private lab
Exclusive research space
A private lab is a laboratory operated by a private company or individual rather than a government agency or university.
The term often appears in contexts involving medical testing, forensic analysis, or research and development: She sent the samples to a private lab for faster results.
Private labs may offer services unavailable through public institutions or provide quicker turnaround times.
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- clinical trialsControlled health research experiments
- blood workMedical fluid analysis
- drug testingAnalysis for illicit substances
- behind closed doorsIn private, unobserved
- Laboratoriesflasks, beakers, pipettes, fume hoods, test tubes
- private institution
- research facilitieslaboratories, labs, research center, research institute, research labs