MACS^® Cytokines: recombinant cytokines & growth factors

The quality of the cytokines and growth factors dramatically influences the reliability of your research results. At Miltenyi Biotec, our high production standards together with a stringent quality control ensure constant high quality at an exceptional price-performance-ratio. 

We offer three quality formats, appropriate for experiments in basic research and right up to GMP applications. The field of cell-based therapy in particular requires that all raw materials comply with highly demanding GMP specifications. Our MACS GMP Cytokines meet the highest requirements.

The new MACS Cytokines Catalog 2012 offers you detailed product information on almost 150 cytokines for human, mouse, and rat and illustrates our high quality standards.

Quality formats

GMP grade

• produced in GMP-certified facility under controlled conditions
• aseptic filling, tested for sterility
• without animal or human-derived materials
• for ex vivo cell culture  in the field of cell therapy

Premium grade

• high and well-defined biological activity: specific activity is determined for each lot after lyophilization, normalized with reference standards from the NIBSC (IU/mg)
• low endotoxin content and high purity
• well-suited for demanding applications, e.g. for pre-clinical studies

Research grade

• standard quality for costeffective basic research
• available as off-the-shelf products, in bulk quantities, or customized fillings

Application fields

MACS Cytokines are optimized for demanding applications such as cell culture, differentiation studies, and functional assays mainly in the following research fields:

• Immunology: B cells, dendritic cells, NK cells, T cells
• Stem cells: hematopoietic stem cells, mesenchymal stem cells, embryonal and pluripotent stem cells
• Neurology
• Regenerative medicine