At-a-Glance:
| Company |
Bethyl Laboratories, Inc. |
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| Specialties |
High-quality antibodies and related products for scientific research |
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| Mission |
Through its comprehensive approach to antibody development, production, and validation processes, the company continues to support scientific discovery in life sciences while maintaining high standards of quality and customer care. |
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| Noteworthy |
A unique aspect of Bethyl’s operations is its control over the entire antibody production life cycle. |
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| Location |
Montgomery, Texas |
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Bethyl Laboratories, Incorporated (“Bethyl”), a Fortis Life Sciences® company, is a prominent manufacturer of high-quality antibodies and related products for scientific research. Established in 1972 and headquartered in Montgomery, Texas, the company has built a strong reputation as a leading provider of monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies, emphasizing quality, consistency, and customer satisfaction throughout its five-decade history.
Bethyl has established a global presence within the scientific research community. Its products are utilized by researchers worldwide, contributing to advancements across numerous fields of life sciences.
Bethyl specializes in the development, production, and validation of antibodies for research and diagnostic applications. Their extensive catalog includes a wide range of primary antibodies targeting numerous proteins. This includes both polyclonal antibodies and a growing collection of recombinant and monoclonal antibodies. Additionally, the company provides secondary antibodies against multiple species, along with other products such as ELISA kits and purified proteins.
A unique aspect of Bethyl’s operations is its control over the entire antibody production life cycle. The company manufactures all primary and secondary antibodies and ELISA kits on-site in Montgomery. This integrated approach encompasses veterinary facilities, development laboratories, production facilities, and validation laboratories. The team at Bethyl is dedicated to delivering quality products at every stage of the process, from initial antigen and antibody development to final validation and scale-up manufacturing.
The antibodies produced by Bethyl are designed and validated for various research applications such as western blotting, immunoprecipitation, immunohistochemistry, immunocytochemistry, immunofluorescence, and flow cytometry. In addition to its catalog offerings, Bethyl Laboratories provides custom services to meet specific research needs. These services include custom recombinant monoclonal antibody production and antibody conjugation services that support biopharma and diagnostic initiatives.
Bethyl is recognized for its rigorous validation practices that ensure the specificity and reliability of its antibodies. Bethyl has established six pillars of antibody validation, based on a 2016 publication for validating antibodies in an application- and context-specific manner. Multiple pillars are used in a complementary fashion to validate each antibody, and the pillars selected are based on the unique biology of each target protein, or the reagents available for that project. The majority of Bethyl antibodies are validated using independent antibodies developed in-house.
The research focus for the antibodies developed at Bethyl Laboratories spans a wide range of areas with particular emphasis on immunology, oncology, and neuroscience. By providing researchers with tools tailored to these critical fields of study, Bethyl contributes to advancing scientific understanding and therapeutic and diagnostic development.
Bethyl has established itself as a trusted provider of high-quality antibodies and related products. Through its comprehensive approach to antibody development, production, and validation processes, the company continues to support scientific discovery in life sciences while maintaining high standards of quality and customer care. As part of Fortis Life Sciences, LLC, Bethyl Laboratories is well-positioned to expand its reach within the research community while upholding its commitment to excellence in both product offerings and service delivery.