Quattromed Ltd is one of the leading biotechnology companies in
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...
providing medical diagnostics services and performing custom research programs for the
biopharmaceutical industry. As of March 2009,
Icosagen AS is the new business name of the former Quattromed Ltd.
Profile
Quattromed was established in 1999 as a spin-off from
Tartu University.
Estonian Biotechnology Association
''. Retrieved 18. June 2007. It is based in
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of ...
, Estonia. Employing 80 full-time employees, it has grown into the largest biotechnology company in Estonia. Quattromed started with offering molecular diagnostic services, the activities today cover molecular and clinical diagnostics
Quattromed HTI Laboratories, life science products
Quattromed, latex allergen testin
(Quattromed Ltd)and protein production
Quattromed Cell Factory.
Products and services
Quattromed’s activities are divided into three branches: medical diagnostics division, technology development division and life science products division. Its main focus of activities is in
gene expression
Gene expression is the process by which information from a gene is used in the synthesis of a functional gene product that enables it to produce end products, protein or non-coding RNA, and ultimately affect a phenotype, as the final effect. The ...
and
protein production. In-house proprietary technologies are used combined with extensive process know-how and partnership with academic and industrial groups. Quattromed has three patent applications in its
IP portfolio, about ten technology licenses and one trade mark.
Quattromed’s main products are:
:*
FITkit (latex allergen test) and FITkit testing servic
E2Tag epitope tagging technologyref name=Kurg >
:*anti-IgG antibodies
:* QMCF Technology - a propriety protein production technolog
(further information)
See also
* Biopharmaceutical
* FITkit
* Biologics
A biopharmaceutical, also known as a biological medical product, or biologic, is any pharmaceutical drug product manufactured in, extracted from, or semisynthesized from biological sources. Different from totally synthesized pharmaceuticals, th ...
* Cell culture
Cell culture or tissue culture is the process by which cells are grown under controlled conditions, generally outside of their natural environment. The term "tissue culture" was coined by American pathologist Montrose Thomas Burrows. This te ...
* Genetic engineering
Genetic engineering, also called genetic modification or genetic manipulation, is the modification and manipulation of an organism's genes using technology. It is a set of technologies used to change the genetic makeup of cells, including t ...
* Molecular biology
Molecular biology is the branch of biology that seeks to understand the molecular basis of biological activity in and between cells, including biomolecular synthesis, modification, mechanisms, and interactions. The study of chemical and physi ...
References
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External links
Quattromed Ltd. website
* Icosagen's (formerly Quattromed
FITkit and latex allergen testing
* Icosagen's (formerly Quattromed
life science product catalogue
Contract research organizations
Biotechnology companies
Biotechnology companies of Estonia
Pharmaceutical companies
Pharmaceutical companies established in 1999
1999 establishments in Estonia
Privately held companies
Companies of Estonia
Technology companies of Estonia
Estonian brands
Tartu