Aptamer Group January 2019

17th January 2019

This month:

Aptamer Group announces collaboration with AstraZeneca
Cancer Biomarker Capture and Elution by Cell Specific Aptamers
Laboratory and Office expansion
Interesting applications in glioblastoma and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) biomarker aptamers

With lots of new data ongoing for multiple applications in the commercial and academic space the Aptamer Group would like to share with you information monthly that may be of interest for your research and business goals.

The goal of this succinct but informative email is to keep you updated on aptamer research both at Aptamer Group and in general in applications such as bio and cell based assay development, biosensors, flow cytometry, bioprocess and other in vivo applications.

As always, we would love to hear from you to discuss how aptamers can be utilised as the preferred affinity/binding molecules in your research, diagnostics, drug discovery and drug development programs.

Novel Solutions – Cancer Biomarker Capture and Elution by Cell Specific Aptamers

Alternative to Antibodies and Immunoprecipitation

Unknown biomarkers can be identified
Tailored to application capture and elution
Multiple biomarkers identified simultaneously

In Review and News AstraZeneca Collaboration

Aptamer Group Announces Agreement with AstraZeneca to Explore Next-Generation Drug Delivery Devices

Aptamer Group on January 7, 2019 announced it has signed an agreement with AstraZeneca to explore the potential of using aptamer technology to target the kidney. The two-year agreement will give AstraZeneca use of Aptamer Group’s proprietary technology to explore the feasibility of developing the next generation of drug delivery vehicles, called Aptamer Drug Conjugates (ApDCs).

This collaborative project, which brings together the platform technology developed at Aptamer Group and AstraZeneca’s leadership in Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (CVRM) therapy development and expertise in drug discovery and development, aims to use ApDCs to enable targeted delivery specifically to the kidney.