Biotechnology Forums - North America

Need Lab (academic or commercial) Routinely Running Akt activation ELISA Assays

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 14:53:30 +0000

The title says it all. I need to find a lab already setup to do routine ELISA assays for Akt phosphorylation in PBMCs. Something along the lines of the ThermoFisher Akt(pS473) assay kits or equivalent. All the labs I have canvassed are unfamiliar and require method transfer and validation which turns out to be triple the cost of running the assays themselves. This would be non-GLP, could be academic or commercial lab and would initially be about 300 samples in duplicate.

Thanks in advance

John

How Accessible Is Genetic Engineering?

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 10:30:38 +0000

Hi all, thanks for this forum.

I'm a member of the general public trying to educate myself about genetic engineering. I'm particularly interested in understanding how accessible genetic engineering is, and will be, for the general public.

Here's an example question to start the ball rolling.

TODAY: At this time, can well funded experts do something like this? Edit the embryo of say, a lizard, to give it some competitive advantage. Release such edited lizards in to the wild where they gradually out compete and replace existing lizards of that species.

TOMORROW: What is your best guess as to when a self funded biology grad student will be able to perform the same operation?

I keep hearing that genetic engineering is rapidly becoming cheaper and easier, and thus presumably accessible to more people. I'm hoping to get a general ball park idea of how this process may proceed.

Many thanks for your input!

AAAHHH!! (Anyone mind helping out a newbie?)

Wed, 27 Jun 2018 00:56:25 +0000

Did I get your attention? Yes? Good, because I'm in distress.

I just got back from a nine-day biotech camp. To be clear, I signed up cause I was bored; I didn't actually think I would find it interesting. Well, I did. I had the time of my life over the past nine days, but now that they're over, I feel lost. I want to learn more, but I don't know where to start. I've been trying to read articles, journals, and whatnot on the topic, but every other word is some crazy science-y word that I've never seen before. On top of this, I'm planning to apply to volunteer at NIH (cause they have a program for high school students) and I don't wanna show up like "PCR stands for polymerase chain reaction, please accept me."

Does anyone have any tips for this desperate teen?

Anything helps. Thanks!

Your Lab Needs Funding, but How Do You Manage the Costs?

Thu, 05 Oct 2017 20:26:45 +0000

Hey Guys,

Just wanted to share a cool resource for you all.
Biotech is both a high-growth and high-risk industry. In this field, success strongly relies on the science behind every concept that a company strives to make a reality. One of the main challenges in biotech is that the outcome of any long-term R&D project heavily depends on time-sensitive experiments that can sometimes cost a little fortune each.

Both public and private funding is usually limited, at least in comparison with the extremely high costs associated with R&D.
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Bio/Pharma Market Research Question - Incubators

Wed, 19 Jul 2017 08:45:29 +0000

Hello to all of the biotech professionals and enthusiasts.

Background:

I am an intern currently doing market research for a startup company that has produced a new portable culture incubator. Knowing that it would have strong ties to health, biotech, and pharmaceuticals, I joined this forum to ask any proffesionals about how their experiences with similar products or how to get started researching the market. For what I know, the market is small enough that it difficult to find inexpensive online secondary information.

Product:

The developing product is a more compact portable culture incubator that claims two unique innovations. The first is that it has a self monitoring and self-regulating CO2 system to keep the culture conditions at the optimal concentration. The second is that it is one of the, if not the only, first portable incubators with approval for both frieght and flight transportation with an optional built in battery to support the journey.

Questions:
Any general advice would be appreciated, however I do have a few questions to help me with my research.
1) When is it most necesarry for live cell transportation?
2) In your opinion, what would be the hypothetical significance of this product?
3) Are there any references to view the market for products, or similar products such as these. If not directly, then are there intersections or indicators?
4) Any companies worth reviewing?

Thank you for your support.

Career Opportunities in San Diego AKA Biotech Beach

Thu, 15 Oct 2015 01:00:05 +0000

Hello Job Seekers,

I am writing this thread for those who are interested in career opportunities in the Biotech, Pharmaceutical and Medical Device industry. I am a Scientific Recruiter in the San Diego region that has multiple openings that range from entry level top Senior Staff Scientist. My office is centrally located and my door is open to any candidate with recent and relevant work experience with any of the hard sciences used in the science industry. Contact me regarding any questions on the job openings at hand.

Thanks,

Ezra Chavarin
echavari@aerotek.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ezrachavarin

Biotechnology for Beginners

Mon, 22 Dec 2014 23:16:22 +0000

So I've recently gotten interested in Biotechnology, and I was wondering if anyone had some tips on learning more, books, where to get more information, how to find out what I might be interested in more specifically, and those sort of things? Or should I just check out all the books from the library, cause that's all I've done so far!
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Thanks for reading!

How does the multiplex dipstick work in ELISA?

Mon, 15 Sep 2014 15:08:40 +0000

Multiplex dipstick is an ELISA method, how does it work?

Let's Talk about Knockdown!

Tue, 02 Sep 2014 03:00:14 +0000

Hi, everyone!
A new guy here.

Do you know Knockdown?

As far as I know RNA interference has become a widely used approach to perform gene knockdown experiments in cell cultures and more recently transgenic animals. It has developed into a routine method to assess gene function in a fast and easy manner.These RNAi models allow researchers to induce and reverse gene knockdown in transgenic mice at selected time points in vivo.

Here proprietary RNAi technology is extremely vital to our research and experiment.

If you are interested in this topic and you know something about it, please share with us!
If U have any questions about it or have any trouble with your experiment, you can also ask!
I and my Creative Animodel colleagues are glad to help you!

Hope to discuss with you soon!

Best regards,
Dianna

USA: Looking for partnerships in Immunology, Inflammation and Neurology?

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:17:12 +0000

If so, we are organizing a B2B business event and bring in California a delegation of French Innovative Biotech companies.

Called the "French Biotech Tour", the event will be held on Oct16th in San Francisco & on Oct18th in San Diego

If you are a company or an academic and you want to explore new partnerships, feel free to contact me !

To have an idea of What is a French Biotech Tour, check this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vojPBiNI...ature=plcp