A*STAR Bioprocessing Technology Institute (A*STAR BTI)
Sidling up to natural killers
22 Mar 2016A technique to generate antibodies that can help strengthen natural immune responses to cancer and leukemia has been developed
Resource for drug developers helps pick linkers
22 Mar 2016SynLinker offers a better way to design fusion protein drugs
Fine-tuning immune cell function
10 Feb 2016The function of mature B cells is regulated by a small genomic cluster called mir-17-92
Pop in a shock protein to pep up production
10 Feb 2016A protein produced by cells in response to stress can improve the production of biological medicines
A sticky situation
19 Jan 2016Examining the intermediate stages of antibody purification provides
insight into the manufacture of safer biopharmaceuticals at lower cost
Growing stem cells at large scale
1 Dec 2015To produce
mesenchymal stem cells in large numbers will require careful tuning of their
growth media
A step closer to heart repair
6 Oct 2015A tool for isolating progenitor cells from human heart tissue could pave the way for cardiac cell therapy
Pushing for greater purity
24 Sep 2015A standard purification process changes the structure of antibodies — and then changes them back
Balancing light and heavy chain expression
10 Sep 2015Self-cleaving peptides are key for easy and efficient monoclonal antibody production
Enzyme helps detect foreign DNA
10 Sep 2015The immune system relies on an enzyme called Bruton’s tyrosine kinase to sense nucleic acids from pathogens
Stem cell factories
23 Jun 2015Researchers at A*STAR are mass-producing stem cells to satisfy the demands of regenerative medicine
Link found in regulation of blood glucose
26 May 2015Insight into a molecular mechanism for regulating blood sugar could enhance our understanding of diabetes