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July 10, 2007.

Activotec selected the recent 20th American Peptide Society Symposium in Montreal, Canada, for the North American launch of its Activo-P11 Peptide Synthesiser.

Efficient, high speed synthesis of complex peptides ...

Activotec selected the recent 20th American Peptide Society Symposium in Montreal, Canada, for the North American launch of its Activo-P11 Peptide Synthesiser.

The Activo-P11 Peptide Synthesiser is an easy to use and affordable instrument for synthesis of very high quality peptides. The fully automated and enclosed system performs a wide range of chemistries to synthesise peptides of any length in the 0.1 - 1.0 mmol. scale. Combined with very easy-to-use software, designed by chemists for chemists, the Activo-P11 was one of the most visited attractions at the exhibition accompanying the symposium.

Particular interest was also shown in a technical poster describing a new all-solid phase approach using the Activo-P11 for synthesising cyclic peptide chitinase inhibitors as potential new leads for antifungal and anti-inflammatory drugs. Based upon work by UK researchers from the Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, University of Bath and the College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee the entirely on-resin synthesis on the Activo-P11 demonstrated significant improvements in speed and efficiency over traditional approaches.

Activotec, which has its trading base in Cambridge (UK) and an R&D and production facility in Southampton (UK), was founded in 2002 as a spin out from the internationally renowned School of Biological Sciences at the University of Southampton. Activotec is a customer-focused company providing high technology products and services for chemistry and biochemistry applications. Activotec provides a complete range of products and services for peptide and protein synthesis.

For further information on the Activo-P11 peptide synthesiser or a copy of the technical poster please contact Activotec

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