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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PromoCell’s mesenchymal stem cell culture portfolio wins 2020 Bioz Rising Star Award
PromoCell has been selected as a 2020 Bioz Stars Award Winner in the category “Stem Cells”
Bioz Stars Awards recognize companies that manufacture and supply high quality scientific products for life science research. Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to the life science research community. Through innovation and knowledge sharing,…
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Could HLA-type be the answer to individual differences in COVID-19 severity?
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world. While vaccines are now being approved, a true understanding of the biological processes underlying COVID-19 and why some individuals develop severe disease while others are asymptomatic is necessary. HLA-type could be a key differentiator in disease outcomes, and in developing treatments….
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Infographic: How do mesenchymal stem cells work?
Standardized mesenchymal stem cells are essential to carrying out reproducible research. In our detailed infographic you will learn about the importance of MSC characterization (including cell surface antigens), isolation, self-renewal and differentiation. …
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Tissue engineering of the respiratory epithelium: insights in culture methods and applications
This webinar addresses both interested beginners as well as advanced scientists in the field and focuses on key issues like cell sources, air liquid interface (ALI) culture, medium demands and current challenges regarding reproducibility and standardization.
In vitro culture of primary respiratory epithelial cells has constantly gained influence in disease modeling and is moreover basis for functional tissue engineering of the airways….
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Accelerating pre-clinical research with the use of HLA-typed primary cells
In this webinar (~30 min) Dr. Manish Kumar (Product Manager, Cells & Media at PromoCell) will touch base on HLA genetics, its typing, nomenclature and HLA applications in pre-clinical research.…
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Mesenchymal stem cells: why optimizing manufacturing processes is key for a successful application
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are the up-and-coming stars of cell therapy. They are able to differentiate, are very adaptable and can reduce inflammation, making them ideal for regenerative medicine approaches. But the demand for MSCs is far greater than supply. Pharmaceutical companies are racing to produce commercial-scale quantities of MSCs while guaranteeing quality standards….
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PromoCells in space continues – producing human tissue in a weightless environment
Two research leaders from the University of Zurich (UZH) Space Hub, Professor Oliver Ullrich and Dr. Cora Thiel, have sent adult human stem cells to the International Space Station (ISS). They are testing an innovative method to produce human tissue in a weightless environment, and hope to better understand how human tissue is produced in the weightless atmosphere of space….
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New application note: Wound healing assay kinetic analysis
CytoSMART and PromoCell demonstrate how a wound healing assay can be easily performed with primary human keratinocytes using software-based data analysis to achieve more accurate results….
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Clinically relevant cell culture tools for COVID-19 research
As the global COVID-19 pandemic evolves, researchers worldwide are working hard to study the mechanisms underlying SARS-CoV-2 infection. Thanks to their discoveries, new insights for developing treatments, vaccines and diagnostic tools are being made possible….
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Meet Zinnia (Naoshin) Noor, Scientific Application Manager (International Distribution Sales)
Read out our latest employee profile about Dr Zinnia Noor, our scientific application manager….
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Cellular agriculture – the livestock farms of the future?
“Fifty years hence, we shall escape the absurdity of growing a whole chicken in order to eat the breast or wing by growing these parts separately under a suitable medium.” Winston Churchill, 1931. It may have taken us more than fifty years, but we are getting closer to Churchill’s dream of producing meat-like food without needing a live animal….
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