The ELISA Experts
CANDOR Bioscience GmbH
Simoniusstrasse 39
88239 Wangen, Germany
Phone +49 (0) 75 22 - 7952 70
Fax +49 (0) 7522 - 7952 729
[email protected]
www.candor-bioscience.com
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Year of foundation: 2004
Portfolio of more than
50 different products
Preface
Batch sizes range from
1 up to 1200 litres
CANDOR – The ELISA Experts
Over 600 customers
CANDOR
“We go the extra mile for you!”
Double-digit growth
in sales volume every
year since company’s
foundation
Customers in 35 countries
We are pleased to introduce CANDOR
Immunoassays can be prone to inter-
The core of our CANDOR-philosophy is
to you.
ference resulting – in the worst case –
to guarantee the best possible quality
in false-negatives and false-positives.
and safety for you. Thus we always go
CANDOR was founded in 2004. Since
Consequently we worked for years
the extra mile regarding quality. By do-
then CANDOR has supplied an increa-
on new solutions to overcome these
ing this we have set new standards for
sing number of bioanalytical laborato-
challenges. Now we are proud to offer
our industry. Every day we renew our
ries, medical research laboratories and
­solutions which enable better reliabi-
assurance to you that we will provide
manufacturers of immunodiagnostics
lity, ­reproducibility and robustness of
you with high value solutions; that we
with high-quality solutions for immuno­
assays. You may trust every assay result
will quickly handle your orders indivi-
assays. As the ELISA Experts we have
when using our innovative solutions.
dually to your specific needs; and we
been able to develop completely new
These solutions feature a new class of
will assist you with any questions and
assay diluents, blockers and stabilizers,
reagents: the CANDOR-Optimizers. In­
challenges regarding your immuno­
enabling better precision for all types of
troduction of the Optimizer “LowCross-
assays.
immunoassays.
Buffer” was a major mile­stone for our
company and a break­through for reliability of ELISA in general.
22 sales partners in
15 countries
Date of brochure: September 2011
The team at CANDOR will assist you with any questions
you may have regarding immunoassays.
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Sincerely yours Dr. Peter Rauch
Sincerely yours Dr. Tobias Polifke
The Elisa experts
Company profile
CANDOR Bioscience GmbH is an inter­­
­improved, the assay can be simplified
CANDOR offers its customers high
Since the inception of CANDOR in
nationally oriented, innovative, profi-
and process times can be reduced.
­quality across the board.
2004, production volume and sales
table and privately owned enterprise.
have grown dynamically. From 2005 to
­CANDOR develops, produces and dis-
More than 600 customers in 35 coun-
CANDOR quality comprises highest pro-
2010 the production capacity increased­
tributes a comprehensive selection of
tries use CANDOR products and be-
duct quality, highest quality standards
more than 120 fold. Each year has seen
­premium solutions for immuno­assays.
nefit from the CANDOR expertise in
and demanding quality control in pro-
double-digit sales growth and the
assay ­development and sample measu-
duction in addition to comprehensive
turn­over in 2010 was 25 fold higher­
CANDOR offers more than 50 different­
rement. The CANDOR experts are well
product support and customer service.
than in 2005. We expect dynamic
products including optimizers, blockers,­
experienced in research, development
This exceptional quality standard can
growth to continue for years to come.
stabilizers and buffer solutions for
and production and can interact with
be guaranteed by our well-educated, ex-­
­immunoassays. By using these solu-
laboratory managers at their own level.
perienced and motivated staff members.
tions the reliability of results can be
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PERFECTION
Production & Customer Support
All CANDOR products are manu­
CANDOR is interested in long-term
Our intensive service also includes
factured in the new manufacturing
­business relationships and we are al-
­reliable, informed and individual care
plant in Wangen, Germany. The pro-
ways committed to our customers’
of
ducts are developed and produced
needs. The comprehensive product
immuno­assays. Due to our extensive
in our facility equipped with modern
­range meets every need for pre­mium
ELISA experience we will always be
and high quality laboratory and pro-
solutions for immunoassays. Further-
available to help you with your challen-
duction technology.­ When it comes to
more, CANDOR offers individual pro-
ges or questions.
quality we always go one step further
duct support along with fast, ­flexible
than standard quality specifications
and reliable order processing. Users
Our customers trust in CANDOR pro-
in our industry to enable the best pro-
­receive detailed product information
ducts and the extraordinary CANDOR
duct quality possible and a premium
for application of CANDOR products.
quality over the long term.
customer
requests
concerning
lot-to-lot consistency. CANDOR also
runs an up-to-date industrial waterpurification­ system
for
ultra-pure
water­ in the new production facility
with a capacity of 600 litres per hour.
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OPTIMIZERS, BLOCKERS, STABILIZERS
The CANDOR portfolio
Results of immunoassays should always
our solutions also help to simplify the
LowCross-Buffer is the first solution
For challenging assays LowCross-Buffer
Worldwide more than 90 pharma­
be correct and reliable. Interferences,
assay procedures and to reduce proces-
that combines several­ functionalities
is often the only diluent to effectively
ceutical companies and their CROs
matrix effects and degradation of stan-
sing times. Several of our products offer
of diluents in one product. It is not
avoid interference.
(Contract Research Organisations) re­
dards or conjugates can occasionally
multiple functions and advantages in
only an assay diluent. Additionally it
result in bad results, termed as false-po-
one solution and are therefore much
can reduce HAMA-inter­ference and
Increasing
of
development, validation and sample
sitives or false-negatives in diagnostics.
­appreciated by users.
­furthermore helps to avoid­ matrix
immuno­logical assays requires replace­
measurement. They can trust their
­effects. CANDOR calls this new class
ment of the usual diluents with
results. ­LowCross-Buffer is a useful
False results can be a safety hazard for
gularly­ use LowCross-Buffer for ­assay
need
for
reliability
patients in human diagnostics and a
Our portfolio comprises optimizers,
of advantageous and multifunctional
­LowCross-Buffer e.g. in drug develop­
tool to reduce interference effects in
risk for consumers in food diagnostics.
­blockers, stabilizers and other high-
solutions “Optimizers” for immuno-
ment, detection of sensitive new bio-
immuno­assays. This improves precision
Furthermore it can be an expensive
quality buffer solutions for immuno-
assays. They are outstanding com-
markers or in diagnostics to avoid false
and accuracy and enables more reliable
problem in any research application.
assays. Among the premium CANDOR
pared to other diluents and buffers.
results. Thus there is a continuously
­results. The use of LowCross-Buffer in
­CANDOR products contribute signifi-
solutions, LowCross-Buffer acts as the
LowCross-Buffer­ is a kind of binding
growing demand of this ­innovative
the production of diagnostics is there-
cantly to this scientific challenge. False
leading product.
gate-keeper. The innovative buffer so-
CANDOR ­buffer solution.
fore increasing due to the avoidance of
results can be significantly reduced by
lution, used instead of common assay
using CANDOR products. In many cases
diluents, suppresses low to medium
affinity­ ­binding in the assay and only
allows­ high ­affinity binding reactions.
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false ­positives and false negatives.
CONVENIENCE
DEVELOPMENT OF SALES
One step incubation assays
calculated as 100 % in 2005
LowCross-HRP is another product with
In addition to the innovative optimi-
several functionalities. This product en­
zers, CANDOR also offers blockers
ables convenient one step incubation­
based on modern chemistries and
assays without negatively affecting
newly­ developed stabilizers. CANDOR
the reliability of the results. This is due
is the technical leader in the area of
to both the optimizing and stabilizing
­immunoassay
properties of the solution.
­Stabilizer, Liquid Plate Sealer and HRP-
stabilizers.
Antibody
Protector protect the native confor­
mation of antibodies at room temperature or in the refrigerator much better
than many competitor products.
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EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL
Production at CANDOR
All CANDOR products are manufac­
The company is certified according
CANDOR products show the maximum
tured in the new manufacturing plant
to DIN EN ISO 9001:2008. All working
shelf life at dispatch. The complete qua-
in Wangen, Germany.
steps are described in SOPs. The water­
lity control ensures a constant product
purification system, the laboratory­
quality.
The products are developed, produced
­balances and the industrial scales
and controlled in our own facility equip-
meet highest international quality
The premium packaging also contri-
ped with modern and high quality labo-
standards. Our company sets a high
butes to this. The CANDOR quality is
ratory and production technology.
value on batch consistency and high
­facilitated by our dependable team
product quality “Made in Germany”.
with well-educated, experienced and
CANDOR always works to outperform
motivated staff members.
the ­required quality standards to en­
sure the best reliability for users.
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FAST AND FLEXIBLE
CANDOR Customer Service
CANDOR is interested in long-term
CANDOR supplies very fast and flex­
Many users trust in CANDOR products,
business relationships and we are
ible service. No one will be left on their
CANDOR customer service and the
­always committed to our customers’
own concerning requests or challen­ges
extra­ordinary CANDOR quality. To en-
needs. All aspects of the company are
around immunoassays. The CANDOR­
sure this outstanding quality we have
strongly oriented to serve customers
experts work successfully on new
a motivated and highly skilled team.
according to their specific needs.
immunoassay reagents
to further
Our business philosophy is to interact
optimize­ assays and their results. The
with customers and colleagues always
CANDOR experts can discuss with labo-
in a fair, respectful and friendly way.
ratory managers and assay developers
Therefore all CANDOR staff members
from their point of view, as they were
will deal with interested individuals in
­engaged with assay development for
this way. ­
years for research use, pre-clinical /­
clinical­studies as well as for diagnostics
use. Our long time experience in the field
of ELISA is available to all customers.
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