10 09, 2021

Qkine earns ISO9001: 2015 certification for protein R&D and manufacture facilities in Cambridge, UK

2021-09-10T18:53:50+00:00September 10th, 2021|Awards, cellular agriculture, News, Press Release, quality|

Qkine certified ISO9001: 2015 for its quality management system encompassing R&D, manufacturing, and operations in Cambridge, UK. Qkine supplies growth factors and cytokines to the fast-moving stem cell, organoid and emerging cultured meat sectors. Exceptional product quality and scientific support are crucial to customer's business processes and experimental outcomes.

12 07, 2021

mouse LIF protein vs ESGRO?

2023-11-23T14:38:10+00:00July 12th, 2021|#qkinetechtip, protein science, quality, Resources, stem cells|

There is no fundamental difference between ESGRO and recombinant mouse leukaemia inhibitor factor (mLIF) protein. Both can be used for the successful maintenance of mouse embryonic stem cell (ESC) pluripotency. 10E7 units of ESGRO is equivalent to 100 µg of pure protein. Thank you to Susanne van den Brink (postdoc in Anna Bigas lab, IMIM, Barcelona) and David Turner (University of Liverpool) for sharing their resuspension protocol to prepare ESLIF media.

9 11, 2020

Organoid Q&A with industry experts from the HUB, CSHL and Stemnovate

2022-02-07T13:18:02+00:00November 9th, 2020|organoid news, quality, Resources|

Organoid Q&A with industry experts from the HUB, CSHL and Stemnovate We recently held a webinar with CytoSMART and organoid pioneers from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Stemnovate and the Hubrecht Organoid Technology titled: what's needed to realize the potential of organoids? Following presentations from our speakers, we held an insightful [...]

14 10, 2020

On-demand webinar: What’s needed to realise the potential of organoids?

2022-02-07T13:09:14+00:00October 14th, 2020|organoid news, quality, Resources|

On-demand webinar: What’s needed to realise the potential of organoids? From standardization of imaging techniques, to more reproducible and cost-effective organoid culture media Organoids have the potential to revolutionize current drug discovery approaches, enhance the physiological relevance of in vitro disease models, and deliver on the promise of precision medicine. But, [...]

26 08, 2020

Implementing animal-free recombinant proteins into stem cell supply chains

2022-02-07T13:06:59+00:00August 26th, 2020|animal-free, protein engineering, quality, stem cells|

Implementing animal-free recombinant proteins into stem cell supply chains Most industries today are under pressure to switch to more ethical and sustainable animal-free alternatives, and now the trend is coming to stem cell labs. As stem cell applications accelerate towards the clinic, novel drug discovery platforms are rapidly scaled, and [...]

15 06, 2020

Video: Growth factor purity and its implications for stem cell culture

2020-12-08T15:54:08+00:00June 15th, 2020|protein engineering, protein science, quality, stem cells|

Presentation by Luana Ferrara, Senior Protein Scientist Video script Slide 1: Introduction  Hello! My name is Luana Ferrara and I am a senior protein scientist at Qkine. In this short video, I’ll be presenting a comparative analysis of the purity of recombinant Activin A from different suppliers and highlighting why it's important to consider the biochemical quality of growth factors for your stem cell culture.   Slide 2: The role of [...]

7 08, 2018

Why quality is not just about purity – by Qkine founder Dr Marko Hyvönen

2022-02-07T11:37:45+00:00August 7th, 2018|protein science, quality|

As a structural biologist, one will very quickly realise that protein not only needs to be pure, but it needs to be also homogeneous and the real proof of the protein’s quality is in its specific bioactivity. So,we clearly need different criteria for defining quality and that is what we do at Qkine.

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