A panel is a named group of biomarkers ordered together from one sample, so a thyroid panel, a metabolic panel and a longevity panel are commercial products built from a laboratory menu. The number of markers is a design decision and not a measure of quality.
Panel design decides most of your margin and most of your customer questions, because every extra marker adds cost, adds a possible abnormal result and sometimes changes the collection method. A panel that needs a venous draw cannot be sold as an at-home finger-prick product, which is why the marker list and the fulfilment model have to be chosen together.
Aniva offers six collection methods, which are venous draw, capillary kit, at-home kit, saliva, urine and stool, so the same marker list can reach a customer in more than one way.
- Ask which collection method each panel needs, because that decides how you fulfil it.
- Ask whether you can build your own panel or must buy a fixed list.
- Ask what happens when one marker in a panel fails and the others succeed.
- Ask whether the panel can be renamed and sold under your own brand.
In this glossary, Biomarker explains the single values a panel is built from, Präanalytik covers the handling rules each collection method brings, and Befund covers what the customer finally reads.
This glossary entry is general information, not medical advice, and it is not intended to diagnose, treat or rule out any condition. Discuss your own results with a clinician who knows your history.
