Biotechnology Research Equipment Industry Overview

Companies that provide genomics- and proteomics-related research instruments; consumables; data, including databases and software; and other research-oriented products.

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Antibody Therapy for Cancer

Many human cancer cells multiply only after chemical receptors on the surface of a cell bind with specific signaling molecules in the cell's environment. By producing antibodies that attach to either the receptors or the signaling molecules, researchers have been able to block the growth signal. To produce antibodies that the body won't reject, but that can be grown in large quantities, researchers have fused human with cultured mouse cells to produce either human-mouse ("chimeric") antibodies or 100 percent human antibodies.

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• AES Laboratoire Groupe, S.A.
• Ambion, Inc.
• Applied Biosystems Inc.

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Hoover's has developed its own industry classifications to better serve its customers. These classifications are mapped to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and the older U.S. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. The Biotechnology Research Equipment maps to a number of NAICS codes including:

Full Biotechnology Research Equipment Industry Codes

• bioinformatics.org
  
• Biotechnology Industry Organization
  
• Genetic Engineering Organization
  

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