ImmunoPrecise Antibodies announces expansion of LENS platform

ImmunoPrecise Antibodies announced an expansion of its LENS Platform. LENS, which is run by the company’s subsidiary, BioStrand, provides a unique and comprehensive view of life sciences data by linking sequence, structure, function and literature information from the entire biosphere. The platform is now integrating epitope binning into its formulas. Epitope binning is a method used to compare and categorize a collection of monoclonal antibodies that are designed to target a specific protein. In this process, each antibody is tested against all the others to see if they interfere with each other’s ability to bind to the target protein. By doing this, scientists can determine which antibodies have similar or related binding sites on the target protein. Antibodies with similar binding sites are grouped together, or “binned,” based on their interactions with each other. The main goal of epitope binning is to group antibodies that have similar target binding properties, which helps researchers understand the characteristics and behavior of different antibodies and their potential in targeting specific proteins for various applications, such as drug development or disease diagnosis.