MEDICA 2026: Meet SeamlessBio in Düsseldorf on 18 November
SeamlessBio is at MEDICA 2026 in Düsseldorf on Wednesday, 18 November. Book a meeting to talk about human serum and plasma for IVD, albumin and lot reservation.
ATMP Manufacturing: Which Materials Ensure GMP Compliance — and Why EU Stock Decides
ATMP & Cell Therapy 📅 November 2026 · 🕐 10 min read · Pascal Zimmermann, SeamlessBio ATMP manufacturers don’t just fight the biology — they fight the procurement process. Supply bottlenecks for GMP-grade sera, missing documentation packages, 8-week lead times from US suppliers: these are the delays that push clinical timelines back by months. This […]
US Cattle Herd Rebuilding: Why FBS Gets Tighter Before It Gets Better
The US cattle herd is at its lowest since 1951 — and rebuilding it will tighten US-origin FBS further. What the 2026 USDA data mean for your serum supply.
0.1 µm vs 0.2 µm Sterile Filtration: Which Should You Use for Cell Culture and Diagnostics?
0.2 or 0.1 µm sterile filtration? What each retains (bacteria, mycoplasma), what neither removes, and how to filter serum and media for cell culture.
Heat Inactivation of FBS and Serum: Step-by-Step Protocol at 56 °C
Step-by-step heat inactivation of FBS and human serum at 56 °C for 30 min: thawing, reference bottle, timing, cooling, storage and common mistakes.
FBS Gamma Irradiation: How It Works, Which Dose and What It Achieves
How gamma irradiation of FBS works: frozen-state treatment, 25–45 kGy dose, dose mapping, virus and mycoplasma inactivation, documentation and limitations.
Papain Solution: Properties, Activity and Use Cases in Cell Culture
Papain explained: origin, cysteine protease activity, activation, inhibitors and protocols for cell detachment, tissue dissociation and Fab generation.
FBS Dialysis Protocol: How to Prepare Dialyzed Fetal Bovine Serum
Step-by-step protocol for dialyzing fetal bovine serum: membrane cut-off, buffer volume and changes, sterile filtration and QC for SILAC and metabolomics.
FBS Charcoal Stripping Protocol: How to Prepare Hormone-Depleted Serum
How to charcoal-strip FBS with dextran-coated charcoal: DCC preparation, incubation, removal, filtration and QC for hormone-depleted serum.
PBMC Isolation Protocol: Density Gradient Centrifugation with a Lymphocyte Separation Medium
Step-by-step PBMC isolation from whole blood with a 1.077 g/mL lymphocyte separation medium: dilution, layering, 400 × g spin, washing and troubleshooting.