5 CONCLUSIONS

Antibody mimetics has shown widespread applications in immunoassays and therapeutics, a trend that will continue and have real impact. Antibody mimetic research relies on the advancement of interdisciplinary approach, especially computational analysis, which plays a practical and proficient role in prediction. However, it shows great limitations in predicting the structure of antibody mimetics. Increasing and diversified institutions and countries have been involved in this area with strong collaboration and networking exhibited.