Product Specification Document
Thank you for considering licensing your antibody or hybridoma to Abcam.
Please take a few minutes to fill out this document, providing all of the
information that we need in order to continue our discussions. This document
will facilitate an evaluation of the commercial potential of your product, ensure
that our Laboratory and Technical Support departments can support your
product as a commercial reagent, and will help to determine the maximum
royalties we can offer.
Please add your answers, where applicable, to the Word document and email
the completed document as an attachment to Kim.Orton@abcam.com.
Alternatively, please fax the completed document to +44 (0)1223 696 001.
Thank you for your time,
Abcam Licensing Team.
Date:
Name of Investigator:
Institution:
Department:
Antibody name:
Alternative names:
Entrez Gene code:
Clonality:
Host species:
Clone number:
Will you be providing bulk stock of finished antibody or hybridoma?
Regarding the antibody:
1. What protein(s)/molecules(s) does the antibody recognise?
2. Please state the immunogen type used to raise the antibody? E.g.
peptide/recombinant protein and the species it was derived from.
3. Is the immunogen available for QC testing?
4. What method of purification was used for the finished product (if any)?
5. If purified, what is the concentration of the antibody and what buffer is it
stored in?
6. Have any preservatives added to the antibody preparation? E.g.
sodium azide
7. At what temperature do you recommend storing the antibody?
8. What species will the antibody cross react with?
9. How has the antibody been tested? Please provide protocol details
where possible.
Application
Tested
(Y/N)
Cell/tis
sue
type
used
Rating
(good,
OK, didn’t
work)
Working
dilution
Other notes
Western Blot
Immunocytochemistry/
immunofluorescence
Immunohistochemistry
(please specify
conditions)
ELISA
Immunoprecipitation
(IP)
Chromatin IP
Other (please specify)
10. Please attach images (e.g. Western blot) demonstrating the specificity
of the antibody, along with image legends.
11. What publications has the antibody been used in? Please list.
Regarding the hybridoma:
1. Hybridoma type:
2. How many clonings have been carried out?
3. Has the cell line been tested for mycoplasma recently? Please state
the result.
4. Please state the immunoglobulin isotype:
5. Do the cells have normal viability after recovery in culture?
6. What is the preferred freezing medium composition?
7. What is the preferred cell culture medium, including supplements?
Please also provide any additional information (i.e. are the cells
weaned into serum free media?).
8. What culture system is presently used, ie. Flasks, roller bottle?
9. Please provide information on the recommended growth temperature,
% CO2, doubling time, seed density etc.
10. Are you able to provide lysate samples etc for testing the antibody?
Notes:
Please enter any further information that may be useful here: