Bespoke study design
Not every scientific question fits a standard protocol. When your challenge falls outside the usual framework — whether that's a novel compound, a complex regulatory pathway or a scenario with no existing guideline covers — we design the study around it.
What bespoke means in practice
Standard OECD and regulatory protocols are built for the common case. When your situation is anything but common, we start from the question rather than the method. Working closely with your team, we design studies from the ground up — choosing the right scale, the right approach and the right analytical support to generate data that regulators will accept and that you can act on.
Environmental fate & metabolism
Tailored degradation and metabolism studies for soil, water and plant systems — including non-standard scenarios such as rainfall effects on volatilisation or pharmaceutical uptake in crops.
Ecotoxicology — pollinators & aquatic
Custom higher-tier studies for bee health assessment including cage, tunnel and semi-field designs, alongside bespoke aquatic studies for plant protection products matching specific environmental risk assessments.
Biopesticides & novel substances
Bespoke testing programmes to support registration of new biopesticides and complex substances — covering early discovery, efficacy and environmental safety.
Chemical regulation (REACH)
Tailored study strategies for unique substances or complex mixtures where standard data requirements don't map cleanly onto your situation.
Mesocosm studies
Specialist controlled-flow, in-stream facilities generating large datasets on complex ecosystems — enabling higher-tier risk assessments of pesticides and biologicals at meaningful environmental scale.
If your question doesn't fit the standard framework, let's build something that does.
Get in touchWhy Fera for bespoke study design
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GLP-compliant by default
Every study we design is conducted to Good Laboratory Practice standards, so the data is fit for regulatory submission from the outset.
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500+ scientists across disciplines
Environmental fate, ecotoxicology, analytical chemistry, molecular biology — we bring the right expertise to bear on each unique challenge, in-house.
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Analytical infrastructure to match
Our 30-instrument mass spectrometry suite and integrated analytical chemistry teams handle complex requirements including radio-labelled compounds and metabolomic profiling.
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Scale to your needs
From early-stage pilot studies to complex, multi-scale field programmes, we adapt the design to match the question and the risk.
How we work with you
Bespoke study design starts with a conversation. We take time to understand your compound, your regulatory context and what the data needs to demonstrate. From there we propose an approach, agree the scope and manage delivery — keeping you informed at every stage so there are no surprises when the final report lands.
