Affimer screening facility

Welcome to the BioScreening Technology Group (BSTG), the Affimer screening facility within the Faculty of Biological Sciences.

Molecular biology tools underpin our ability to study protein function and localisation and aid in the development of tools for research and diagnostics.

Without these tools, new discoveries cannot be made to solve health challenges and tackle disease.

We provide expertise, advice, support and scientific input to projects and future grant applications involving affimer technology.

Affimer technology

Affimers, an antibody alternative or antibody mimetic, can be selected to bind to, and block specific surfaces on target proteins and therefore have potential as molecular biology tools and therapeutic agents. 

Such Affimer reagents have similar or better performance compared to antibodies in most applications.

We have the ability to isolate Affimer reagents against recombinant proteins, peptides, small molecules, and cells, including mammalian cells by phage display.

How we work

We provide a collaborative approach to generating Affimer reagents to academics, clinicians and industrial partners.

Discover advantages of using affimers, some examples of applications and our friendly team of experts on our website. If you’d like to work with us, fill in our enquiry form and one of our expert team will be in touch. You can also find us at Level 7 Astbury Building, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds.