Company
In 2002 Avidin was established as a Trading and R&D company and became a service provider in 2004.
Avidin is the local distributor of several products related to different microarray technologies
- Genisphere (Hatfield, CA, USA)
- Bioneer (Daeleon, Korea)
- Full Moon Biosystems (SA, USA)
The company is developing novel approaches for high througphput gene expression analysis.
In 2007, Avidin started a drug discovery programme in the field of cancer and infectious diseases. The company in-licensed an anti-cancer compound family with a novel action mechanism: it interferes with lipid vesicle formation and trafficking.
Also in 2007, Avidin started the synthesis of a focused chemical library for patentable bioactive compounds and a peptidomimetic library.
