A chemically defined medium is a cell culture medium where all ingredients are recombinant proteins and chemical compounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But Xcell Therapeutics goes one step further and sub-categorises their chemically defined medium into Animal Component Free (ACF) and Animal Origin Free (AOF) medium. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Animal Component Free (ACF): Animal derivatives may come into contact during the manufacturing process, but are not included in the finished product<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Animal Origin Free (AOF): No contact with animal derivatives, from manufacturing to finished product. It represents the highest level of media manufacturing in compliance with regulations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nWhy Chemically Defined Media?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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- Market demand is rapidly increasing due to R&D activities utilising cells across various industries, including cell and gene therapy products (CGT).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The demand for safe products is rising due to concerns over safety issues such as virus contamination and immunogenicity associated with the current use of fetal bovine serum (FBS).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- It is recommended to avoid the use of animal-derived reagents worldwide.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Rigorous management and safety assessment data are required to evaluate the potential contamination risks by exogenous agents from biological raw materials.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nInformation provided by\u00a0Xcell Therapeutics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Caltag Medsystems\u00a0<\/a>distributes Xcell Therapeutics\u00a0products in the UK and Ireland. If you have any questions about these products, please\u00a0contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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