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FTSE 100 closes account firmly higher, bolstered by weaker pound
The UK pound shed 0.38% against the Euro, while it was off 0.30% against the US dollar.
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Avacta Group PLC
LON:AVCT
At Avacta we have developed Affimer technology, an engineered alternative to antibodies. Based on a small protein, Affimer technology can be quickly developed to bind with high specificity and affinity to a wide range of targets. Affimer proteins can be developed as therapeutic molecules and can be used in a wide range of other life sciences applications in research and diagnostics.
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