Looking for an academic partner for your discovery projects?
Looking for an academic partner for your discovery projects?
Ghent University offers a unique proposal: the collaboration between veterinarians, physicians and scientists from different disciplines present at Ghent University takes the research to a higher level and creates many opportunities for innovation. At our Faculty of Veterinary Medicine these innovations can be tested in our own facilities and on the target species.
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Ghent University offers a unique proposal: the collaboration between veterinarians, physicians and scientists from different disciplines present at Ghent University takes the research to a higher level and creates many opportunities for innovation. At our Faculty of Veterinary Medicine these innovations can be tested in our own facilities and on the target species.
Check what we can offer in these fields
Food safety/mycotoxins
Synthetic antibodies against Cyclodepsipeptide toxins
Summary: Cereulide (CER), Beauvericin (BEA) and Enniatins (ENN) are toxic cyclodepsipeptides that contaminate many food products. They are a severe health risk according to EFSA. To mitigate this health risk, a proper quantification and/or pre-treatment method for contaminated food is required. Ghent University developed novel artificial receptors (synthetic antibodies or SynABs) that specifically bind cyclodepsipeptides. To date, this SynAB technology is the only way to specifically bind and quantify cyclodepsipeptides. In a proof-of-concept study, a markedly reduced cytotoxicity cyclodepsipeptides was demonstrated when human cell lines were treated with SynABs.
Opportunity
Licensing opportunity of patent family incl. granted US patent; bi-lateral collaboration to further develop the SynAB technology;