Streamlining Research Antibody and Reagent Selection

CiteAb launched the CiteAb Explore Platform, comprising its reagent search engine with its new image search engine. According to CiteAb, its database contains 16M+ research tools and their use in 40M+ publications, covering antibodies, proteins, models, and kits. This data underpins the Explore Platform, which helps researchers identify fit-for-purpose reagents, faster, says Andrew Chalmers, PhD, CEO.

The new image search tool allows researchers to investigate peer-reviewed scientific images. Developed with input from the scientific community, it provides access to 850,000+ cropped experimental images—covering 610,000+ proteins, 5,000+ diseases, and 160,000 cell lines—linked directly to publications and the reagents used, points out a company spokesperson.

The search tool ranks products only by citations, and enables researchers to evaluate reagents using experimental data, supplier information, and independent third-party validation data, continues Chalmers.

“CiteAb was created to help address the reproducibility crisis. Ineffective antibodies contribute massively to this issue, wasting around $1 billion each year in research funding,” he notes. “Our tools help scientists identify reliable reagents, meaning they can spend more time on discoveries and less on troubleshooting.”

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