Cell culture media business
Cells used in regenerative medicine are traditionally cultured with autologous human serum (the patient's own serum) or fetal bovine serum (FBS). However, serum components vary widely from one to another, and they significantly affect the quality of the cultured cells, such as proliferation capability. In addition to their source variety, in the case of FBS, other risks of pathogen contamination, such as animal-derived allergic protein, or certain viruses which infect humans, are also there. We think it would be ideal for conducting cell culture in serum-free conditions to eliminate these risk factors, then we have developed the serum-free media STK® series for MSCs.
The chemically defined cell culture media of the STK® series enable us to cultivate MSCs without using any serum and produce high-quality MSCs more stably.
We have carefully selected ingredients to decide the compositions of STK® series, instead of using any serum.
- Serum-free medium for
primary mesenchymal stem cells - Serum-free medium specialized for primary culture of mesenchymal stem cells from bone marrow, adipose (fat), synovial membrane, and other tissues.
This unique medium helps MSCs proliferate selectively. - Serum-free medium for mass expantion of mesenchymal stem cells
- Serum-free medium for proliferation and culture of mesenchymal stem cell expansion.
In combination with STK®1, STK®2 enhance the MSCs’ potentials (e.g. growth ratio, differentiation efficacies, and other functional properties). - Serum-free medium for osteogenic
differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells - Highly efficient in inducing osteogenic differentiation within only one week.
More than 1000 times the growth rate can be accomplished compared to conventional serum-supplemented media.
STK series also enables MSCs to maintain their differentiation potentials, as well as their growth performance.
