Proteintech Group Acquires Manufacturer of Human Cell-Expressed Proteins, HumanZyme
April 16 2018 - 12:15PM
Business Wire
Proteintech Group, the benchmark in antibodies, today announces
an agreement to purchase HumanZyme. HumanZyme is a leading
manufacturer of recombinant human proteins. Their proprietary human
cell-expression system generates authentic human proteins that have
greater biological activity and stability than competitors’
systems. With this acquisition, Proteintech Group further
solidifies its position as a leading manufacturer of antibodies,
proteins and ELISA kits.
“Proteins are the past, present, and future of biology and
medicine. And the future is using real human proteins to answer
lingering questions about who we are and deliver therapies that can
bring hope to patients suffering a myriad of diseases. With the
acquisition of HumanZyme, we now have the best human proteins in
the world to complement our catalog of high quality antibodies,”
said Dr. Jason Li, CEO, Proteintech Group.
Dr. Mark Azam, VP of R&D and Operations of HumanZyme added,
“We are excited to join forces with Proteintech. Both of our teams
have a relentless commitment to quality. Producing the best
antibodies and proteins will lead to breakthrough results in
medicine.”
“Life science to date has been using proteins derived from
bacteria and Chinese hamster ovary cells. There is a limit to how
much we can understand humans using non-human tools,” said Li,
“With authentic human proteins and specific antibodies, however,
the sky is the limit.”
About HumanZyme
HumanZyme is a manufacturer of human cell-expressed proteins. It
has developed the HumaXpress™ human cell expression system, which
produces authentic recombinant HumanKine™ proteins with correct
post-translational modifications, subunit assembly, folding,
secretion, and stability to ensure the best possible results. Their
proprietary HEK293 expression system produces mature, authentically
human proteins with native biological function. More information
about the company can be found at www.humanzyme.com.
About Proteintech Group
Proteintech is an antibody manufacturer selling directly to
scientists and only selling its own products to maintain the
highest level of quality control leading to superior
reproducibility and lot consistency. With over 2/3 target coverage
of proteins encoded by the human genome, Proteintech’s 12,000+
antibodies are used every day by scientists all over the world in a
wide spectrum of research areas. To view tens of thousands of
publications and in-house validation images in WB, IHC, IF, FC, IP,
and CHIP using its antibodies and to learn more about Proteintech
and their mission to deliver products directly from their bench to
the researcher’s bench, please visit www.ptglab.com
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