U2. Custom Antibody Service Unit (CAbS)


U2. Custom Antibody Service (CAbS)
- Scientific Director: Prof. Pilar Marco pilar.marco@cid.csic.es
- Scientific Coordinator: Dra. Nuria Pascual npdqob@cid.csic.es
- Entities: Institute of Avanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC) & Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
- Address: Jordi Girona, 18-26, 088034, Barcelona, Spain
- Phone: +34 934 006 100
- Web: IQAC- CSIC
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Description
The facility is located in the Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC; Barcelona). It is equipped with a laboratory for the development and production of monoclonal antibodies. The laboratory is fully equipped for obtaining, selecting and storing monoclonal antibody producing hybridomas. In addition, the facility has infrastructure for the production of polyclonal antibodies, as well as laboratories for the synthesis of bioconjugates, haptens, the purification of antibodies and the performance of immunoassays. In addition to the above mentioned equipment, the IQAC-CSIC provides animal husbandry facilities and a unit for the synthesis of organic molecules.
The equipment consists in an inverted phase contrast microscope with a camera, two Class II laminar flow biological safety cabinets, two CO2 incubators, a bioreactor for hybridoma culture, and tangential filtration unit for purification of the antibodies produced in the culture. Among the items of available equipment it should be highlighted a spotter for selection of high antibody producing cell lines and an automated ELISA microplate washer an ELISA reader, two AKTA Prime Liquid chromatography systems for antibody purification, plus standard equipment (centrifuges, fridges, liquid nitrogen containers, autoclave, baths, and vacuum equipment) and all the necessary routine laboratory apparatus.Cabs also has access to a fully equipped chemistry laboratory for the synthesis of haptens and immunoreagents.
Services
- U2-S01. Scientific and technical support (Remote)
- U2-S02. Hapten synthesis (Remote) OUTSTANDING
- U2-S03. Preparation of bioconjugates and molecular probes (Remote) OUTSTANDING
- U2-S04. Polyclonal Antibody Production (Remote) OUTSTANDING
- U2-S05. Monoclonal Antibody development (Remote) OUTSTANDING
- U2-S06. Hybridoma cell culture antibody production (Remote) OUTSTANDING
- U2-S07. Antibody purification (Remote) OUTSTANDING
- U2-S08. Inmunochemical methods development (Remote) OUTSTANDING
FOR THOSE SERVICES IDENTIFIED AS OUTSTANDING, AT LEAST 20% OF THEIR CAPACITY IS OPEN UNDER COMPETITIVE ACCESS. SEE ANNEX 1 OF ACCESS PROTOCOL FOR DETAILS ON % OF OPENNESS FOR EACH SERVICE
Equipments
- U2-E01. Cell culture laboratory for hybridoma production.
- U2-E02. HiClass II Type A2 Biological Safety Cabinet (2 units)
- U2-E03. Inverted Microscope Leica DM IL LED with CCD camera
- U2-E04. CO2 cell culture incubator with UV contamination control (2 units)
- U2-E05. AKTA Prime FPLC system for purification of proteins
- U2-E06 Tangential Flow Filtration System (KrosFlo® Research Iii)
- U2-E07. Laboratory fully equipped for immunochemical methods.
- U2-E08. Laboratory perfectly equipped for chemical synthesis (to hapten synthesis)
- U2-E09. Animal facility.
Active projects
Title | Fundin: Organism | Call: Funding source | Role | ||
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SAF2017-90810-REDI | ![]() | Strategic Promotion and coordinated management of Nanbiosis: Pronanbiosis II | Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI) | Acciones de dinamización «REDES DE EXCELENCIA» -ICTS 2017 | Coordinator |
Other projects
Ref | Title | Funding Organism | Unit Role |
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SAF2015-67476-R | Immunochemical Strategies of Diagnosis and Therapy based on Quorum Sensing (ImmunoQS) | Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad | Participant |
PIE1400061 | Molecular links between diabetes and neurodegenerative diseases | ISCIII | Oberver |
2014SGR1484 | Consolidated Research Group | Generalitat de Catalunya | Participant |
FP7-614168 | Real time monitoring of SEA contaminants by an autonomous Lab-on-a-Chip biosensor (SEA-on-a-CHIP) | European Commission | Oberver |
CI16-00031 Caixa Impulse | A new approach for the detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa | CaixaBank | Participant |
MSCA-ITN2015-675412 | New Diagnostics for Infectious Diseases | European Commission | Participant |
TECCTP15-1-0011 | Ajuda acreditació Tecnio del grup Nb4D | ACCIÓ: Generalitat de Catalunya | Others |
Publications
2016
- Roncador G., Engel P., Maestre L., Anderson A.P., Cordell J.L., Cragg M.S. et al. The European antibody network’s practical guide to finding and validating suitable antibodies for research. mAbs. 2016;8(1):27-36.
- Pastells C., Pascual N., Sanchez-Baeza F., Marco M.-P.. Immunochemical Determination of Pyocyanin and 1-Hydroxyphenazine as Potential Biomarkers of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections. Analytical Chemistry. 2016;88(3):1631-1638.
- Salvador J.-P., Marco M.-P.. Amperometric Biosensor for Continuous Monitoring Irgarol 1051 in Sea Water. Electroanalysis. 2016;28(8):1833-1838.
News U2
01 Nov

Workshop on “ETHICAL ASPECTS OF RESEARCH”
The Nanobiotechnology for Diagnostics group (Nb4D) of CIBER-BBN and IQAC-CSIC, (coordinator of NANBIOSIS U2 Custom Antibody Service (CAbS)), led by Prof. Mª Pilar Marco, is organizing a workshop on “Ethical aspects of research” netx 18th November 2019, at the Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC). There will be three sessions given by experts from this topic area. TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES VERSUS ETHICS by Dr. José Ignacio Latorre ANIMAL TESTING by Dr. Lluís Montoliu CLINICAL SAMPLES, BIOBANKS AND OTHER ASPECTS IN CLINICAL PRACTICE by Dr. Pieter Moons A Certificate of Attendance will be issued for each participant. This workshop is FREE but has LIMITED SPACE. To register, fill in the form by 10th November[...]
24 Feb

Micro & nano(bio)technology for Diagnosis: Changes and Challenges
Pilar Marco, Scientific Director of NANBIOSIS U2 Custom Antibody Service (CAbS) participated as Keynote speakers at the Second European Biosensor Symposium (EBS2019) taking about “Micro & nano(bio)technology for Diagnosis: Changes and Challenges” at the 2nd European Biosensor Symposium 2019 that took place in Florence (Italy) Last February 18-21. The EBS brougth toguether young scientists, experienced researchersand companies to push forward new approaches on biosensor and and their applications, Pilar Marco spoke abaut the changes ocurred on the field of Diagnosis since the days of “house calls”, relying primarily on physical examination, to nowadays in which a wide portfolio of biochemica[...]
12 Feb

PILAR MARCO, Scientific Director of NANBIOSIS U2, interviewed by CIBER-BBN ISCIII Bulletin
Pilar Marco, Scientific Director of NANBIOSIS U2 Custom Antibody Service (CAbS) has been highlighted in the January Bulletin of CIBER-BBN ISCIII In the interview, among other topics Prof. Pilar Marco talks about diagnostic devices based on nanobiosensors and the extraordinary impact that these technologies could have on health in the coming decades. Her research group Nb4D (Nanobiotechnology for Diagnosis) has an important collection of specific antibodies for different biomarkers and the CIBER-BNN/IQAC-CSIS platform CAbS (Custom Antibody Service) that constitutes the unit 2 of NANBIOSIS, they offer the possibility of producing specific and immunoreactive antibodies with the necessary expertise to generat[...]
11 Feb

NANBIOSIS Scientific Women in the International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Today February 11 is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a day to raise awareness of the gender gap in science and technology. According to the United Nations, while yet women and girls continue to be excluded from participating fully in science, science and gender equality are vital to achieve the internationally agreed development goals, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Thus, in recent years, the international community has made a great effort to inspire and promote the participation of women and girls in science. NANBIOSIS wants to acknowledge the efforts made by scientific women who struggle every day to contribut[...]
29 Nov

New device could monitor treatments with anticoagulant to achive personalized therapies
Researchers from NANBIOSIS units 2 and 4 have designed a biosensor device based on gold nanostructures that precisely detects the presence of the anticoagulant drug from a small blood sample. Treatments with anticoagulants such as Sintrom® (acenocoumarol) face the difficulty of adjusting the drug doses. This device will allow patients to self-regulate the dose. Researchers of NANBIOSIS unit 4 Biodeposition and Biodetection Unit of the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2) and CIBER Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN) have developed a biosensor device which allows the monitoring of anticoagulants such as Sintrom® (acenocoumarol) to[...]
23 Nov

Two units of NANBIOSIS in the project selected by La Marató TV3 to fight against bacterial infections
La Marató TV3 in its call for biomedical projects in infectious diseases has selected the project “Uses of molecular analysis of Quorum Sensing with the diagnosis of bacterial infections” of the Nb4D group, led by Mª Pilar Marco, Scientific Director of unit 2 of NANBIOSIS and in which Miriam Royo also participates Scientific Coordinator of unit 3 of NANBIOSIS, both in the IQAC-CSIC of Barcelona The project of the Nanobiotechnology for Diagnosis (Nb4D) group of the CSIC and the CIBER-BBN has been selected among more than 200 candidates as a project of scientific excellence to be funded in the ca[...]
15 Nov

NANBIOSIS in the Posters presentation in CIBER-BBN ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2018
Last 12 and 13 of November, CIBER-BBN has celebrated its 12th Annual Conference in Hotel Felipe IV in Valladolid. In poster session participated NANBIOSIS itself and some of its units. NANBIOSIS, Infrastructure for the Production & Characterization of Biomaterials, Nanomaterials and medical devices up to preclinical validation. Nanbiosis management team. Divalent cation effects on assembly of histidine-rich protein nanoparticles. López-Laguna, U. Unzueta, O. Conchillo-Solé, A. Sánchez-Chardi, M. Pesarrodona, O. Cano-Garrido, E. Voltà, L. Sánchez-García, N. Serna, P. Saccardo, R. Mangues, A. Villaverde, E. Vázquez (NBT-UAB) (U1 -U18) Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) anchored on the surface of contact lenses to prevent corneal infections. Emiliano Salvagni, Clara García,[...]
04 Sep

Nanoplasmonic biosensor device for the monitoring of acenocoumarol therapeutic drug in plasma
As a result of the collaboration carried aout by two units of NANBIOSIS, U4. Biodeposition and Biodetection Unit and U2. Custom Antibody Service (CAbS), it has been developed a compact and simple nanoplasmonic sensing device based on gold nanodisks for the rapid monitoring of acenocoumarol, using highly specific polyclonal antibodies produced against the drug Acenocoumarol (Sintrom®) which implies: A label-free nanoplasmonic device for the rapid monitoring of acenocoumarol in plasmaD. Direct quantification in real time requiring low sample volume is achieved. Non-specific interferences from plasma are minimized using the developed methodology. Excellent accuracy has been observed measuring blind plasma samples. Potential to be implemented as a POC devic[...]
