A service and research facility
Our mission is to help the scientific community address their protein analysis needs.
The Australian Proteome Analysis Facility (APAF) team is here to provide support through service work, collaborative projects, and training on our instrumentation available for access.
About the facility
For more than 25 years we have been providing service work and research support to industry, academia and government organisations, servicing hundreds of clients involved in:
- biomedical sciences
- life sciences
- environmental sciences
- food
- agriculture.
Download the following documents, or contact us at info.apaf@mq.edu.au for more information.
Service requests
Service requests should be made via the service request form below. Download and complete the service request form and sample information attachment, referring to the price list below.
Access to APAF
Our instrumentation is available for Macquarie researchers and research students to access. We can assist you with training and guidance.
If you are external to Macquarie, contact us to discuss access and training possibilities.
Terms and conditions
- APAF terms and conditions (updated November 2021)
Quarantine documentation
APAF is:
- supported by Bioplatforms Australia
- funded by the Australian Government National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS)
- accredited by the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) for compliance with the international standard ISO/IEC 17025 (accreditation number 20344).
Accreditation is granted through an independent, external assessment of our facility for technical competence and compliance to the accreditation criteria. Ongoing compliance to the accreditation criteria must be demonstrated through NATA’s reassessment program.
Learn about our NATA accredited services (Scope of Accreditation).
APAF can issue NATA endorsed reports for any services that fall within the Scope of Accreditation in accordance with NATA rules and policies. Contact us if you have any queries regarding accredited services.