26 07, 2021

Qkine and Enantis sign licensing deal for hyperstable FGF2-STAB®

2021-07-26T08:14:57+00:00July 26th, 2021|animal-free, cellular agriculture, News, Press Release, protein engineering, protein science, stem cells|

Qkine and Enantis have concluded a global licensing deal for Enantis’s patented FGF2-STAB® technology. FGF2-STAB® is a hyperstable form of FGF-2 (bFGF), a core reagent for stem cell culture. FGF2-STAB (FGF2-G3) does not degrade in culture media for enhanced weekend-free stem cell culture media and advanced chemically defined systems, such as those needed in the cultured meat industry.

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.

10 06, 2021

pep talk June 2021

2022-02-24T12:11:07+00:00June 10th, 2021|News, newsletter, Resources, stem cells|

June update with featured publication from Austin Smith lab, Kinoshita et al - capture of mouse and human stem cells with features of formative pluripotency; introduction to our "class of 2021" new products we've made this year; explaining pioneering proteins that bring innovative growth factors to stem cell researchers and free reconstitution solution to make lab life easy

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 [...]

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