Lullaby® - siRNA Transfection Reagent: A Sweet Song for Gene Silencing

OZ Biosciences is pleased to announce the launching of a new lipid-based transfection reagent for siRNA experiments, highly efficient at low doses of siRNA and avoiding non-specific effects.

(PRWEB) September 21, 2006

Lullaby® - siRNA transfection reagent is the ideal reagent dedicated to the transfection of siRNA. Based on an innovative technology, this new lipid-based reagent achieves extremely efficient siRNA delivery into cells. Lullaby® - siRNA transfection reagent protects siRNA from extracellular degradation and has an outstanding capacity to destabilize cells membrane, allowing delivery of important siRNA amounts into the cytosol. Transfection is very efficient and highly reproducible, even with low doses of siRNA. Lullaby® allows high gene silencing levels in various conditions: cells, concentrations, targets, culture conditions, etc. It has been clearly shown that high concentrations of siRNA can cause off-target effects. Thus, 1 to 20nM siRNA concentrations are ideal for transfection. Lullaby® - siRNA transfection reagent is efficient starting from 0.1nM siRNA and optimal at 5 to 10nM, avoiding non specific effects.

About OZ Biosciences

OZ Biosciences creates, develops and produces innovative tools based on drug delivery systems for the worldwide scientific community and pharmaceutical industry. OZ Biosciences focuses on technologies for the delivery of bioactive materials into living organisms. The mission is to promote and accelerate this exploration by providing the innovative and efficient molecular delivery systems sought by scientists. The company has established a strong position in the field of molecular delivery systems with several patents that exploit revolutionary molecules and methods.

Located at the Luminy Scientific Park, the heart of important biological research activity in Marseille, in the south of France, many local, national and international partnerships and collaborations with academic and industrial research laboratories have been created and the company has received several prestigious national and international awards.

Contact Information:

OZ Biosciences

Luminy Scientific Park, BP 13

13273 Marseille Cedex 9

France

Phone: +33 491 828 175

Fax: +33 491 828 170

Website : http://www.ozbiosciences.com

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