Cygnus Technologies
Cygnus Technologies is focused on supplying highly specialized analytical products to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry for use in process development and quality control. As recognized experts in bioprocess impurity testing for analytes such as host cell proteins, Cygnus offers a broad menu of well-validated, robust generic kits and immunoassay reagents. Cygnus also offers custom product-specific development of antibodies and assays for companies who want to outsource these highly specialized technologies to the experts.
ASSAY KITS
Generic Host Cell Proteins (23 different cell lines)
Process Specific HCP
Host Cell DNA (15 Kits)
Protein A (7 different ELISA kits)
Insulin
TESTING SERVICES
HCP Antibody Characterization by Orthogonal Methods;
– Antibody Affinity Extraction
– 2D PAGE – Mass Spectrometry
Assay Qualification
Sample Testing
CUSTOM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR PROCESS SPECIFIC IMPURITIES
Antibody Generation- Affinity Purification & Characterization
(60 different affinity purified antibodies)
Assay Development– Qualifications by ICH guidelines
Orthogonal Method Analysis-
2D PAGE, AAE, & Mass Spec.
Generic & Platform HCP ELISA Kits
MAMMALIAN: CHO, BHK, NS/0, SP2/0, Vero, MDCK, MRC5
HUMAN: HEK293, CAP®, PER.C6®, HeLa, A549
BACTERIAL: E. coli, P. fluorescens, S. aureus, L. lactis, S. pyogenes
YEAST: Pichia pastoris, Saccharomyces cerevisiae
TRANSGENIC: Goat, Bovine, Plant
INSECT: SF9
PLANT: Tobacco

