Sample ordering and lodgement made easy
Compounds Australia has made ordering and submitting samples a simple, consistent process.
All the resources our members need can be found below, including labware specifications, an order checklist and sample lodgement guidelines.
Ordering from Compounds Australia
- Sign in to iLab
- Review Compounds Australia’s samples and libraries:
- For Open Libraries, browse CASPeR or visit our Libraries page
- For Closed Libraries, contact the owner
- For library support, contact Compounds Australia
- Check labware compatibility, then request your sample order specifics including:
- Plate layout
- Volume or concentration
- Controls
- Destination labware
- Replicates
- Submit completed sample request to Compounds Australia:
- email compounds-australia@griffith.edu.au
- via iLab account
Lodging samples with Compounds Australia
Samples can be submitted via plates or vial (see lodgement guidelines below for more information) and as solids or solutions in DMSO.
Samples will be made up by Compounds Australia in DMSO to a standardised concentration for storage in either microtubes or microplates.
All samples must be registered to our database before submission, including plate/rack/vial ID and compound-specific information (details are available on lodgement guideline documents below.
This process also allocates each sample a Sample Number, the unique identifier for the sample while it’s held with us.
Labware and plate template guidelines
See below for reference documents detailing Compounds Australia’s labware and lodgement requirements.
Labware
Compounds Australia maintains an extensive selection of labware within our facility. Check compatibility with your plate type below. If your labware is not listed, you’ll need to supply us sample labware so we can calibrate our robot and liquid handling platforms to accept it.
Plate templates
See below for our extensive list of plate templates for samples, including various single point and multi-point CRC configurations. If you can’t find a template that suits your needs, we can for a small charge create additional templates on request.
Acknowledging Compounds Australia
Compounds Australia pursues competitive infrastructure funding, often in collaboration with our stakeholders. Research metrics are central to our grant funding as they highlight our contribution to the Australian research ecosystem.
To compile and report these metrics, we rely on researchers, institutes and members acknowledging Compounds Australia’s role where possible, including in publications and presentations.
Minimum acknowledgment of Compounds Australia is a single line of text in print or papers, or the use of our logo in presentations. We also require email confirmation for our records that acknowledgment has been made.
Contact details
- Phone
- (07) 3735 4445
- Location and postal address
- Compounds Australia
- Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery
- Griffith University
- Building N75
- Brisbane Innovation Park
- Don Young Road
- Nathan QLD 4111