A Dedicated Team of Scientists and Technical Specialists

A Dedicated Team of
Scientists and Technical
Specialists

About Us

A dedicated team of scientists and technical specialists is assigned to every project to ensure a bespoke service tailored according to each client's success criteria. From establishing project-specific functional assays, carrying out library screening, and detailed characterization of clones, our professionals will keep clients informed of progress and involved in decision-making. Our projects will be designed to exhaustively screen the Pioneer Antibody Library to identify the maximum number of binders to the customer target and then further characterize the clones to identify the best binders in terms of specificity, function, affinity, and developability, according to each client’s requirements.

Our technical specialists are available to introduce the technology, arrange discussions on specific projects, and discuss any business development related questions you may have.

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Meet the Pioneer Team

Achim Knappik - Site Manager, Bio-Rad AbD Serotec GmbH

Achim Knappik
Site Manager, Bio-Rad AbD Serotec GmbH

Achim Knappik has worked in the antibody engineering field for more than 30 years. He is currently leading the Bio-Rad in vitro antibody generation site and has been with Bio-Rad for about 10 years.

Achim worked for the company MorphoSys for more than 15 years, where he developed HuCAL® antibody technology. Achim holds a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Zurich, Switzerland.

Francisco Ylera - R&D Team Leader, New Technologies,  Bio-Rad Laboratories

Francisco Ylera
R&D Team Leader, New Technologies, 
Bio-Rad Laboratories

Francisco Ylera is the head of the R&D team that generated the Pioneer Antibody Discovery Platform. He has been with Bio-Rad for over 18 years. Francisco worked on customer antibody generation projects to design the selection, antibody characterization, and technical support, as well as method optimizations.

Francisco holds a diploma in chemistry from RWTH Aachen University, Germany, and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the Free University Berlin, Germany. After his Ph.D., he did a postdoc at the Harvard Institute of Medicine, Boston, USA.

Paul Royle - Technical Sales Manager, Custom Antibodies, Bio-Rad Laboratories, UK

Paul Royle
Technical Sales Manager, Custom Antibodies,
Bio-Rad Laboratories, UK

Paul Royle is the technical sales manager for Bio-Rad’s Custom Antibody Service (HuCAL) and has been with Bio-Rad’s antibody division for over 9 years. Prior to this, he worked in an immunology diagnostics company for almost 7 years.

Paul holds a degree and Ph.D. from the University of Nottingham, UK, and has post-doctoral research experience from the University of Warwick, UK.

Katharina Reefschläger - Technical Sales Specialist, Custom Antibodies, Bio-Rad AbD Serotec GmbH, Neuried

Katharina Reefschläger
Technical Sales Specialist, Custom Antibodies,
Bio-Rad AbD Serotec GmbH, Neuried

Katharina Reefschläger is a technical sales specialist for Bio-Rad´s newly developed Pioneer Antibody Discovery Platform. She has been with Bio-Rad in various sales-related positions for over 10 years. Prior to this, she worked in a genetic diagnostic lab as scientific customer support for more than 2 years.

Katharina holds a diploma in Biology from Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, Germany, and a Ph.D. in Biology from Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany.

Exceptionally large, fully human Fab antibody library

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Get in touch with us to discuss your project and discover how the Pioneer Antibody Discovery Platform can help identify your new therapeutic candidates.

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Address

Campus Neuried, Anna-Sigmund-Str. 5
82061 Neuried, Germany

Phone

+49 89 809095-10