The Center for Diagnostic Innovation (CDI) at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is a hub for pioneering diagnostic development, offering advanced and esoteric testing for rare diseases, oncology, and inborn errors of metabolism. With CAP and CLIA accreditation, CDI enables compliant assay development for both clinical use and clinical trial support, including Phase I studies. Our work spans biomarker discovery, assay development, validation, and implementation—helping accelerate diagnostics for children worldwide. CDI combines world-class clinical and scientific expertise with a commitment to innovation, and we actively partner with academic, clinical, and biopharma collaborators to co-develop and deploy precision diagnostics. To learn more or discuss partnership opportunities, contact us at clinicallaboutreach@chop.edu.

Testing 

CDI supports the following diagnostic needs: 

• Cell therapy biomarker support
• Frontier Programs
• Undiagnosed Disease Program (including metabolomics)
• Clinical Vector Core (Including GMP support in early-phase trials)
• Oncology
• Additional early-phase clinical trial support (deep phenotyping)

Location

Center for Diagnostic Innovation
Suite 513, Abramson Pediatric Research Center, 5th Floor
3615 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Hours

Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.   

Specimen shipping

Learn how you can prepare your package to reduce the risk of delays or interruptions during shipment. 

Delivery Monday-Friday  
ATTN: Center for Diagnostic Innovation | STAT LAB SPECIMEN
Abramson Research Center, Room 513
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
3615 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4302

Delivery Saturday & Sunday
ATTN: Central Laboratory Services | CDI SPECIMEN  
Room 5188, Main Hospital  
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia  
34th & Civic Center Blvd.  
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4302   

All shipment tracking information must be sent to SpecimenTracking@CHOP.edu.

Forms

Whether you are a new or returning client, you can find all the forms for your lab testing needs here.

More information

For questions regarding sending testing to Clinical Lab Outreach Testing Services, please contact Alisha Wilkens at ClinicalLabOutreach@chop.edu.