Serum Replacement and Serum-Free Media for Cell Culture
Replacing FBS is easier than you think - from Panexin serum replacements to fully defined stem cell growth media.
Serum-Free Solutions - Replacing FBS is easier than you think!
Serum Replacement - Panexin
Panexin is the product line of serum replacements. It can be used to fully replace FBS as a media supplement or to significantly reduce the usage of serum. Due to the defined composition it does not contain growth factors, undefined hydrolysates, and peptones, batch testing is not required. This allows for high reproducibility. All Panexin products are ready-to-use solutions and are usually used at a concentration of 10 % in cell culture media.
Serum-Free Media
These high-quality serum-free media are specifically formulated for optimized expansion of cells entirely without the need of supplementing sera. Although supplementation with serum in cell culture is common practice, it is associated with a number of disadvantages. Growing ethical concerns, a significant batch-to-batch variability and its undefined composition have led to an increasing demand on serum-free products.
Take advantage of the serum-free media:
- highly defined cell culture conditions
- increased reproducibility of your applications
- simplified downstream and purification processes
Serum-Free Stem Cell Media
Stem cells are particularly interesting for academic research and the development of cell therapies. PowerStem MSC1 is an easy-to-use xeno-free medium for in vitro proliferation of human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSC). It supports long-term growth of MSCs and keeps the cells in an undifferentiated state, which allows for specifically induced differentiation into various tissues like bone or cartilage. In addition, MSCs cultured in PowerStem MSC1 expand faster and show a significant reduction in hematopoietic cell contamination at early passages compared to serum-based media.
Start your transition to serum-free
Hereyou can find our current application note, which supports you in switching to our innovative animal and human components-free substitute Panexin.
Stem Cell Media for Human iPSCs
For the feeder-free, weekend-free culture of human pluripotent stem cells we supply HiDef-B8 – as a complete Stem Cell Maintenance Kit or as a supplement for your own DMEM/F12.
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