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7 November 2023

CICECO SPOTLIGH: Mara Freire highlights Egg immunoglobulin potencial

 CICECO SPOTLIGH: Mara Freire highlights Egg immunoglobulin potencial

CICECO SPOTLIGHT is the new communication science series of the Aveiro Materials Institute of Aveiro.

Researcher Mara Freire, along with her team, have discovered that the immunoglobulin Y antibodies, present in egg yolk, could serve as a sustainable source of biopharmaceuticals if a cost-effective purification process could be developed. These antibodies can be utilized as a sustainable source of biopharmaceuticals, especially with the potential for intravenous administration to combat infectious diseases.

 

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