As a valued customer of Avanti Polar Lipids, we are pleased to inform you that we have been acquired by Croda International Plc (Croda), a leading speciality ingredient supplier with a strong footprint in pharmaceuticals.
Avanti Polar Lipids, Inc. (“Avanti” or the “Company”) today announces it has agreed to be acquired by Croda International, Plc (“Croda”). The combination of two life science leaders brings together Avanti’s expertise in lipid-based drug delivery solutions through its research products and pharmaceutical services and Croda’s range of life science products and cGMP manufacturing capabilities to expand their respective breadth of products and services for biotechnology businesses, academic institutions and pharmaceutical companies globally.
As always, Avanti Polar Lipids has been hard at work over the last few months! Here’s what we’ve been up to, including new products, peer-reviewed references, and job opportunities.
Before you can accurately test for COVID-19, you need to have a biomarker that indicates if a person is sick or not. Keep reading to learn about metabolomics’ important role in COVID-19 research.
In this month’s new product spotlight, we’re highlighting our monoacylglycerol (MAG) products and their role in lipid mesophase crystallization. Keep reading for more information!
In this month’s New Product Spotlight, we’re highlighting our detergents! Keep reading for a list of some of Avanti’s unique detergents and how to utilize them in your research.
GMP refers to a set of guidelines created by the FDA to ensure all products are safe, pure, and high quality. So what is cGMP? And which one does Avanti adhere to?
Avanti is ready to support your adjuvant formulation development activities and continue working toward more effective adjuvants and adjuvant combinations to support global health strategies and prevent future pandemics. Keep reading for more information.
Disinfectants, liquids, wipes, and gels containing alcohol are great at getting rid of viruses—but they aren’t as effective as what’s sitting by your bathroom sink: soap.
Keep reading to learn about the ASBMB Avanti Award in Lipids, the ASBMB Walter Shaw Young Investigator Award, and the MSACL Catherine E. Costello Award for Females in Mass Spectrometry, and their winners.
In an effort to protect against the novel coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2, which causes the illness known as COVID-19, Avanti is limiting access to its facilities to essential personnel only, and has implemented certain visitor protocols as an interim measure.
Avanti Polar Lipids is excited to announce that IsoPure phospholipids are now available! Find out more about our new line of products, and what they can do for your research.
The subgroup of lipidomics is developing rapidly into a discipline of its own, thanks to the fresh perspective it’s bringing to the scientific community. Read more about its applications here.
Our new product, UltimateSPLASH ONE, was created to address the need for a comprehensive set of internal standards to allow for accurate quantitation. Read on for more.
Our founder, Dr. Walter A. Shaw, is on the move for the month of December! Find out what conferences he’s attending and where in our latest Where in the World is Walt?
At Avanti, we’re always trying to help our clients streamline their research. That’s why we created this outline for preparing multilamellar liposomes (LMV). Keep reading for more!
Find out what our founder, Walt Shaw, is up to for the month of October! As usual, he’s traveling a lot, and getting to attend some fascinating conferences.
To ensure the success of your project, there are some things you should consider before selecting lipids for drug delivery or pharmaceutical applications. Read on.
Having the right resources is essential to successful research. We’re going over SUV and LUV, what their differences are & which is right for your research.
We're highlighting our research and custom projects division! We pride ourselves on delivering custom lipids with our signature quality. Keep reading for more info!
Identification of the lipids in a sample is critical for any lipid researcher, and Avanti can ensure you get successful, reproducible results. Read on.
We at Avanti are lucky to have fostered a relationship with the Membrane Chix, a group of scientists, primarily women, who are faithful Avanti lipid users. Learn more here.
Scientists studying the role of and analyzing quantities of lipids in biological processes need the highest quality reagents and standards for research. Fortunately, that’s what Avanti provides.
At Avanti, we believe in the work of creating the highest purity lipids, and we believe in the team that makes the work possible. Read on to learn more about our culture!
As explained in this tech talk from renown lipidomic expert Dr. Robert Murphy, there are three main mass spectrometric approaches that each have their benefits and drawbacks.
For 50 years, we have made it our mission to provide research and pharmaceutical scientists with the highest purity products. We offer solutions for the entire product cycle-Research to Commercialization.
We are dedicated to providing excellent customer service every step of the way! Whether searching for products, placing an order, or taking advantage of our custom synthesis service, please reach out to us during any part of the ordering process. We are here to help!
In addition to its role in cellular structure, the bioactive sphingolipid, ceramide, has been shown to be important for the regulation of a host of cellular functions including cell growth, proliferation, differentiation, senescence, necrosis, and apoptosis...
Ceramide synthases (CerSs) acylate sphingoid long-chain bases to form (dihydro)ceramides [1]. Mammals contain six distinct CerSs, each of which uses a specific subset of fatty acyl-coenzyme As to produce various subspecies of (dihydro)ceramides...
Dr. Erhard Bieberich's laboratory at Georgia Reagents University is interested in proteins that mediate the regulation of cilia and flagella by ceramide. Flagella and cilia are sensory and motor cellular organelle responsible for moving extracellular fluids and particles and propelling cells and unicellular organisms...
On February 27- March 2, 2016, The Avanti Roadshow will be at the 60th Annual Biophysical Society Meeting in Los Angeles, CA! Year after year, the Biophysical Society Meeting is a great place that brings together some of the leading scientists from around the world. With over 7,000 attendees and 500 speakers, Avanti loves this meeting because it still maintains the “small meeting” feel. It is a great place for learning and networking.
The proatherogenic properties of the cholesterol 5,6-secosterols (atheronal-A and atheronal-B), recently discovered in atherosclerotic arteries, have been investigated in terms of their effects on monocyte/macrophage function. A fluorescent analogue of atheronal-B, when cultured in either aqueous buffer or in media containing fetal calf serum, is rapidly taken-up into cultured macrophage cells and accumulates at perinuclear sites...
The therapeutic promise of gene therapy in treating and altering disease states has provided significant motivation in developing improved methods to deliver genes to cells [1,2]. Currently, two major classes of gene delivery vectors exist: viral and synthetic...
Avanti’s new Fluorescent Endocannabinoids may be used to map the impact of various treatments and inhibitors on endocannabinoid uptake and distribution in living cells.
PAHSA levels correlate highly with insulin sensitivity and are reduced in adipose tissue and serum of insulin-resistant humans. In adipocytes, PAHSAs signal through GPR120 to enhance insulin-stimulated glucose uptake. Thus, FAHFAs are endogenous lipids with the potential to treat type 2 diabetes.
Dr. Di Bush gave a presentation at CRS in Seattle, Washington. Her presentation covered the selection, preparation and application of liposomes. To see her full presentation click the link below.
Whether you are looking for phospholipids, sphingolipids, sterols, or any other of our numerous product offerings, Avanti’s research products are the highest purity lipids on the market and give you the best possibility for success.
Researchers from Northwest University (Xi’an, Shaanxi, China) used numerous lipid analytical standards from Avanti in a serum lipidomic analysis using UPLC-QTOF/HDMS to study lipid metabolism in chronic kidney disease (CKD). This interesting work identifies profound changes in lipid metabolites in individuals with CKD...
People do Amazing Things with Our Lipids! Researchers from the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (Tokyo, Japan) are studying the role of PAF signaling in neuropathic pain, a chronic pain condition resulting from injury of the peripheral or central nervous systems. PAF, as well as, ATP and lyophosphatidic acid are thought to be central mediators of neuropathic pain.
