About OTRADI
OTRADI's foundation is based on a partnership between university scientists and researchers, bioscience and pharmaceutical companies, and the state of Oregon. OTRADI makes tools (expertise, equipment, analysis), which were previously unavailable or prohibitively expensive, readily available and accessible to Oregon's scientific investigators.
Working With Us
By partnering with OTRADI, Oregon researchers can leverage OTRADI's cutting-edge, world-class scientific equipment and expertise to reach the goals of:
- Attracting federal funding to Oregon universities and small businesses
- Increasing the speed, number, and quality of drugs and scientific products commercialized in Oregon
- Translating these licensable products into new Oregon-based biotech companies, resulting in a net increase in high-paying sustainable jobs
Resources
OTRADI uses its state-of-the-art laboratory equipment to facilitate research and development in a timely and cost-efficient manner. Key pieces of equipment include:
- High-content screening and analysis using the OPERA LX HCA System from PerkinElmer
- High-throughput screening using the Staccato Automated System from Caliper Life Sciences
Current Collaborations
OTRADI welcomes the opportunity to collaborate with public- and private-sector entities dedicated to the discovery of therapeutics for infectious diseases. Current collaborations include:
Accomplishments
- Established a state-of-the-art, high-throughput drug discovery & screening laboratory capable of testing >10,000 chemicals a day for drug-like activity.
- Assembled the "Oregon Collection" — a library of novel, locally-sourced chemical compounds contributed by researchers from OSU, U of O, PSU, and OHSU/VA Medical Center.
- Attracted over 70 scientific researchers from Oregon Universities to participate as OTRADI Affiliates.