Canvax Biotech
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Canvax is a leading manufacturer and supplier of the most innovative solutions, kits and R&D Reagents inside Molecular Biology fields. Since its foundation in 2001, Canvax offers reliable, cost-effective and easy-to-use innovative tools for research. Based in Córdoba (Spain), since its beginning it has focused on R&D of multiplex high throughput platforms (HTS) for Drug discovery and Diagnostic applied biosensors. Over a decade later, Canvax is a worldwide leading expert in GPCR expression in heterologous cells, with important patents and exclusive know-how. Canvax prides itself to be the first company to get an unprecedented milestone that could revolutionize the Diagnostics sector: Canvax established stable high-level expression of odour GPCRs into heterologous cell lines in 2014. This key milestone, that could be applied in diagnostic, perfume and cosmetic industry, are being employed to obtain a molecular nose, a sensitive and non-invasive diagnostic molecular device for early detection of cancer, as the nose of trained dogs do. Thanks to this project, Canvax was awarded, in 2013, with the largest Public & Private Contract for Pre competitive Technology Development in Spanish history. Website : www.lifescience.canvaxbiotech.com | ||
Cationic lipids / polymers
Cationic lipids and polymers are widely used as transfection reagents in molecular biology, allowing for the introduction of exogenous nucleic acids into cells. These reagents form complexes with negatively charged genetic material, such as plasmid DNA or siRNA, which can then enter cells and release the genetic material for integration or transient expression. Cationic lipids and polymers offer several advantages over other methods of gene delivery, including ease of use, cost-effectiveness, and low immunogenicity.
They are also applicable to a wide range of cell types, including primary and difficult-to-transfect cells. However, their low transfection efficiency and limited cargo capacity remain significant challenges, prompting ongoing research into improving their performance.