeks for a partial plate.

Certified provider Partial plates 4 µL sample
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Olink Target 96
92 proteins per panel

Eleven disease-area panels of 92 proteins each, from 1 µL. A good fit when you already know which pathway you care about and want NPX data on a defined set.

1 µL sample 11 panels NPX
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Olink Target 48
Up to 45 proteins

Absolute concentrations in pg/mL, with no bridging samples needed. Cytokine, Immune Surveillance, Neurodegeneration and Mouse panels; the mouse panel also works on rat.

pg/mL No bridging Mouse / rat
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Olink Flex
5 to 30 proteins, your choice

Pick from a library of about 200 proteins and get relative or absolute values from 1 µL. Useful for confirming hits from a discovery run on a larger set of samples.

Custom panel ~200-protein library
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NULISA
Up to ~340 proteins, fg/mL

Alamar's NULISAseq panels for inflammation, immunology and CNS biology, with sensitivity down to fg/mL. Includes a mouse panel that also reads rat samples.

fg/mL Immune 340 Neuro 220
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Mass Spectrometry
No panel required

DIA proteomics for tissue, cells and FFPE; plasma and serum with nanoparticle enrichment; and site-level phosphoproteomics. Thousands of proteins per sample.

Library-free DIA Phospho Tissue & FFPE
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Custom Assay Development
Your target, your antibodies

When no panel covers your protein, we build a NULISAqPCR assay from your antibody pair, or help you find one. Up to four targets in one assay, fg/mL sensitivity.

Your antibodies Up to 4-plex Alamar-trained
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What you can expect

We're a small team of scientists, and the person you email is usually the person who runs your samples. A few things clients tend to notice:

Turnaround we put in writing
Olink Reveal results within 3 weeks of receiving your samples for a full plate, 4 weeks for a partial plate. The date goes in the quote.
Partial plates
You don't need a full plate to run Olink Reveal. Send the samples you have and pay for the wells you use. Pilot studies and small cohorts are welcome.
Someone to talk through the design with
Before samples ship, we go over the panel choice, sample volumes, plate layout and bridging samples with you. After delivery, we'll help with the analysis if you want it.
Data ready to analyze
Normalized NPX values with QC flags and a plate report, plus the raw files if you want them. Multi-plate studies are bridged before you see the data.
Credentials and contact
Olink Certified Service Provider
Certified for Olink Reveal, December 2025.
Alamar NULISAqPCR custom assay development
Training completed at Alamar Biosciences, September 2025.
3583 Investment Blvd, Suite 2, Hayward, CA 94545
Visitors welcome. Bay Area sample pickup on dry ice.

Based in the East Bay.
We'll come get the samples.

Our lab is on Investment Blvd in Hayward, within about an hour's drive of most Bay Area campuses and biotech clusters. For local clients that means we collect samples in person, on dry ice, and you can drop by to see where they'll be run.

Free sample pickup anywhere in the Bay Area. We bring the dry ice.
Clients at UCSF, Stanford, UC Berkeley and Lawrence Livermore, along with local biotech and pharma groups.
Set up for industry work: NDAs, chain-of-custody records and QC documentation with every project.
Cold chain kept end to end, from your freezer to ours, with receipt logged on arrival.
Ascend Biosciences
Hayward, California
San Francisco Bay Area
3583 Investment Blvd, Suite 2
Hayward, CA 94545
650-200-5149

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