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Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches New Line of Cell Culture Products to Advance Stem Cell Research

Logan, Utah – June 18, 2007–
Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, has announced the launch of its HyClone AdvanceSTEM™ Product Line.

Utilizing expertise gained during 40 years as a leading cell culture supplier, the AdvanceSTEM™ line of stem cell culture products has been developed specifically for applications in stem cell research. The line comprises numerous products designed to support a wide range of applications such as the expansion and maintenance of undifferentiated murine embryonic and human adult mesenchymal stem cells to the directed differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells into adipocytes, chondrocytes and osteocytes.

The line includes HyClone AdvanceSTEM™ Serum Replacement, which has been developed to support the growth of undifferentiated embryonic stem cells in culture with minimal or no requirement for fetal bovine serum supplementation; and HyClone AdvanceSTEM™ Low Osmo DMEM, which features an optimized osmolarity (osmo) approximating that of murine embryonic tissue.

The HyClone AdvanceSTEM™ line also includes its popular ES-Screened Fetal Bovine Serum, which is screened for the ability to promote the rapid growth of ES cells while retaining their pluripotent abilities. This eliminates the need for prescreening serum, saving researchers precious time and money while providing the assurance that the serum used has been screened by experienced ES cell culturists.

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