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Single B Cell Screening

Single B Cell Screening

Single B Cell Screening
Native Paired Antibody Discovery

Runtogen’s advanced Single B Cell Screening platform enables rapid isolation of native antibody pairs from immunized or convalescent donors. Preserve natural light chain pairing and access the full repertoire of the immune response with high-throughput, single-cell precision.

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True Native Pairing

Unlike display technologies, single B cell screening captures native heavy and light chain pairings directly from primary B cells. This preserves the natural affinity, specificity, and developability of the original immune repertoire.

Speed & Efficiency

From immunized animals (or human donors) to lead candidates in as little as 4–6 weeks. Our microengraving and droplet-based platforms screen thousands of B cells per day.

Advantages Over Traditional Methods

vs Hybridoma

Faster Timelines

No fusion or cloning steps. Direct RT-PCR from antigen-specific B cells yields antibodies in weeks, not months.

vs Phage Display

Native Pairing

Avoids library bias and artificial combinations. Recover antibodies with natural light chain partners for optimal stability.

vs Both

Diverse Repertoire

Access IgG, IgA, and IgM from memory B cells or plasma cells. Capture rare clones missed by other platforms.

Our Screening Workflow

1

B Cell Isolation

PBMC isolation from immunized hosts (llama, rabbit, mouse, human) followed by B cell enrichment using magnetic beads or FACS.

2

Antigen-Specific Sorting

Fluorescently labeled antigens enable FACS sorting of single B cells binding your target. Sort into 96- or 384-well plates.

3

Single-Cell RT-PCR

Proprietary high-efficiency RT-PCR amplifies native heavy and light chain variable regions from each single B cell.

4

Cloning & Expression

Bulk cloning into expression vectors, transfection, and rapid small-scale expression for functional screening.

5

Hit Validation

ELISA, SPR, or flow cytometry confirmation of binding, plus biophysical characterization (affinity, specificity).

Platform Capabilities

Throughput

Up to 10,000 Cells/run

Advanced droplet microfluidics and FACS strategies enable screening of large B cell repertoires for rare clones.

Species

Multi-Species Compatible

Validated primers for human, mouse, rabbit, llama, alpaca, chicken, and rat. Custom species available.

Output

Full Variable Regions

Recover complete VH and VL sequences with leader peptides. Directly format as IgG, scFv, Fab, or bispecifics.

Subsets

Memory & Plasma Cells

Sort by surface markers (CD27, CD138) to target affinity-matured or highly secretory populations.

Antigen Formats

Flexible Staining

Soluble proteins, peptides, membrane protein nanoparticles, or transfected cells as sorting baits.

Downstream

Integrated Engineering

Seamless transition to humanization, affinity maturation, and reformatting for therapeutic leads.

Ideal Applications

  • Therapeutic antibody discovery from immunized transgenic mice (e.g., Trianni, Harbour)
  • Human antibody isolation from convalescent or vaccinated donors
  • Rabbit monoclonal development for research and diagnostics
  • Llama VHH (nanobody) discovery with paired heavy-chain-only sequences
  • Bispecific antibody generation with native pairing for each arm
  • Rare epitope targeting (e.g., GPCRs, ion channels) using cell-based sorting
  • Functional antibody screening (neutralization, receptor agonism/antagonism)
  • Autoantibody profiling from patient samples

Proven Success Rates

Our optimized single B cell workflow consistently delivers:

  • >80% PCR amplification success from sorted single cells
  • 50–200+ unique antigen-specific antibodies per project
  • Sub-nanomolar affinities routinely achieved from immune hosts

Integrated Data Package

Each candidate comes with:

  • Full variable region sequences
  • Clonal lineage analysis
  • Preliminary developability scores
  • Optional SPR/Octet affinity data

Accelerate your discovery with native immune repertoires

Contact our single B cell screening experts to design a project tailored to your target and species of interest.

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