Ep. 2: “Gaining An Aptitude For Aptamers!”
Episode 2 of the This Is Only A Test podcast, hosted by Halteres Associates, titled "Ep. 2: “Gaining An Aptitude For Aptamers!”" was published on June 24, 2025 and runs 47 minutes.
June 24, 2025 ·47m · This Is Only A Test
Summary
On Episode 2 of "This Is Only A Test", Mickey Urdea is thrilled to be finally talking about APTAMERS! Aptamers are generally defined as oligomers of artificial ssDNA, RNA, or XNA which bind a specific target molecule or family or target molecules, and despite some Nobel Prize-winning work in the field, they have been underutilized for immunoassay development – until now! If Mickey has his way, you will walk away from this episode champing at the bit to get your hands on some aptamers. So please enjoy this overview of the development of the use of aptamers in immunoassays, the latest innovations and breakthroughs in those methodologies, and the determined companies working to harness those technologies. Get rapt to be apt at aptamers!Click HERE for all the slides presented in this episode.
Episode Description
On Episode 2 of "This Is Only A Test", Mickey Urdea is thrilled to be finally talking about APTAMERS! Aptamers are generally defined as oligomers of artificial ssDNA, RNA, or XNA which bind a specific target molecule or family or target molecules, and despite some Nobel Prize-winning work in the field, they have been underutilized for immunoassay development – until now! If Mickey has his way, you will walk away from this episode champing at the bit to get your hands on some aptamers. So please enjoy this overview of the development of the use of aptamers in immunoassays, the latest innovations and breakthroughs in those methodologies, and the determined companies working to harness those technologies. Get rapt to be apt at aptamers!
Click HERE for all the slides presented in this episode.
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