Pep Talk - January 2024
Welcome to our first newsletter of the year, where we will be highlighting:
We recently launched GDF-5 and Interleukin-1 beta as part of our mesenchymal stem cell range. Manufactured in Cambridge, these proteins are animal-free, carrier protein-free, and tag-free to ensure a homogenous population with exceptional lot-to-lot consistency.
Check out our latest resources, including an exciting technote on TGF-β3, showcasing high bioactivity compared to another major supplier. Read our latest blog post on the considerations for the use of high-purity recombinant growth factors in cellular agriculture applications.
After attending some fantastic events in 2023, our team is excited to get back out to meet our customers and collaborators in 2024. There is also still time to take advantage of our latest promotional offer when you switch to Qkine recombinant proteins. More information below.
Product highlights
NEW
Highly pure, animal-free GDF-5
As part of our mesenchymal stem cell range, GDF-5 is a growth factor commonly used to differentiate stem cells into osteoblasts and chondrocytes.
Manufactured in our Cambridge facility, this animal-free and carrier-protein-free recombinant protein comes with our bioactivity guarantee and excellent lot-to-lot consistency.
Each lot is fully tested for sterility, including the absence of mycoplasma, as standard.
NEW
Highly bioactive IL-1 beta
Our recently launched recombinant human Interleukin-1 beta is used to stimulate and activate immune cells (macrophages and T cells), maintain hematopoietic progenitor cells, and modulate the differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells.
This protein is animal-free, carrier protein-free, and tag-free to ensure a homogenous population with exceptional lot-to-lot consistency.
Featured resources
TECHNOTE
TGF-β3 with evidence for high bioactivity
Read our technote, which demonstrates the comparable bioactivity of Qkine TGF-β3 to bacterial-expressed TGF-β3 from an alternative major supplier. Qkine TGF-β3 improves the pluripotency maintenance of embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells due to its high reproducible bioactivity and purity.
BLOG
Considerations for the use of high-purity recombinant growth factors in cellular agriculture applications
Cultivated meat is a nascent industry with a developing regulatory framework, with distinct regional differences. There are however some shared themes across regulatory frameworks and best practice. Within the UK and EU, cultivated meat is considered a novel food and as such falls under the scope of Regulation (EU) No. 2015/2283. In response to this classification, the Food Safety Agency commissioned an internal report into the potential hazards to the consumer associated with the production and consumption of cultured meat. Following a literature review of 154 papers discussing cultured meat as a technology, themes that apply to growth factors have been highlighted and discussed.
Promotions & Events
WELCOME PROMOTION
Optimize your budget when you switch to Qkine recombinant proteins.
We are offering all new customers 30% discount across our whole portfolio for 3 months from the first purchase. This promotion is valid until 31 March 2024. Full terms and conditions can be found on our website or by contacting our team.
UPCOMING EVENT
WORD+ 2024 | 27th-28th February 2024 | Cambridge, UK
Qkine are proud to be supporting World Organoid Research Day+ 2024, taking place 27th-28th of February at Hinxton Hall, just south of Cambridge. The two-day event will feature Organoid and Organ-on-a-chip talks by leaders in the industry, including Professor Thomas Hartung and Dr Valentina Fossati .
Visit us at booth 25 to learn more about our innovative, high-purity, and animal-free growth factors for stem cell and organoid culture.
You can save 25% on the last remaining tickets, including the Organ-on-a-chip training day, taking place on the 29th of February.