Leaf Expression Systems to produce HIV treatments in plants

Leaf Expression Systems announce that they have partnered with the Hotung Molecular Immunology group at St George's, University of London to explore the feasibility of producing anti-HIV monoclonal antibodies at large scale using their proprietary plant-based expression system.

Leaf Expression Systems, a joint venture of PBL Technology, the John Innes Centre and the BBSRC (part of UK Research and Innovation), is a contract development business specialising in plant-based expression and production of proteins, metabolites and complex natural products.