Leadership Award Supports Glycomics Research

Professor Pauline Rudd, of the National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT) in Dublin, Ireland has received an Agilent Thought Leader Award in support of her emerging glycomics research. The award, the first in the Programme, includes a grant of funding and instruments to the institute in pursuit of research for analysing protein glycosylation which will assist in the characterization of recombinant protein drugs, and to study potential glycan biomarkers associated with disease using multidimensional nanoscale LC-MS/MS techniques.

“Agilent is uniquely positioned to provide comprehensive analytical solutions for glycoprotein characterization and oligosaccharide analysis,” said Gustavo Salem, vice president and general manager of the Biological Systems Division at Agilent. “We are very eager to begin working with leading glycomics scientists at NIRBT to continue to drive research and discovery in this emerging field.” Rudi Grimm, Ph.D., director of science and technology for Agilent’s Life Science Group, who will work closely with Professor Rudd, created the opportunity for the grant by working with Agilent’s University Relations Program
and Life Sciences Group to secure funding and instrumentation.