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Ken Fasman sits on stage in front of an IPI sign, motioning his hands while mid-sentence.

From our president and CEO: “Complex problems require collaboration”

The mission of the Institute for Protein Innovation is to advance protein science and technology…

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Bespoke high-throughput approach expedites screening of cell-surface ectodomains

Cell-surface receptors are notoriously tricky to produce and purify; they misfold, aggregate, degrade, and often…

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Panel highlights antibody characterization and validation strategies

Biology’s shortage of high-quality, well-performing and easily accessible antibodies is no breaking news; it’s a…

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Youssef Atef AbdelAlim carries protein science lessons to medical school

For IPI research associate Youssef Atef AbdelAlim, science is synonymous with patient care. He’s run…

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A man in a lab coat and safety glasses adds a plate of antibody samples to a robot in a lab. A group of three scientists stand in a line, looking at the machine.

Innovation comes naturally to IPI’s director of automation Curtis Walton

When Curtis Walton was young, he’d disassemble household items, diligently learning about their inner mechanisms…

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Illustration of an epitope tag antibody recognizing the epitope tag sequence at a N- or C-terminus.

Epitope tags: Explained

IPI epitope tag antibodies, delivered via an open science model, aim to increase access, cut…

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Rob Meijers pictured in an IPI conefernce room, wearing a button-up shirt and laughing. Laptops are shown in the foreground.

IPI’s community-centered approach to antibody discovery: A Q&A with Rob Meijers

This spring, the Institute for Protein Innovation (IPI) dispatched a collection of antibodies targeting members…

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Debora Marks at IPI: Generative models for prediction and design

Debora Marks gave a seminar at IPI on March 21, 2024. She spoke about her…

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The 3D structure of Sonic Hedgehog.

Cell signaling, Sonic Hedgehog and Hemingway’s cats: A Q&A with Adrian Salic

In 1980, the famous geneticists Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard and Eric Wieschaus were mapping embryonic mutations in…

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Zebrafish lit up under microscopy with visible spine and colored spots marking proteins.

IPI antibody helps illuminate the MYCN-mediated tumor microenvironment

If you were diagnosed with aggressive neuroblastoma, you’d most likely be an infant carrying a…

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“A wise man always keeps learning”: Biotech entrepreneur Rusty Williams joins IPI Board

In 1984, Lewis “Rusty” Williams boarded a flight from Boston to San Francisco and took…

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A group of people sit around a conference room table with laptops and water bottles on the tabletop. André Teixeira sits at the head of the table, smiling.

Engineering for efficiency: André Teixeira takes charge of antibody discovery and library design at IPI

It’s a few minutes after noon, and scientists at the Institute for Protein Innovation (IPI)…

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