CiteAb

CiteAb started in 2013 as an academic project by Dr Andrew Chalmers, a senior lecturer at the University of Bath.{{cite web|title="Antibody search engine spins out from University of Bath"|url=http://www.bath.ac.uk/research/news/2014/02/11/citeab-3/|work=The University of Bath|accessdate=9 July 2014}} The resource was established to help scientific researchers find suitable antibodies for their experiments - such antibodies can be helpful in context of screenings, therapeutic development, and drug discovery.

CiteAb ranks antibodies by citations, making it possible for researchers to find reagents that have been successfully used in past research papers. The accompanying citations are listed, so the data contained within the publications can also be checked.{{cite journal|last=Helsby|first=M.|title="CiteAb: a searchable antibody database that ranks antibodies by the number of times they have been cited"|journal=BMC Cell Biology|date=14 February 2014|volume=15|page=6|doi=10.1186/1471-2121-15-6|pmid=24528853|pmc=3928599|display-authors=etal |doi-access=free }} The CiteAb platform was built in collaboration with technology company Storm Consultancy, in Bath, in 2012. A trial website was soft-launched in September 2012 before the full website was publicly launched in September 2013.{{cite web|title="University researcher launches antibody search engine"|url=http://www.bath.ac.uk/research/news/2013/03/11/citeab/|accessdate=9 July 2014|date=11 March 2013}} In June 2013, the number of antibodies listed by CiteAb reached the one million mark.{{cite web|title="Saving time and money"|url=http://www.labtimes.org/editorial/e_424.lasso|work=Laboratory Times|accessdate=9 July 2014|date=18 June 2013}} In July 2014 the company announced it had 2 million antibodies in its database.{{cite web|title="Antibody search engine CiteAb reaches 2 million milestone"|url=http://www.lifescienceslab.com/es/noticias/del-sector/antibody-search-engine-citeab-reaches-2-million-milestone/|work=Life Sciences Lab|accessdate=11 September 2014|date=16 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911193849/http://www.lifescienceslab.com/es/noticias/del-sector/antibody-search-engine-citeab-reaches-2-million-milestone/|archive-date=11 September 2014|url-status=dead}} In 2018 CiteAb added a biochemical search to its platform. {{Cite web|url=https://blog.citeab.com/new-biochemical-search/|title = We've launched a new biochemical search!|date = 20 July 2018}}

The company spun out from the University of Bath in January 2014, and CiteAb Limited was formed.{{cite web|title="World's largest antibody search engine spins out from University of Bath"|url=http://www.labonline.com.au/news/65666-World-39-s-largest-antibody-search-engine-spins-out-from-University-of-Bath|work=Laboratory Online|accessdate=9 July 2014|date=12 February 2014}}

Initial funding was provided as part of an Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) ‘Knowledge Transfer Account' and the Higher Education Funding Council for England’s ‘Innovation Fund’ – with funds administered by the University of Bath’s Research Development and Support Office – to enable the growth and development of CiteAb prior to its spin-out.{{cite web|title="Antibody search engine spins out from the University of Bath"|url=http://www.bath.ac.uk/research/news/2014/02/11/citeab-3/|work=University of Bath|accessdate=9 July 2014|date=11 February 2014}}

CiteAb was winner of the Best Startup at the 2013 Bath Digital Festival.{{cite web|title=The SPARKies Awards – the best in tech in the west!|url=http://techspark.co/the-sparkies-awards-the-best-in-tech-in-the-west/|website=techspark.co|publisher=Techspark|accessdate=8 August 2014}} It was awarded funding from the West of England Growth Fund, administered by the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership.{{cite web|title="Antibody search engine spins out from the University of Bath"|url=http://www.setsquared.co.uk/news/201402/hrh-duke-york-visits-bristol-setsquared-west-england-lep-awards-%C2%A32m-high-tech-sector|work=SETSquared|accessdate=9 July 2014|date=10 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140609132652/http://www.setsquared.co.uk/news/201402/hrh-duke-york-visits-bristol-setsquared-west-england-lep-awards-%C2%A32m-high-tech-sector|archive-date=9 June 2014|url-status=dead}}

In August 2014, CiteAb was shortlisted for the Bath Business Awards in the category 'Innovative Startup Business of the Year'.{{cite web|title="Bath Chronicle Business Awards: Contenders for the big prizes revealed in shortlist"|url=http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/Contenders-big-prizes/story-22726847-detail/story.html|work=Bath Chronicle|accessdate=1 September 2014|date=15 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912135414/http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/Contenders-big-prizes/story-22726847-detail/story.html|archive-date=12 September 2014|url-status=dead}} On 11 September 2014 the company was named as the winner of the Bath Business Awards 'Innovative Startup Company' category.{{cite web|title="Bath Business Awards - Winners Revealed 2014"|url= http://southwestbusiness-co-uk.mysmartercms.co.uk/news/12092014102543-bath-chronicle-business-awards-2014--winners-revealed-/?dm_i=1C2H,2SQH2,76SCTQ,A67FY,1|work=South West Business Insider|accessdate=12 September 2014|date=12 September 2014}}

In March 2018 CiteAb won the 'Export' category in the Medilink South West awards - at that point the company's products and services are used by between 50k and 100k individuals per month from 196 countries and 1,400 institutions.{{Cite web|url=https://blog.citeab.com/medilink-award/|title=We won a Medilink Award!|date=23 March 2018}}

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• {{Official website|http://www.citeab.com/|CiteAb official website}}

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