Contract Research — outsourced electrochemical R&D from your first hypothesis to a validated data package you can act on.

Researcher in a fume hood — ZP contract research laboratory

We've spent ten years getting this right.

650+

clients across 30+ countries

250,000+

hours of R&D accumulated since 2016

ISO 13485

certified by LRQA — quality built in

Does this sound familiar?
You have a target analyte — but no sufficient method to measure it within your workflow. Maybe you're sending samples to a slow, expensive off-site lab and the turnaround kills your process. Maybe you need a portable solution to bring into the field. Or you need to validate your assay before the next funding round, and building an in-house electrochemistry lab and hiring an expert team isn't an option. Maybe your team has the product vision, but lacks the sensing depth to de-risk the core technology.

That's exactly what CRO is for.
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How a CRO engagement works.

01

Feasibility Study

Also known as Proof of Principle — we establish whether your target analyte can be reliably measured in your specific matrix and conditions before any further investment.

02

Method Development

Building the electrochemical protocol around your analyte, matrix, and performance requirements — drawing on our existing library and any assay work you've already done.

03

Sensor Optimisation

Working on repeatability, sensitivity, selectivity, and stability to push performance to where it needs to be for your application.

04

Performance Validation

Taking your assay through verification testing to generate the data package that supports your decision making — whether that's regulatory, commercial, or technical.

ZP cleanroom facility in Tønsberg — ISO 13485 certified manufacturing and R&D

Built for rigour, not just results.

ISO 13485 certified and operated from our in-house facility in Tønsberg, Norway — every engagement generates data that holds up to regulatory and academic scrutiny. We've developed sensors across 30+ analytes. There's a good chance we've worked with something close to your application already.

Our Facility
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30+ analytes developed

From glucose and lactate to cortisol, nitrate, and pH — we're not starting from zero. Prior development means faster feasibility and lower risk for your project.
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Full stack, one team

If your CRO work leads to a product, the same team handles the hardware, firmware, software, and cloud layer. No hand-off, no context lost between research and development.
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ISO 13485 certified

Quality management is built into every engagement — not bolted on at the end. Regulatory confidence from the first experiment.

Academic Partners

University of Oxford
Imperial College London
University of Warwick
NTNU
USN
University of Oslo
University of Glasgow
Swansea University

Not sure which service fits?

CRO is about de-risking the core sensing technology — validating that the measurement is possible before committing to a full product build. If the data looks good, Full System Development is the natural next step.

ZP scientist working with biosensor hardware in the lab

Tell us your analyte. We'll scope the study.

Whether you need a quick feasibility check or a structured multi-phase validation study, we'll scope and deliver an engagement that fits your timeline and decision criteria.