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What Is Equity Crowdfunding & Is It an Option in Biotech?

Even if you’ve never backed a crowdfunding project, you have at the very least heard of crowdfunding sites like Indiegogo and Kickstarter, where creators can raise funds from fans and future customers...

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What is ISO Certification & How Can You Get Certified?

What Is ISO Certification? The International Standards Organization (ISO) is a nongovernmental organization created by a group of delegates from 26 countries to develop international standards that bu...

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A Guide to Grant Funding for Biotech Startups

As an early-stage biotech or life sciences startup looking to launch a product or service, there are several fundraising options you can pursue to fund your research and development. While we cover gr...

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Cell Lysate: Definition, Applications, & Industry Uses

Cell lysate is the preparation obtained after lysing a cell population in labs using certain chemical reagents and enzymes, or by osmotic and mechanical disruption. They ca...

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July 12, 2022

Secondary Antibody: Overview & Definition

Overview of Secondary Antibodies Antibodies (also known as immunoglobulin) play a crucial role in life science, research, and diagnostic centers to diagnose diseases and develop targeted drugs & t...

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July 12, 2022

Primary Antibody: Definition & Applications

Definition: Primary Antibody Antibodies are small protective proteins produced by our immune system in response to disease or the presence of an antigen. It is also known as immunoglobulin. In m...

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GST Tag: Definition, Applications, & Industry Uses

Definition: GST-tagged Proteins Protein affinity tags are special proteins or peptides added to the C- or N-terminus of recombinant proteins for their easy and targeted purification. Many protein affi...

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Wash Buffer: Definition, Applications, & Industry Uses

Definition: Wash Buffer Lab experiments need to be carefully performed in order to achieve reliable and accurate results. Especially when it comes to high-throughput assays that require quality and ex...

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June 29, 2022

Membrane: Definition, Applications, & Industry Uses

Definition: Membrane A cell membrane is a thin layer present around living cells (also known as the biological membrane or plasma membrane) and some organelles such as mitochondria, nucleus, and chlor...

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His-Tag: Definition, Applications, & Industry Use-Cases

Definition: His-Tag Affinity tags are powerful tools used in life sciences labs for basic biological studies as well as structural and functional proteomics. The tags are structurally a short se...

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