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Optibodies - Nordic BioSite


Optimised and well tested antibodies for clinical diagnostic immunohistochemistry


Optibodies logo UKCA Antibodies from the Nordic Biosite Optibodies range

 

CE- IVD Antibodies from the Nordic Biosite Optibodies range

 

 

You may have been using antibodies in Immunohistochemistry for some time and maybe you are getting good results, but Optibodies from Nordic BioSite are on another level.

 

In producing the Optibodies™ range Nordic BioSite ensure that every antibody provides beautifully optimised staining. This is the key aim of the Optibodies™ range and any antibody that does not perform to this standard simply does not make it in to the range.

 

Read below for more details of the Optibody optimisation process.

 

 



What users of the Optibodies range are saying:

 

“We have been using the Optibodies EpCAM primary antibody from Nordic Biosite for a year now and we are extremely happy with the quality of staining. We use it on the Ventana Benchmark Ultra with excellent results. The communication and customer service from the team in Newmarket Scientific has been excellent throughout”

Sarah Delaney, Senior Medical Scientist
Tallaght University Hospital - Jan 2021

 

“Our laboratory has been using Sox-10 from the optibodies range on the Dako Autostainer Link 48 platform for about a year. We are very satisfied with stain quality and subsequently received an optimal EQA result for our protocol through the NORDIQC scheme. Newmarket Scientific have provided us with an antibody that has proved useful many times ”

Jemma Armstrong, Specialist Biomedical Scientist.
County Durham and Darlington NHS foundation Trust - April 2021

 



The Best Performing Optibodies - 2021 Update

 

Read about our top new CD117 as well as our CK-pan and EpCAM Optibodies™ that both performed very well in the external quality assessments by NordiQC. Plus protocols are now available for all three of these Optibodies on the Ventana BenchMark Ultra and the Dako Omnis. Read more!

 

CK-Pan Clone BS5 IHC on Liver Tissue  CK-pan clone BS5 IHC, squamous lung cell carcinoma  EpCAM clone BS14 IHC, kidney   EpCAM clone BS14 IHC, colon carcinoma  

 

The full optibodies range is exclusively available in the UK and Ireland from Newmarket Scientific.

 



Optibodies from Nordic Biosite

 

The Optibodies range is detailed below with more information available by clicking on each link.

 

Samples are available for many items on request, please contact us for more details. 1ml and 100ul sizes are available to order online.

 

Anti AMACR Antibody (mouse monoclonal BS2)

Anti Androgen receptor Antibody (mouse monoclonal BS46)

Anti BCL2 Antibody (mouse monoclonal BS94)

Anti BCL6 Antibody (mouse monoclonal BS19)

Anti Beta Catenin Antibody (rabbit monoclonal BSR121)

Anti Beta Catenin Antibody (mouse monoclonal BS31)

Anti CA9 (rabbit monoclonal BSR2)

Anti Calretinin (rabbit monoclonal BSR235)

Anti Caveolin 1 (rabbit monoclonal BSR32)

Anti CD2 Antibody (mouse monoclonal BS60)

Anti CD3e Antibody (mouse monoclonal BSR10)

Anti CD3z Antibody (mouse monoclonal BS103)

Anti CD4 Antibody (rabbit monoclonal BSR4)

Anti CD5 Antibody (mouse monoclonal BSR33)

Anti CD7 Antibody (mouse monoclonal BS8)

Anti CD7 Antibody (rabbit monoclonal BSR9)

Anti CD8 Antibody (rabbit monoclonal BSR5)

Anti CD10 Antibody (mouse monoclonal BS1)

Anti CD11b Antibody (rabbit monoclonal BSR21)

Anti CD11c Antibody (mouse monoclonal BS116)

Anti CD13 Antibody (rabbit monoclonal BSR22)

Anti CD14 Antibody (mouse monoclonal BS9)

Anti CD20 Antibody (mouse monoclonal BS619)

Anti CD22 Antibody (mouse monoclonal BS100)

Anti CD23 Antibody (mouse monoclonal BS20)

Anti CD31 Antibody (mouse monoclonal BS50)

Anti CD34 Antibody (mouse monoclonal BS72)

Anti CD38 Antibody (rabbit monoclonal BSR7)

Anti CD38 Antibody (mouse monoclonal BS3)

Anti CD43 Antibody (mouse monoclonal BS62)

Anti CD44 Antibody (mouse monoclonal BSR23)

Anti CD45 Antibody (mouse monoclonal BS65)

Anti CD50 Antibody (rabbit monoclonal BSR25)

Anti CD79a Antibody (rabbit monoclonal BSR20)

Anti CD117 Antibody (rabbit monoclonal YR145)

Anti CD117 Antibody (rabbit monoclonal BSR24)

Anti Cyclin D1 Antibody (mouse monoclonal BSR112)

Anti CK14 Antibody (mouse monoclonal BSR47)

Anti CK17 Antibody (mouse monoclonal BS55)

Anti CK18 (CK-LMW) Antibody (mouse monoclonal BS83)

Anti CK19 Antibody (mouse monoclonal BS23)

Anti CK20 Antibody (mouse monoclonal BS101)

Anti CK20 Antibody (rabbit monoclonal BSR11)

Anti CK5 Antibody (rabbit monoclonal BSR55)

Anti CK5 (CK-HMW) Antibody (mouse monoclonal BS42)

Anti CK7 Antibody (rabbit monoclonal BSR28)

Anti CK8 Antibody (rabbit monoclonal BSR15)

Anti Cyclin D1 Antibody (rabbit monoclonal BSR112)

Anti Cytokeratin pan Antibody (mouse monoclonal BS5)

Anti Desmin Antibody (mouse monoclonal BS21)

Anti E-Cadherin Antibody (mouse monoclonal BS38)

Anti Endoglin Antibody (mouse monoclonal BS25)

Anti EpCAM Antibody (mouse monoclonal BS14)

Anti Glucagon Antibody (mouse monoclonal BS71)

Anti Glutamine Synthetase Antibody (mouse monoclonal BS51)

Anti Granzyme B Antibody (rabbit monoclonal BSR150)

Anti GFAP Antibody (rabbit monoclonal BSR189)

Anti HER2 Antibody (rabbit monoclonal BSR44)

Anti HER2 Antibody (mouse monoclonal BS24)

Anti IBA1 (rabbit monoclonal BSR187)

Anti IgG4 Antibody (rabbit monoclonal BSR27)

Anti Ig Light chain (rabbit monoclonal BSR26)

Anti Insulin Antibody (mouse monoclonal BS22)

Anti Ki67 Antibody (mouse monoclonal BS4)

Anti L1CAM Antibody (rabbit monoclonal BSR3)

Anti LI-Cadherin Antibody (mouse monoclonals BS26)

Anti Mammaglobin Antibody (mouse monoclonal BS17)

Anti MBP Antibody (mouse monoclonal BS188)

Anti MCM2 Antibody (mouse monoclonal BS18)

Anti Melan A Antibody (mouse monoclonal BS52)

Anti MLH1 Antibody (mouse monoclonal BS29)

Anti MSH2 Antibody (rabbit monoclonal BSR77)

Anti MSH6 Antibody (rabbit monoclonal BSR100)

Anti Napsin A Antibody (mouse monoclonal BS10)

Anti p53 Antibody (mouse monoclonal BS12)

Anti P63 Antibody (rabbit monoclonal BSR6)

Anti PAX5 Antibody (mouse monoclonal BS11)

Anti PAX5 Antibody (rabbit monoclonal BSR59)

Anti PDL1 Antibody (rabbit monoclonal BSR90)

Anti PHH3 Antibody (rabbit monoclonal BSR99)

Anti Somatostatin Antibody (mouse monoclonal BS16)

Anti SOX10 Antibody (mouse monoclonal BS7)

Anti SOX2 (mouse monoclonal BS121)

Anti SYP (mouse monoclonal BS15)

Anti Vimentin (mouse monoclonal BS13)

 


 

Optibody™ optimisation involves a great number of tests in order to find the optimal staining conditions.

 

Antigen Retrieval

Each antigen has a preferred method of antigen retrieval such as heat induced epitope retrieval using citrate buffer, as well as an enzymatic retrieval process, but the majority of antigens need alkaline antigen retrieval conditions for truly optimal staining. For this reason, Optibodies are all selected according to the performance in alkaline antigen retrieval.

 

Concentration

Antibodies generally have an optimal concentration for use, depending on the affinity of the antibody for its target and expression level of the antigen. Antibodies optimised with tissues expressing high levels of antigen may prove inadequate when staining tissues with low antigen expression. So Optibodies are optimised on a variety of tissue types and antigen expression levels to verify the performance of the Optibody in a range of situations.

 

Internal and External QC

To ensure the high quality of every Optibody, as well as our own high level of internal quality control, we also take part in external quality assurance programs to ensure our antibodies work optimally in the hands of others too.

 

Other key criteria

Another key target for each Optibody is specificity and high affinity towards the target. They are also tailored to be flexible and reliable in use, with high consistency between lots and excellent stability.

 

The full Optibodies range is listed above with links to further information on each individual antibody or you can view the full range with links to datasheets here (just click each line for more information).

 

Contact us for datasheets and samples.

 

Also see the Nordic Biosite Blog Posts for general information on Immunohistochemistry/Immunohistopathology:

"Beginner’s Guide to Immunohistochemistry 1: Choosing a Primary Antibody" and

"Beginner’s Guide to Immunohistochemistry 2: Choosing a Secondary Antibody"