Biological Industries USA to Support Training Programs for Young Scientists through Partnership with Non-Profit Institute Pathways to Stem Cell Science

Biological Industries USA (BI-USA) is proud to announce an exciting partnership designed to support real-world laboratory skills training in regenerative medicine for early career scientists.

An Introduction to the Evolution of Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Culture Systems

The Evolution of Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Culture Systems (Originally posted on RegMedNet February 2017) Human pluripotent stem (hPS) cells can proliferate for years or more as self-replicating, unspecialized cells, yielding an exponentially expanding number of stem cells in culture – each with the ability to differentiate into any cell or tissue in the body. […]

Spotlight on iPSC production

Biological Industries sponsors RegMedNet 2-month focus on the production of iPSCs March 31, 2017 (RegMedNet.com) Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are arguably one of the hottest topics within regenerative medicine. The first generation of iPSCs 10 years ago marked a huge milestone in the field, leading to great progress from disease modeling to development of […]

Biological Industries USA Signs Agreement With Mill Creek Life Sciences To Add PLTMax Human Platelet Lysate To Its Growing Stem Cell Portfolio

PLTMax® is a superior GMP alternative to FBS supplementation for adult stem cell media Combination of PLTMax® and NutriStem® MSC Medium creates a clinically relevant culture system, offering superior growth and cellular properties for the culture of human mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) culture.   CROMWELL, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Biological Industries USA (BI-USA), a division of Biological Industries […]

Choosing the Right hPSC Medium – Points to Consider

Today, when it comes to choosing which human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC) medium to use for your stem cell cultures, scientists and clinicians have many choices. You may be asking yourself “How do I know which media I should be using?” or “How do I choose the right media for me?” In this blog post, I […]

cGMP: What every Life Science Researcher should know about current Good Manufacturing Practice

An interview with Ravid Grimberg, Biological Industries VP of Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs, Israel   Can you tell us about yourself? After finishing my bachelor’s degree in Biology and my master’s degree in Quality Assurance and Reliability from The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, I gained experience by working in different positions in QA and RA […]

2016 BI-USA Year in Review

As 2016 comes to a close, we want to take this opportunity to extend our gratitude for our great new relationships. Whether you are a customer or a friend of BI and BI-USA, we appreciate the trust that you have placed in us and the opportunity to work with you throughout all of 2016. We […]

Biological Industries announces FDA Drug Master File Acceptance for NutriStem® hPSC XF Medium

KIBBUTZ BEIT HAEMEK, Israel and CROMWELL, CT, USA –  November 30, 2016 – Biological Industries (“BI”) announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the submission for its Drug Master File (DMF) for the company’s NutriStem® hPSC XF Medium, a chemically defined, xeno-free, serum-free media, which is designed to support […]

Observations from the Field: Efficient hiPS cell culturing without ROCK inhibitors

Introduction Stem cell research undoubtedly has the potential to benefit many people with unmet medical needs. However, to fully reach this potential, improvements need to be made in several areas. One such area is cloning efficiency and cell survival after thawing and passaging human pluripotent stem cells, or more generally, improving the ability to generate […]

Cryopreservation: Top Tips for Keeping it Cool

Introduction The field of cryopreservation has evolved over time in leaps and bounds. Freezing solutions have been refined and optimized, and new developments have enabled longer storage periods with better recovery rates. For the best results, below are 3 key tips that researchers should follow when freezing live cells or tissues. Like many other great […]

Mycoplasma Contamination Infographic

It’s every researcher’s worst nightmare – mycoplasma contamination. First isolated in the 1950’s, it is estimated that about 35% of cell cultures used in research today are now infected.  According to publications, anywhere from 10 to 85% of cell lines may be contaminated, depending on the laboratory. It remains a common problem wherever lab space […]

Useful Tips for Culturing hES & hiPS cells with NutriStem® hPSC Medium and Laminin-521

In a recent blog post, we summarized two key papers by Rodin et al. (1, 2) on clonal derivation and single-cell passaging of human pluripotent stem (hPS) cells in a completely defined, xeno-free environment using Laminin-521 matrix and NutriStem hPSC Medium.  These publications give a wealth of information for hPS cell culture in this system […]