Proteomic and glycomic research firm Vector Laboratories has announced the acquisition of Quanta BioDesign, the inventor of discrete polyethylene glycol (dPEG) technology for advanced bioconjugate and payload delivery design for life science and biopharma applications.
This acquisition further expands Vector Laboratories’ portfolio of bioconjugation linkers and dyes and builds on its manufacturing and bioconjugation capabilities to better serve partners across biopharma and the life sciences.
“This acquisition is valuable because it supports Vector Laboratories’ long-term strategic vision of accelerating the pace of scientific discovery for life science companies and transformational treatments and approaches for biopharma companies,” said Lisa V Sellers, PhD, CEO of Vector Laboratories.
She continued: “It also builds on our recent acquisition of Click Chemistry Tools and Fluoroprobes and goes beyond standard linker capabilities to serve broader industrial segments, expanding what’s possible for customers in manufacturing components for their end products. We can now offer a breadth of options to provide the best solution for our customers’ challenges.”
Quanta BioDesign develops patented and innovative cross-linking and labelling chemistries that incorporate and are uniquely enabled by its dPEG technology, allowing for new approaches in the areas of therapeutic and diagnostic development. The Plain City, OH-based company was founded for the purpose of developing and commercialising an extensive line of dPEG-based products for companies involved in drug discovery and diagnostic development programs. Quanta BioDesign was founded in 1997 by Paul D Davis, PhD, in response to his wife’s death due to cancer. Her death motivated a deeper passion and commitment in him to work more closely with diagnostic and therapeutic companies to find new and better solutions to the challenges faced in confronting diseases at different stages.
Vector Laboratories acquired Click Chemistry Tools, a manufacturer of click chemistry linkers and labeling reagents, and Fluoroprobes, a leader in fluorescent probes and dyes earlier this year. Vector Laboratories was the first company to commercialise avidin-biotin enzyme complex kits for immunohistochemistry and antifade mounting media for immunofluorescence. Since then, it has introduced over 600 reliable reagents and kits through four decades of leadership in labelling and detection technologies.