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For over 15 years, Alpha Laboratories has been the UK’s trusted partner for BÜHLMANN, renowned as the forefront expert in Calprotectin assays and applications. As pioneers of the most extensive range of solutions for diagnosing and monitoring IBD patients, we invite you to explore our dedicated Calprotectin website and resources for professionals.
NEW: For Patients
These dedicated pages have been created specifically for patients, to provide valuable information, guidance, and resources to deepen your understanding of calprotectin testing. Explore helpful tips on faecal sample collection, step-by-step instructions for using the IBDoc® self-test and CALEX® extraction device, and much more.
What is Calprotectin?
Calprotectin is a protein biomarker that indicates the migration of neutrophils to the intestinal mucosa, occuring during inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It is used to distinguish between IBD and non-inflammatory disorders and to monitor IBD disease activity.
It helps improve patient care and reduce health care costs by screening out patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), thus preventing the need for unnecessary endoscopy procedures.
Calprotectin Assays
Whether you want to perform the test within Primary Care, in the Gastroenterology Clinic or the Hospital Laboratory, or even empower your patients to test themselves, Alpha Laboratories offers the widest range of test formats for the measurement of Human Faecal Calprotectin in the UK.
From individual home kits up to high throughput automated analysis we can support your calprotectin testing needs.
Benefits of Calprotectin Tests
The NHS Centre for Evidence-based Purchasing concluded in 2010 that using calprotectin tests for differentiating between IBS and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) supports improvements in patient management and offers substantial cost savings.
Since 2013 NICE has recommended calprotectin tests to support clinicians with the differential diagnosis of IBD or irritable IBS in adults with recent onset lower gastrointestinal symptoms.
Recent Calprotectin News
fCAL turbo® Packaging Update
The packaging for the BÜHLMANN fCAL turbo® calibrator and control kits is changing from the current opaque white bottles to…
Serum Calprotectin Analysis: ELISA vs. Turbidimetric Assays
In the Autumn of 2023, technical specialists from BÜHLMANN visited Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital (GOSH) to collaboratively establish a…
Recent Calprotectin Resources
New Testing Service Helps Diagnose Animals With Intestinal Inflammation
University of Edinburgh Easter Bush School and Hospital for Small Animals The University of Edinburgh’s Easter Bush Clinical Pathologists and…
Boosting Capacity & Efficiency in Calprotectin Testing
A New Era at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust was established in February…
Successful Integration of IBDoc® Fecal Calprotectin Home Test into an HL7 Hospital Remote Monitoring System: Flarometer
An interview with Prof. Dr. Patrick van Rheenen University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands Can you introduce yourself and your…