On Fri, 26 Apr 2002 15:53:26 GMT, chend at onid.orst.edu wrote:
>We would like to have a facility produce several small polypeptides,
>conjugate them, and produce both monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies
>for us. Are there good commercial facilities for this project? How
>about core labs associated with universites or medical schools? Do
>you have experiences you could share with me?
>>Thanks for any help you can offer.
>>Don
>>USDA, ARS, NFSPRC
>Corvallis, OR
Don,
There are many commercial labs that custom produce Mabs and Pabs. One
such lab is ProSci Incorporated, but there are many others.
http://www.prosci-inc.com/
You might also contact Immunology Consultants Laboratories in Sherwood
(Oregon). They may be able to help you or direct you to a source.
http://www.icllab.com/index.htm
You might also contact the Vet School there on the OSU campus. When I
was at OSU, several researchers in the Vet School were developing Mab
production systems. Our lab worked with a colleague there and at
Oregon Health Sciences University to develop our own production system
(for Abs to plant viruses). You might even ask Robert Martin, your
'next-door' colleague, if he knows of any labs that do custom Ab
production.
As for my experience, I'll soon be producing my own Mabs, although I
would much prefer paying someone else to do so.
Hope that you Ducks and Beavers are seeing some sunshine finally.
Elzi
Research Associate
College of Veterinary Medicine
OARDC
Wooster, OH
