antibodies-online is the leading vendor-independent marketplace for research reagents, especially antibodies, proteins and ELISA kits. We currently list products for 90 000+ targets, 2 000+ species and more than 300+ applications. We deliver to universities, biotech and pharmaceutical companies worldwide. The company was founded in 2006 as a spin-off from RWTH Aachen University (Germany). In 2016, we launched www.genomics-online.com, featuring products from the fields of genomics and transcriptomic research. Today we operate from Aachen (Germany) and Philadelphia (USA) and serve the research community in over 65 different countries all around the globe. Our diverse team consists of highly motivated biologists, IT- and business specialists. Together we strive to further expand our business and become the leading global supplier for the life science industries. A pivotal component of our strategy focuses on improving the quality of product data in the life-science reagent market. We believe that the Independent Validation Initiative is the best way to accomplish this goal. By placing high quality antibodies-online brand reagents in the hands of independent academic and industry research professionals, we can obtain a thorough, unbiased assessment of their performance and help other researchers find the best tool for the job.