Glykos Analytics provides high through-put analytical services to characterize
glycans of proteins as well as other biomolecules, cells and tissues.
Our services include rapid mass spectrometric glycan profiling and full structural analysis of
glycans.
Glycan profiling refers to analysis of the qualitative and quantitative information of
glycan structures expressed in a biomolecule, cell or tissue. Glycan profile of a
recombinant therapeutic protein, for example, is an invaluable tool for pharmaceutical
and manufacturing process development and controlling protein’s biological function,
pharmacokinetics, antibody effector functions such as ADCC and CDC, and biomolecular
interactions.
We use advanced high-precision high through-put analytical techniques such as mass spectrometry,
microanalytical chromatography, glycan and protein microarrays, and NMR spectroscopy to analyze
glycan structures. You can find a list of our selected publications here.
Glykos has applied its glycomics technology to stem cells, for example, and was the first
to characterize and publish the glycome of several human stem cell types. Furthermore,
we have mapped glycan profiles of major cancer types and cancer stem cells and identified
a host of novel biomarkers and treatment targets.
We work with some of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies and leading research
institutions in projects ranging from demanding structural characterization of single
difficult-to-analyze glycoproteins to large high through-put process development projects
involving large sample sets (from hundreds to thousands of samples) of therapeutic protein
process variants.
For additional information and ordering please contact us on info@glykos.fi.
Glykos provides high through-put analysis of both N-linked and O-linked glycans
present on antibodies and other glycoproteins. Our proprietary technology combines
a fully automated sample processing system with high throughput MALDI-TOF mass
spectrometry to generate high-quality and reproducible glycan profiles.
The resulting qualitative and quantitative information is analyzed with our
proprietary bioinformatics tools to gain the desired information related to
structure-function relationships, batch-to-batch variability, process development,
formulation stability, product characterization and other factors.
Glykos’ services provide a new solution to accelerate your biotherapeutic development
programs by enabling rapid glycoform analysis of your samples. Our service relies on
96-well format sample processing to maximize throughput and repeatability and mass
spectroscopic analysis to resolve glycan species and facilitate accurate identification
of monosaccharide compositions and glycan modifications, such as O-acetylation,
sulfation, and phosphorylation.
Glykos offers several service options depending on your glycan analysis needs.
In addition to these service options, Glykos provides glycan analyses customized to your needs utilizing our experienced staff, well-equipped laboratories and a full suite of glycan analysis techniques.
For further details please contact us on info@glykos.fi.
Glykos leverages its glycan analytics capabilities, along with our full suite of antibody
development technologies, to support biomarker discovery and development programs across a wide
range of therapeutic areas.
Glykos has optimized sample preparation and glycan extraction from complex biological matrices
of cells and tissues. Glycan profiling is applicable to cultured cells, clinical tissue
specimens (including paraffin-embedded archival samples), serum, saliva, urine, as well as other
common biological samples. The methodology is optimal for biomarker discovery by comparison of
samples from e.g. different disease states and healthy tissues.
In addition to our core glycomics technology, Glykos also has a full suite of anti-glycan antibody development, protein characterization and assay development capabilities to facilitate translation of novel glycan biomarkers to routine research or clinical assays.
Please contact us on info@glykos.fi for additional details.