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Cell Culture

Whether you are culturing cells in a research setting or for large-scale manufacturing, a reliable partner will help ensure the consistency of your cultures. Captivate Bio offers classical media, salt solutions, animal sera, matrices, labware, tubes, pipets and other supplements designed to fit seamlessly into every step of your research.

Overview

Cell culture is a critical tool in biology and medicine, providing an excellent model system to study cells’ physiology, biochemistry, and developmental pathways. Specific culture conditions vary widely for each cell type, but the artificial environment in which the cells are cultured is key to ensuring physiological relevance and experimental reproducibility.

Captivate Bio offers a vast portfolio of unique tools needs for research labs to be successful. Below are categories of cell culture products and services that can help you on your next project.

Cell Culture Media & Reagents

Captivate Bio offers the most widely-used cell culture media, sera, and supplements designed to promote cell growth, proliferation, and maintenance of a variety of cell types. Products include animal sera and FBS, classical media, salt solutions, water, dissociation reagents, and flasks, plates, dishes, tubes and pipets.

Our products are manufactured in the United States following cGMP guidelines in ISO-certified facilities.

Captivate Bio NEST Labware and Cell Culture Plastics

Labware & Fluid Handling Products

Captivate Bio offers an extensive selection cultureware, labware, and fluid handling products including cell culture dishes, flasks, plates, tubes, pipets, and large-scale bioprocessing tools include the NEST BioFactory Culture System. With over 200 products added to our portfolio, all our NEST® cell culture plastics are available in various sizes, formats, and surface treatments that are manufactured under strict process controls and designed for your specific application.

Testing for Mycoplasma Contamination

Minimize the risk of mycoplasma contamination in your cultures with the Sartorius EZ-PCR™ Mycoplasma Detection Kit. Internal and positive controls are included to test for false negatives and for easy interpretation of test results.

With a ready-to-use format and easy-to-follow protocol, samples can be prepared in as little as 10 minutes with accurate results seen in only a few hours.

The Captivate Bio Advantage

High Quality

As a leading supplier, we ensure that all our products are manufactured following cGMP guidelines in ISO-certified facilities.

Flexible Solutions

Products are available in various formats and packaging to meet your specific research needs.

Competitive Pricing

Driven to beat the competition by providing the best pricing, we also process and ship orders within 24-hours of receipt.

Custom Services for Stem Cell Research

Stem cell research has immense potential and narrowing down protocols and methods can seem daunting. Part of that process includes identifying the exact product or formulation you need for your specific cells, which may not be available off-the-shelf. From media formulations and small molecules to reprogramming and differentiation services – we can help.

Resources

Chemical grade terminology article by Captivate Bio
Articles

Common Grades of Reagents and Chemicals Explained

Selecting the correct reagent or chemical grade is critical for achieving reliable, reproducible and budget-friendly results. This guide explains some of these terms as used in cell culture and research.

Exosome-Depleted FBS from Captivate Bio
Articles

Reducing Background Noise: The Role of Exosome-Depleted FBS in Cell Culture

What are exosomes and how do they impact cell cultures? This article discusses the basics of using exosome-depleted fetal bovine seurm.

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