Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products – FDA recommended pathways for manufacturers and need for single cell cloning

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) established the Office of Tissues and Advanced Therapies (OTAT) to oversee the development and regulation of advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs). (ATMPs are a class of medicinal products that include gene therapies, cell therapies, and tissue-engineered products.) OTAT works with other FDA offices and centers to ensure […]
Debunking the Top 10 Myths of Generating Monoclonal Colonies: How CellRaft Technology Breaks the Barriers

Generating monoclonal colonies is a fundamental step in cell biology research, allowing researchers to study individual cells and their unique characteristics. However, misconceptions and challenges have surrounded this process for years. Fortunately, CellRaft® Technology has emerged as a revolutionary solution, debunking these myths and transforming the way monoclonal colonies are generated. In this blog post, […]
Lessons Learned Growing Clones From Over 100 Cell Lines

Historically, cell line development has predominantly relied on a limited number of cell lines such as CHO-K1, HEK293T, and HeLa. However, as biotechnology continues to advance, there is a growing demand for cell line development platforms that can support a broad range of cell types. To demonstrate the power and versatility of CellRaft Technology to […]
Short Story: Life of a Stem Cell

Starting Out in Cell Culture As a young cell, I was excited to learn about my unlimited potential. I explored all the careers I could have when I differentiated. Often, I would attend job fairs, curious to explore the possible paths my life could take through various careers. I studied tissues and organs, learning how […]
Tales from the Road: Life Outside Academia as a Field Application Scientist

Is there life after graduate school if you decide not to become an academic faculty member? Despite the taboo nature of this question, it is one most scientists face when they decide to pursue a career in science.When contemplating what kind of career I wanted after my postdoc, I knew I wanted to remain in […]
Mitigate contamination issues of shear flow experiments

This blog highlights the real-world benefits of the BioFlux system’s contactless pumping to the lab of Dr. Clemence Belleannee of the University of Laval.
Models show a decrease in breast cancer metastasis when ion channels are modulated.

Breast cancer metastasis decreased by modulating potassium channels
The Many Modulators of Sleep

This blog looks at some of the factors that can affect sleep throughout our lives, and how it can be positively or negatively modulated.