Manufacturing Today Issue - 238 July 2025 | Page 170

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and is fundamental in many structural biology applications, particularly drug development. The company already supports cryo-EM processes, and the new facility in Germany will help SPT to accommodate its increased demand and capacity.
“ Cryo-EM is a critical analytical technique within the structural biology field. The ability to understand the three-dimensional structure of a protein is an important part of the drug development process as it helps to determine how the target protein interacts with the drugs and, ultimately, whether the drug changes the activity of that protein or not,” Rob explains.“ The demand for cryo- EM grids has increased significantly over recent years as researchers have adopted this important new analytical approach, and we need to ensure supply keeps up with demand. We already have an existing facility in Germany, but we’ ve invested significantly
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