Cell Culture Services
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Process Development & Media Optimization Services
GIBCO® products have set the global standard for over 40 years. The biopharmaceutical industry relies on us more than any other supplier for its critical research and production needs. In addition to products for cell culture, we provide customers with services that address the many needs associated with bringing new biopharmaceutical products to market. The multifaceted scientific and engineering expertise that brings you the world’s best cell culture materials is now available to provide you with outsourced technical, logistical, and regulatory services and consultative support. We offer opportunities for consultative or collaborative relationships, and formal or informal partnerships. Now you can benefit from a comprehensive, integrated approach to cell culture systems optimization with our total cycle support.Process Development
Decisions made in early-stage development affect process development and biomanufacturing. You can rely on us to help integrate and optimize your processes, with support through all phases of the cycle, upstream to downstream. We can configure virtually any of our capabilities to suit your needs, providing you with the service, guidance, and support that only an industry leader can offer.Project Definition
We begin each project by assessing its goals and defining its scope, matching your needs to our core competencies in R&D, manufacturing, process optimization, and regulatory affairs. With an assembled team of appropriate specialists, we establish timelines and endpoints that meet your requirements.Intellectual Property
Our years of experience in working consultatively with all manner of biotechnology and biopharmaceutical customers attest to our ability to maintain the integrity of intellectual property. We are committed to honor your confidence and protect your investment.Technical Transfer
Because your success is critical to ours, we work to ensure it. When our services result in the production of products for use in your processes, we provide you with the comprehensive documentation and know-how required to meet your goals.Global Manufacturing
Our cell culture manufacturing facilities in Grand Island, New York, USA; Paisley, Scotland, UK; and Auckland, New Zealand are ISO-9001 certified and compliant with guidelines established by the FDA’s Quality System Regulation (QSR/cGMP). In addition, we offer Certificates of Suitability and Drug Master Files for several specific products that we produce.Worldwide Technical and Customer Service
Our technical and customer service groups are dedicated to supporting customer needs worldwide. Wherever your facility may be located, you can depend on us to help you move efficiently from product development research through process development, and into commercial manufacturing.Media Development
In a comprehensive approach, our R&D scientists will create the optimal nutritional environment, developing media formulations specifically suited to your working cell lines. We can formulate nutrient supplements to your specifications for bioreactor feed strategies. All final manufacturing is performed in our ISO-9001 certified, QSR/cGMP-compliant facilities and held to the same high standards as our own GIBCO® catalogue products, ensuring scalability, robustness, and compliance.Media Optimization
Media optimized to meet the nutritional requirements of your cell line can help ensure that your system operates at maximum efficiency and consistency. Through basal media design, fed-batch supplement design, and the establishment of feeding regimens, we can provide the best nutrient media delivery scheme for your recombinant cell line, optimizing a GIBCO® medium, one in the public domain, or your own formulation.Cell Adaptation
We can help you save time by adapting your cells to perform in GIBCO® serum-free, protein-free, or chemically-defined media. Our goal is to establish your cell line in a stable cell culture environment that is transferable and scalable.Media Customization
Our Engineering Technical Specialists can customize a medium to meet your specific requirements. The most common customizations involve making small changes in the formulation of GIBCO® catalogue products that increase their convenience, efficiency, and specific performance in a particular application.System Optimization
Our skills in logistics, packaging design, and process engineering, combined with our ability to provide alternative media formats can help streamline your process. Depending on your requirements, formats can include conventional dry powder, liquid media concentrates, Advanced Granulation Technology™ media, or 1X liquid media. Packaging configurations and delivery systems are designed to fit your production process and facility.Media Analytical Services
Our analytical staff provides comprehensive services that will enable you to optimize your cell culture production system.
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