3 Tips for monoclonal antibody production
Virtually all scientists use monoclonal antibodies in their research today. The process of monoclonal antibody production begins with immunization of animals with a purified protein or peptide. The spleen from the best-responding animals will then be used for...
Molecular biomarkers for lung cancer
Lung cancer is (LC) is the leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide, being responsible for 20.3% of cancer-related deaths in Spain (SEOM, Spanish Society of Medical Oncology). It is thought that 90% of lung cancer deaths can be attributed to smoking. Thus, current...
How to get a custom monoclonal antibody?
· At Abyntek, we carry out highly complex projects to find the bioreagents, antibodies or proteins our clients need · Dr. Giraldo's research group was able to publish an article in Scientific Reports (Nature) after we produced the monoclonal antibody they required ·...
Gene variants associated to breast cancer risk
Breast Cancer is the most prevalent cancer for women in Spain with an estimate of 33.375 new cases diagnosed in 2021 (SEOM, Sociedad Española de Oncología Médica). A key measure to manage this disease has been the implementation of screening programs aiming to...
RAD51: New biomarker in Triple-negative Breast Cancer
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) usually shows defects in homologous recombination (HR) DNA repair, frequently due to germline mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes or other somatic mutations affecting genes involved in HR. Two studies have recently shown at...
Biomarkers for molecular classification of Breast Cancer
The World Health Organization defines a biomarker as any substance, structure or process that can be measured in the body or its products and influence or predict the incidence of outcome or disease´. In the context of cancer, a biomarker might measure the risk of...
Abyntek Research Reagents, a socially responsible brand
Accelerating Cancer Research From Abyntek, in our spirit to contribute to excellence in the supply of reagents for research, we launched Abyntek Research Reagents, a battery of highest quality bioreagents for cancer research, including more than 6,000 antibodies,...
Epigenetics: DNA methylation and cancer
Each individual possesses a unique genetic information, or genome, that is present in all cells in their body. This information, which is stored in the DNA, is determined by the specific nucleotide sequence. However, the DNA sequence is not the only factor that can...
Gastrointestinal microbiota: fecal transplantations, genetic factors, and causal relationship
There is an increasing body of research work regarding studies of the gastrointestinal microbiota as the cause of, or potential treatment for, various medical conditions. To gain a better understanding of recent progress in this field, herein we present a brief review...
We celebrate our 15th anniversary!
Last Friday, July 23rd, the entire team of Abyntek Biopharma celebrated the 15th anniversary of the company in an event where the most important milestones achieved in recent years and the new projects that we will start in the coming months were recapitulated. Since...
