Recombinant Protein Expression, Purification and Characterization

Customized protein designed to be fit for your purpose and quality ensured

Going beyond standard protein production, we deliver customized protein solutions designed to meet your drug discovery project needs. Working collaboratively with you, our protein designers create tailored constructs engineered to maintain the protein’s native structure and activity. Focused on designing the right construct from the get-go means protein expression yields are maximized, delivery times are minimized, and quality is consistently ensured through our tailored biophysical characterization package.

Our Protein Science experts form part of one integrated team working alongside Structural Biologists and Biophysicists.  This wide range of expertise comes together to ensure we design, express, purify and then characterize your protein to ensure it is fit for your purpose.

Producing high quality bespoke proteins is an art form we take pride in, and we take everything into consideration.  Protein structure is central to every construct we create which we then craft further to ensure it is designed appropriately for your needs.  

Protein expression solutions

Rapidly progressing to the bench from our design consultancy, our team appropriately select the ideal protein recombinant expression host for your project.  This delivers not only active protein, but protein with the required post translational modifications coupled with offering both optimum yield and turnaround time. Experienced across challenging protein target classes, our team also offers membrane protein expertise and specializes in the production of crystallographic grade protein as a gold standard. 

Quality ensured success

Ensuring the quality of your protein is foundational to delivering success.  We offer a truly comprehensive suite of protein characterization techniques coupled with in-depth data interpretation by the biophysicists in our team.  They are happy to advise on which choice of techniques would align best with your project and provide a uniquely tailored package.

Designed to be fit-for-your-purpose – protein consultancy

  • Custom protein design 
  • Rapid progression from design to bench

Producing maximal soluble yields - protein expression:

  • Wide choice of expression system - E.coli, Insect (Baculovirus), Mammalian or BacMam
  • Toxic protein production using cell free expression
  • Multi-parameter optimization screening 
  • Large scale production

Purified with speed (up to crystallographic grade, 95%) - protein purification 

  • Full range of chromatographic methods
  • Aligned with your specific construct design for quality of purification

Quality ensured - protein characterization

Parameter
Technique
Benefits
Protein Identification

Western Blot

PMF-MS

Fast

Accurate identification of protein nomenclature from public databases

Concentration

A280nm

Fast, low sample consumption

Purity

SDS-PAGE

SEC-MALS

Fast

Precise information on purity atthe same time as molecular size, molecular weight and aggregation

Size

DLS

ELS

NTA

SEC-MALS

Fast, non-destructive low sample consumption

Fast, non-destructive low sample consumption

Suitable for larger biomolecules i.e. LNPs and viruses

Precise information on purity in parallel with molecular size, molecular weight & aggregation

Polydispersity

Native MS

SEC-MALS

Fast

Precise information on oligomericstate in parallel with purity, molecular size, molecular weight and aggregation

Stability

DSC

DLS

ELS

Detect subtle structural changes and assess the reversibility

Fast, non-destructive, low sample consumption

Fast, non-destructive, low sample consumption

Aggregation Profile

SEC-MALS

Precise information on purity at the same time as molecular size, molecular weight and aggregation

Activity

SPR

GCI

ITC

Biochemical Assay

Fast, low sample consumption

Rapid kinetic read-out, low sample consumption, fast

Kinetic read-out, low sample consumption

Measurement of functional activity

Other services related to protein science which we offer include:
Get started today

Get in touch with our protein experts to talk about the science that matters to you.