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An Introduction to Mammalian Cell Culture

An Introduction to Mammalian Cell Culture Mammalian cell culture is a highly regarded technique with academic and research applications. It is a requisite skill for researchers whose work requires consistent, scaleable quantities of human and animal cells for pharmaceutical, immunology, toxicological, and molecular biology research. If you are interested in learning about mammalian cell culture … Continue reading An Introduction to Mammalian Cell Culture

Understanding Cell Culture Media

Understanding Cell Culture Media Creating optimal conditions for cell survival and growth is essential in life sciences. Cell culture media provide the environment needed to support cells outside their natural habitat. They are fundamental tools in research, diagnostics, and biotechnology. What Is Cell Culture Media? Cell culture media, often referred to as growth media, are … Continue reading Understanding Cell Culture Media

Protecting the Supply Chain: What Immunodiagnostic Companies Need to Know

Diagnostic companies invest substantially in developing new products. Many think their biggest challenge will be developing the perfect test, but optimizing their new product supply chain to be secure and efficient is nearly as important and difficult as creating their product. The best diagnostic will fail in the market if the company can’t meet production … Continue reading Protecting the Supply Chain: What Immunodiagnostic Companies Need to Know

Managing Ascites Troubles: A Mouse-Free Approach

Despite decades of advancements in in vitro antibody production methods, many of the world’s largest diagnostics and reagents companies are still manufacturing in mice. The ascites method of manufacturing is inherently problematic due to batch inconsistency, supply chain unreliability, quality issues, and the ethics of using animals when alternatives are available. In this post, we’ll … Continue reading Managing Ascites Troubles: A Mouse-Free Approach

The Perfusion Revolution

Article contributed by Brittni Peterson, PhD, and Emily Wozniak, PhD Adopting new technologies is a challenge in heavily regulated environments, as innovation is often stymied in favor of safer, established technologies. This is especially true of the biomanufacturing industry. Mainstream bioreactors have been improved only incrementally since the original fermenters that produced ingredients like citric … Continue reading The Perfusion Revolution