Capricorn Scientific and florabio Join Forces to Revolutionize Animal-Free, High-Yield Cell Culture Media

22-Apr-2025 - Capricorn Scientific GmbH, a leading provider of sterile cell culture media and animal-free powders for the biotech and diagnostics industries, announces an innovative collaboration with florabio AS, led by the biotechnologist Dr. Aziz Cayli, who brings over 30 years of expertise in the field. ...

mo:re launches lab platform to set a new standard in animal-free drug development

Life Science startup introduces a laboratory platform to automate the planning, culture, and analysis of complex 3D cell culture models

27-Mar-2025 - mo:re, a German Life Science startup, has raised €2.3 million in seed funding to accelerate the commercialization of its lab platform for complex cell culture workflows. High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) led the round, with participation from Innovationsstarter Fonds Hamburg (IFH), Gilson Inc., ...

New approaches in cancer research

Tumour-on-chip model supports preclinical drug development on pancreatic cancer

10-Mar-2025 - The biotech company Dynamic42, a specialist in organ-on-chip technology, has made a significant advance in pancreatic cancer drug research in collaboration with the research team of Prof. Dr. Nicole Teusch at the Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology and Biotechnology at Heinrich Heine University ...

Merck to Acquire HUB Organoids Holding B.V.

Acquisition to advance company's cell culture portfolio with internationally recognized pioneer in organoid development

18-Dec-2024 - Merck has signed a definitive agreement with the intention to acquire HUB Organoids Holding B.V. (HUB). Organoids are cell culture models that functionally resemble an organ. They have the potential to speed up drug development, improve understanding of disease treatment in diverse populations, ...

Innovative bioreactor research processes and cryotechnologies improve active ingredient tests using human cell cultures

This is paving the way for efficient real-world use of these cell cultures in toxicity testing and drug discovery

06-May-2024 - Many new drug candidates end up failing because they cause serious side effects in clinical trials. This is a common occurrence if the cells used come from animal tissue, for example. Specially prepared cell cultures made from human tissue known as human induced pluripotent stem (hiPS) cells ...

Capricorn Scientific and ExcellGene Form Strategic Partnership to Support Biotech Industries

This customer-oriented approach is dedicated to accelerating the biotech journey from R&D up to clinical production

29-Feb-2024 - Capricorn Scientific GmbH and ExcellGene SA have established a strategic partnership within the biotechnology sector. Applying their collective expertise and capabilities, the collaboration seeks to help customers by optimizing processes, developing products, and offering solutions in ...

Design organoids with light

Organoids help researchers understand biological processes in health and disease

01-Nov-2023 - They look like thunderclouds in pinhead format: organoids. The three-dimensional cell cultures play an important role in medical and clinical research because they reproduce tissue structures and organ functions in the Petri dish. Scientists can use them to understand how diseases arise, organs ...

Successfully reducing animal testing: The 3Rs principle in fish research

Investigation of cell cultures provides insights into climate change

23-Jun-2023 - According to animal experimentation statistics, fish are the second most commonly used group of animals in research after mice. They play an important role in aquaculture and also serve as model animals in various research areas. "Applying the 3Rs principle means reducing, refining and replacing ...

Innovative 3D drug screening system

Research project to develop a 3D screening system to cultivate tissue and automatically stimulate and quantify its mechanical properties

11-May-2023 - Professor Timo Betz, University of Göttingen, has been awarded a Proof of Concept (PoC) grant by the European Research Council (ERC) for his “TissMec” project to develop a 3D screening system to cultivate tissue and automatically stimulate and quantify its mechanical properties. PoC ERC grants ...

Alzheimer’s: modulation of cell membrane influences formation of amyloid-β

Adding long-chain fatty acids can thicken cell membranes and alter the activity of a key enzyme

10-May-2023 - A characteristic feature of Alzheimer’s disease are deposits of the amyloid-β protein, which clumps together to form plaques in the brain. The amyloid-β protein is produced by an enzyme which resides in cellular membranes. A team lead by Prof. Harald Steiner and Dr. Edgar Dawkins from the ...