Aptamers are short DNA or RNA strands that can recognize and bind to a specific target molecule with high precision. Similar to antibodies, they can be used to detect these molecules or modulate their ...

Generating specific cell lineages from induced pluripotent stem cells and embryonic stem cells is the holy grail of regenerative medicine. Guiding iPSCs toward a target cell line has garnered much ...

Aptamer Group, the developer of diagnostic and therapeutic Optimer™ reagents, today announced that it has signed an agreement with the multinational pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical company Takeda ...

Aptamer Group plc, the developer of novel Optimer ® binders to enable innovation in the life sciences industry, announces that it has opened its new facilities in York Science Park, UK, that will ...

The few sensors that detect and measure molecules in the body depend on the specific chemistry of the target analyte. For example, glucose sensors quantify levels of the sugar thanks to glucose ...

UK firm links with up global drug firms to make synthetic antibodies capable of binding to targets such as tumour cells Inside a science park lab next to the University of York, two clusters of robots ...