Sonia Da Rochas / Novaptech, biotechnological development of aptamers

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Biotechnological development of Aptamers Dr. Sonia Da Rocha Gomes Emilie Daguerre Laetitia Evadé-Farrugia Novaptech, 146 rue Léo Saignat, bat 3A, BP12 Bordeaux, France [email protected] +33.5.57.57.95.05 10th April 2014, Human Health Track, Barcelona

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Presentation given by Sonia Da Rochas from Novaptech, in the framework of the Emergence Forum Barcelona Biocat organized the Barcelona Emergence Forum (April 10-11th, 2014, Congress Palace, Montjuïc) supported by the TRANSBIO SUDOE, a translational cooperation project dedicated to innovation in life sciences in South-West Europe. The Barcelona Emergence Forum contributed to bringing together Academics, Companies, Investment Entities, Technology Platforms and Technology Transfer Offices from Spain, France and Portugal to set up collaborative projects on Human Health & Agro-food Innovation. More information at: http://www.b2match.eu/emergenceforum2014

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Biotechnological development of Aptamers

Dr. Sonia Da Rocha Gomes

Emilie Daguerre

Laetitia Evadé-Farrugia

Novaptech,

146 rue Léo Saignat, bat 3A, BP12

Bordeaux, France

[email protected]

+33.5.57.57.95.05

10th April 2014, Human Health Track, Barcelona

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Novaptech, business unit

-Created in 2008,

-3 people, Bordeaux

-Dedicated to the biotechnological development of APTAMERS

-Managed by the association

-Connected to the academic lab Inserm U869, Dr. Toulmé ’s team > 15 years of expertise in

aptamer field (11th, Agrofood session)

- Two automated platforms of selection and aptamer production, unique in France

Aptamer production

- Identification - Optimization - Conjugation

Aptamer-based tools

in analytical, diagnostic

or therapeutic fields

Method development

-Implementation of new strategies

-Improvement of the automated platforms

OFFER :

Aptamer selection against your target and

characterization

Service contracts with academic labs and

companieS

30 projects

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Your needs, looking for new molecular probe

DETECTION AND MONITORING (molecular imaging,

biosensors, sandwich assay)

PURIFICATION (affinity capture, sorting)

CHARACTERIZATION (target validation,

protein-binding RNA sites)

INHIBITION (drug delivery, drug discovery) REGULATION

(artificial riboswitch)

Aptamers, the right solution

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Aptamer properties,

Structured oligonucleotides identified:

from randomly synthesized library

against a target

through combinatorial strategy (SELEX)

iterative rounds of selection / amplification

(Tuerk and Gold,1990; Ellington and Szostak, 1990)

High affinity and specificity

Rival antibodies

Chemical synthesis

Chemically modified and

conjugated to numerous pending

groups (fluorophore,

radioelements, biotin..)

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Aptamer selection process,

146 rue Léo Saignat, bat 3A, BP12 Bordeaux, France

[email protected] +33.5.57.57.95.05

Phase 1

Phase 2

Automated platform for aptamer selection, unique in France (Inserm U869 lab)

Aptamer

Selection

Screening

(Affinity)

Cloning

Sequencing, Sequence analysis

Candidates production and

binding validation

Optimization

- Minimizing their size

- Improving nuclease resistance

- Conjugation: biotine, amine, fluorochrome..