About AssayFinder and  The CSW Group : Click to view their web site

AssayFinder.com was developed by AssayFinder Ltd and The CSW Group in 1998, having been instigated and sponsored by the Association of Clinical Biochemists, and latterly by the British In Vitro Diagnostics Association.

By 2002,  the original site was struggling to cope with the volumes of traffic and had proved there was a growing need for our services.  So,  we designed a new,  more efficient database structure and then re-wrote the site 'from scratch' using the power of 'open standards technologies' working in concert within an 'open modular architecture'
(this means that our service is now flexible, and can continue to grow and improve).

In order to expand the service for our providers and their clients we now have sponsors who may use the site to communicate matters of interest on an ongoing basis, and provide the financial support for the site.

Please make them feel welcome and let us know your views on their content!
Our Purpose

  • AssayFinder.com enables providers of assays to register themselves and the details of their assays, free of charge. This allows their clients to search for these assays and discover where to get them done.


  • Registered providers are given a password so they can access our
    Provider Administration Utilities directly,  to update their information.

  • All registered AssayFinder providers can choose to be emailed when new assays from other providers are added to the system.
 Using the Web browser in AssayFinder
  • Move the cursor (using the mouse) to any word or letter that is highlighted in colour and then click.  You will move to a page relevant to that item.  This is a "hot link".  By clicking on a hot links you can navigate from page to page.

  • You can also use the "tab menu" (shown at the top of every page) to move between the main areas of the site.  For example,  if you click on "Home" on the tab menu you can get to our Home Page from any other page on the site.

  • Lastly,  by using your browser's "Back" button,  it is possible to retrace your steps through the database.