Pre-Clinical Toolbox
Our pre-clinical toolbox is collected to accelerate drug discovery and research for academia and industry.
Why a Toolbox?
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To enable drug discovery, our team has assembled a pre-clinical toolbox to provide a standardized workflow and easy access to test molecules in relevant disease models at the in vitro and in vivo levels. Our pre-clinical toolbox may be used for research purposes and commercial purpose entities.
ASSAYS
The primary assay for VCP is the binding and enzymatic activity of VCP hexamers.​ The secondary assays are VCP functions at the cellular level.
PATIENT-DERIVED CELLULAR MODELS
Our approach to in vitro models is to make standardized models available to all researchers and host biobanks with patient samples.
ANIMAL / ORGANOID MODELS
Our approach to in vivo models is to evaluate existing VCP models and explore funding and grant opportunities for new models.
LISTING OF RESEARCH RESOURCES
A listing of where to buy research products and reference compounds available for VCP research.