Glycotechnology Lab Research groups

The Glycotechnology Laboratory is carries out projects in basic and applied glycoscience, the science and technology of carbohydrates with a large untapped potential to provide innovative solutions to important social challenges such as personalized medicine, pharmaceutical products, food and biomaterials. 

The Glycotechnology Laboratory applies carbohydrate synthesis, materials science and molecular biology to the design of tools, probes and devices to elucidate the role and exploit the potential of sugars for cancer immune therapy, as biomarkers and biomaterials for biomedical applications. 

Research lines

Synthesis
-    Chemo-enzymatic synthesis of oligosaccharides and glycomimetics
-    Natural products isolation and modification
-    Glycoengineering of cells and exosomes
-    Development of glyconanoparticles as tunable glycan display systems

Drug discovery and screening
-    Development of glycomimetics as inhibitors for the treatment of cancer, autoimmune diseases and allergy 
-    Functional glycomics of C-type lectins in pathogen and self-recognition (microarrays, flow cytometry, functional immune assays)
-    HTS enzyme activity assays development

Glycan analysis/ Biomarkers 
-    Absolute quantification of glycans and glycopeptides by mass spectrometry
-    Development of lectin-based screening technology
-    Development of anti-carbohydrate antibodies
-    Glycan and polysaccharide microarrays


Science field

Life & Medical Sciences

Institution
CIC biomaGUNE
RIS3 Priorities
  • Biosciences & Health
Main researcher
Niels-Christian Reichardt
Address
CIC biomaGUNE Parque tecnológico de Gipuzkoa Ed. Pº Miramón 182, 20014, San Sebastián
How to arrive
Main research lines
  • Carbohydrate Synthesis
  • Glycan microarrays and analysis
  • Chemical Inmunology