If you Google ‘lectins’ you’ll most likely be hit with a swathe of negative posts connecting lectins to gut inflammation, lists of lectin-free foods and a whole host of …
Making Recombinant Antibodies in Plants
In this blog we will look at how we make recombinant antibodies in plants, and importantly, why? Purified antibodies are a powerful tool used throughout the life sciences sector; …
Top Reasons for Using Plants to Make Biologics
In this blog we’ll look at the top reasons for using plants to make biologics, and explain the many benefits a plant-based system can offer. Plant-based technologies have existed for …
What Types of Recombinant Proteins can be Expressed in Plants?
Plants aren’t usually the first choice of expression system that researchers think of when looking to produce a new recombinant protein. Traditionally, the expression systems of choice have been E. …
How Recombinant Protein Production Works in Plants
Humans have found plants to be a reliable and unlimited supply of tools and resources that have expanded over thousands of years. Plants are a source of versatile, sustainable raw …
Hypertrans Protein Expression System – What is it, and what are its benefits?
Protein expression systems have been developed for many host platforms with the aim of producing large amounts of protein. These can then be used in a number of applications, such …
National Apprenticeship Week 2019
National Apprenticeship Week 2019 To mark National Apprenticeship Week, we asked our talented Apprentice Laboratory Technicians, Joe and Karen, to share their experiences of the programme. …
CEO Update from Simon Saxby
Having been CEO of Leaf Expression Systems for 3 months, the following thoughts have struck me about the company and our Hypertrans® transient plant expression technology, and about our industry. …