FFPE Tissues Fortified by Quality, Pathology, and AI
Accelerate your oncology, immunology, and other disease area programs with the largest and most reliable FFPE inventory—backed by industry-leading acceptance rates, rigorous 12-point quality checks, triple-pathologist review, and AI-powered tumor quantification.
Featured FFPE Tissue Products
Stand-alone FFPE Tissue Blocks, Slides, & Curls
FFPE tissue blocks, slides, and curls reviewed by three board-certified pathologists. 40x digital H&E images are available for every FFPE block and can be viewed prior to purchase.
FFPE + Matched DTCs
High-quality FFPE tissues matched with dissociated tumor cells with cell count and HLA-typing.
SpecimenSeq™ FFPE
NGS-characterized FFPE tissues with >40,000+ detections of 500+ clinically relevant genes across 19 oncology indications and 900+ unique patients.
FFPE + Matched Flash Frozen Tissue
Mirrored pairs of consented flash-frozen tissue and FFPE samples, each comprising over 175 mg of flash-frozen tissue and complete FFPE blocks.
SpecimenSeq™ FFPE + Matched Plasma
1,200+ detections of 54 clinically relevant genes across 30 oncology indications and 200+ unique patients.
FFPE + Matched Plasma + Buffy Coat
Quality FFPE tissues with matched plasma (Streck and K2EDTA available) and buffy coat.
Discovery FFPE tissue—your standard for excellence
RELIABLE FFPE SELECTION WITH DIGITAL H&E SLIDES
- More than 30,000 FFPE tissue blocks with digital H&E images so you can use with confidence
ACTIONABLE SAMPLE DATA
- Choose wisely knowing tumor percentage, tumor enriched area, and other critical specifications
- Molecular pathology results included where available
SAMPLE INTEGRITY
- All pathology data are confirmed and triple checked by Discovery’s board-certified pathologists
QUICK SAMPLE DELIVERY
- Rapid sample delivery after purchase, usually within 10 business days
SORTABLE INVENTORY REPORT
- Quickly identify blocks that match your criteria by sorting and filtering our comprehensive FFPE inventory reports
UNMATCHED ACCESS
- With over 60,000+ quality reviewed blocks from 18,000+ unique patients, Discovery has the samples you need to accelerate your research
AI-Annotated FFPE Tissues with Precise Tumor Content Quantification
Discovery has deployed PathAI’s AISight® workflow solutions in our pathology workflow, enabling a new level of precision in tumor content quantification. AI-annotation is able to calculate tumor percent at a decimal-point level of precision, surpassing the traditional qualitative assessments of pathologists and empowering faster turnaround times for large-scale research projects.
ArtifactDetect automatically identifies potential histology and scanning QC issues.
TumorDetect identifies and quantifies cancer area, cancer stroma, and necrosis.
AISight® is for Research Use Only in the US; AISight® Dx is CE-IVD marked in the EEA, UK, and Switzerland. ArtifactDetect and TumorDetect are research use only products available on AISight® Image Management System, not for use in diagnostic procedures.
FFPE Tissue Technical Resources
Optimized Methods For Sequencing RNA From FFPE Samples White Papers
ASHG 2019 Presentation Webinars & Videos
AACR 2023 - Characterization of a Novel Immunohistochemistry (IHC) Assay on FFPE Tissues for CEACAM5 Using a Commercial Antibody Abstracts & Posters
Looking to profile your FFPE tissue?
While our biospecimens are highly characterized, we also provide streamlined multi-omic analyses to further characterize biospecimens from our inventory or from your studies via our global CLIA / CAP service laboratories.*
GENOMICS
- Whole Genome Sequencing
- Whole Exome Sequencing
- Targeted Panels
- Hi-Fi Long Read Sequencing
- RNA Sequencing
- Single Cell Sequencing
MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY
- Histology & Digital Pathology
- IHC
- ISH
- Multiplexed IF (mIF)
- Quantitative Gene Expression
*Not all service laboratories have CLIA certification or CAP accreditation. Inquire to learn more.