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May 24, 2022News, News Announcements

Cancer organoid co-culture protocol

Use this protocol to generate cancer organoids easily and reliably. This uses normal human primary dermal fibroblasts (NHDFs) co-cultured with MCF-7 cells but also serves as a flexible template for other cell types. Using Cancer Cell Line Medium XF, it also eliminates undefined components, such as fetal calf serum, extracts, or hydrolysates….

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SARS CoV2 Furin inhib
June 28, 2021News, Scientific News

Furin & Cathepsin L: New Targets
for Covid-19 Drug Screening

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a huge and ongoing global health crisis, affecting the millions of people worldwide who have been infected and shutting down global economies. While vaccines are now being rolled out, treatments for patients who are suffering from
COVID-19 are still lacking. Key targets exist which scientists are focusing on as potential anti-virals which would be effective against this potentially deadly disease….

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January 28, 2021News, News Announcements

HLA class II typed cells to accelerate effective research on immunotherapies

We support effective research on immunotherapies by expanding the range of HLA-types provided for all Human Primary Cells and Blood & Stem Cells. In addition to the MHC class I genes HLA-A, -B, and -C, we now also offer 4-digit resolution for MHC class II genes HLA-DPA1/DPB1, -DQA1/DQB1, and -DRB1/DRB345.
The Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) system plays a fundamental role in the determination of histocompatibility between different individuals and regulation of the human immunity….

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Cell culture media and reagents with certification accepted worldwide
January 18, 2021News, News Announcements

PromoCell is now EXCiPACT™ GMP certified

We have successfully completed a comprehensive EXCiPACT™ audit that certifies PromoCell as a manufacturer of pharmaceutical excipients to Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards. This means we can now provide tailor-made cell culture media and reagents based on your regulatory requirements….

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3D Illustration of Immune System cells attacking a HIV Virus
November 26, 2020News, News Announcements

New Research Tools to Develop Drugs against HIV

Although the COVID-19 pandemic has engulfed public consciousness, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) still represents a serious global threat.
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes AIDS and is one of the most infectious diseases, with millions of people infected each year and a high mortality rate. Thus, great effort is still being invested in understanding HIV and the >$30.5 billion HIV drug market continues to grow….

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