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14 Mar 2012

Merck Millipore & CCRM Collaborate for Stem Cells Development Project

The project will deliver a commercially available kit containing reagents and associated methodologies for bioreactor culture of stem cells on microcarriers.

Merck Millipore is to collaborate with the Canadian Centre for Commercialisation of Regenerative Medicine (CCRM) to develop the best conditions for bioreactor-based cultivation of stem cells.

 

A proprietary monitoring and control methodology will be jointly developed to enable adherent human pluripotent stem cells to be grown in Merck Millipore’s Mobius CellReady stirred tank bioreactor. Ultimately, the project will deliver a commercially available kit containing reagents and associated methodologies for bioreactor culture of stem cells on microcarriers.

 

Robert Shaw, commercial director of Merck Millipore’s Stem Cell Initiative, said,"As the demand for stem cells used in drug discovery and clinical applications grows, effectively translating the

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