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Aptamer Group
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We develop Optimer® binders to enable innovation across research, diagnostics, therapeutics and bioprocessing.
We’ve levelled up! 🥇

🧬 Our ISO 9001 certification now covers synthesis, ensuring top quality across everything from internal development to custom aptamer and oligo synthesis. 🧬💎

Looking for synthesis support? We’ve got you. 🤝
October 9, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Hear what our customers are experiencing with Optimer technology.

⚡ Superior performance from day one
✅ Ready to use with minimal optimisation
🧬 Outperforming traditional antibodies

Ready to experience the Optimer advantage in your research? Get in touch to learn more.
October 3, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Technical update from Aptamer Group – Dr David Bunka shares the latest data & innovations. 6pm BST today. Register: turnerpope.com/register/
August 14, 2025 at 8:30 AM
We're helping customers move away from animal-derived antibodies. 🧬✨

Check out this interview 🎥 from the Danish Society for the Protection of Laboratory Animals, to learn how Optimer is entirely animal-free, from discovery to manufacture. 🐾❌

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Interview David Bunka
Dr David Bunka, Chief Scientific Officer, Aptamer Group, UK Forsøgsdyrenes Værn ønsker bl.a.: at fremstilling af antistoffer med dyrefri metoder skal indføres i alle EU-lande og antistofproduktion med...
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August 6, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Thrilled to be named a "British global star" in the Mail on Sunday’s Midas column!
Huge thanks to Joanne Hart for spotlighting Aptamer Group, our pharma + @unileveruki.bsky.social partnerships & our cutting-edge work in diagnostics + therapeutics.
Read more 📰: www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/mailpl...
These two stocks have DOUBLED since I tipped them, reveals our guru
The UK has been on a losing streak for too long. But the clouds seem to be lifting and Britons are beginning to win again.
www.thisismoney.co.uk
August 4, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Results of the General Meeting are now available.

To see the results, please head over to our Investor relations reports and presentation page.

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July 24, 2025 at 11:13 AM
🧠 New @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social study shows cancer drugs may help treat Alzheimer’s, backed up by real-world data.
Working with Neuro-Bio, we're developing a diagnostic for Alzheimer's, aiming to unlock value from available therapies to stop this disease.
www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...
The cancer drugs that could lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease
www.independent.co.uk
July 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Working with our partners, Unilever, we are carrying out further paid work to support testing and development of Optimer as deodorant ingredients. aptamergroup.com/additional-w...
Additional Work Commissioned By Unilever
21 July, 2025: Aptamer Group plc (AIM: APTA), the leading developer of next-generation synthetic binders delivering innovation to the life science industry,
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July 21, 2025 at 6:32 AM
The circular and information on the general meeting for shareholders, regarding the proposed placing of £2m, is available on our website: polaris.brighterir.com/public/aptam...
July 8, 2025 at 6:11 AM
We have successfully raised £2M. This will accelerate:
- Licensing discussions
- Manufacturing
- Biomarker discovery service launch
- Animal models for liver fibrosis delivery
- AI/ML integration into Optimer
polaris.brighterir.com/public/aptam...
July 4, 2025 at 6:08 AM
We've made great progress in the development of the Optimer delivery vehicle targeting liver fibrosis:
🔬 Identification of a novel biomarker targeted by Optimer for liver fibrosis therapies
🧬 Reduction in scar tissue formation in liver fibrosis models
👉 polaris.brighterir.com/public/aptam...
June 30, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Our new agreement with a global life science leader will see development of Optimer-Fc reagents for new immunohistochemistry reagents, with downstream licensing agreed.
Find out more here: polaris.brighterir.com/public/aptam...
June 25, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Illumina’s acquisition of SomaLogic is a huge validation of the power and potential of aptamers.

Aptamers offer specificity, scalability, and versatility beyond antibodies. In this $425M deal, aptamers are seen as a driving force in 'omics exploration.
www.fiercebiotech.com/medtech/illu...
Illumina picks up proteomics developer SomaLogic from Standard BioTools for $425M
Illumina is diving deeper into proteomics research with a $425 million plan to acquire SomaLogic, including its protein analysis platforms and certified lab services business. | Illumina is diving dee...
www.fiercebiotech.com
June 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
We're excited to announce the agreement of the second Optimer development programme with @unileveruki.bsky.social.

We look forward to working together to expand the potential of Optimer applications in personal care.

polaris.brighterir.com/public/aptam...
May 30, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Join us at this year's #BIO2025!

Our CEO, Arron Tolley, and CFO, Andrew Rapson, will be at this year’s BIO International Convention in Boston. Book a meeting to see how #Optimer can deliver better affinity ligands to support your pipeline.
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May 29, 2025 at 8:16 AM
ADCs are pushing the boundaries of targeted cancer therapy, but off-target effects, poor tumor penetration, and limited stability are still major hurdles.

That’s where Optimer comes in.

Learn about the four key ways Optimer can enhance your ADC programs: aptamergroup.com/expanding-ad...
Expanding The ADC Toolkit With 4 Critical Optimer® Benefits
Expanding the ADC toolkit with the use of next-generation targeting ligands like Optimer could bring increased precision and adaptability, allowing for
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May 27, 2025 at 8:35 AM
If you missed us at #ASGCT2025 last week, you can go to our website to download our poster, ‘Targeted Delivery of siRNA to Activated Hepatic Stellate Cells Using Aptamers: A Novel Approach for Fibrotic Liver Treatment’ which was presented at the conference.
go.aptamergroup.com/ASGCT-Poster
May 23, 2025 at 8:23 AM
🎯Optimer delivery vehicles can be tuned to match therapeutic strategy.💊

Whether you need ⏩ rapid delivery and renal filtration or a ⏸️ longer half-life with hepatic elimination, Optimers can be simply engineered to align with your payload and disease.

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How Can Aptamer Stability Be Improved In Vivo?
As the number of aptamers in the clinical pipeline grows, it demonstrates that aptamer stability can be optimised to match the therapeutic strategy. Binders
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May 21, 2025 at 6:01 AM
We’re all set up and ready to go at #ASGCT.

Come meet our team at stand 714 to see how #Optimer, oligo-based antibody alternatives, can target gene therapy payloads to specific sites of action in the body or help build better assays for drug discovery and drug development.
May 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Join our team next week at #ASGCT to see how Optimer can help with:
🎯Targeted delivery for your gene therapy
🧪Custom reagents to build better assays
🔍 Identify new biomarkers of disease

Don’t miss our poster
📊 ‘Targeted Delivery of siRNA to Activated Hepatic Stellate Cells Using Aptamers’
May 9, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Optimer is rethinking gene therapy delivery for new precision medicines

Check out the article in Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News discussing how Optimer is enabling gene therapy delivery to specific tissues for new precision medicines.

www.genengnews.com/sponsored/ge...
Getting the Right Gene Therapy to the Right Tissue
As we continue to see sequencing technologies advance and provide a deeper understanding of gene therapy targets along with more precise targeting and delivery options, they will become increasingly e...
www.genengnews.com
May 7, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Congratulations to researchers at EPFL, in collaboration with VitalizeDx, on their latest paper showing the use of our Imatinib Optimer for therapeutic drug monitoring of chemotherapeutic drug regimes as part of a biosensor assay!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Imatinib Detection by Memristive Biosensors for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
Therapeutic drug monitoring is essential for optimizing the efficacy and safety of targeted anticancer agents like imatinib, a first-line treatment fo…
www.sciencedirect.com
April 23, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Meet us at #FoBUSA 📅 Apr 23–24, stand 1244! 🤝 Book time with Arron & Zeesharn + see poster 7 on Optimer® gene silencing in primary fibrotic hepatic stellate cells.
April 15, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Not all binders are equal. Learn how Optimer® binders are tailored for detection, purification & targeted delivery. Watch now: bit.ly/4bDGFwk
March 31, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Reproducibility matters. Chemically synthesized aptamers offer the highest batch consistency for robust assays & reliable data. 🔬📊

🔗 aptamergroup.com/aptamers-offer-the-highest-batch-consistency-for-reliable-reproducibility/
March 28, 2025 at 11:07 AM