Lab M launches NutriTone range of premium peptones

Lab M has announced the launch of NutriTone, a new brand of peptones designed for a broad range of cell culture applications.

The new range includes a selection of premium growth-tested peptones designed to be used in mammalian cell culture for vaccine production and biotechnology, all developed to meet the company's rigorous quality control standards.

Each batch is assayed for cell growth in defined culture conditions, thus providing extra assurance about in-use performance and supporting the development of high-yielding, cost-efficient processes.

Peptones have been shown to increase product yields and reduce manufacturing costs compared to established alternatives, such as amino acids, bovine serum or foetal calf serum, in mammalian cell culture.

The company said: "As natural products, peptones are inherently variable and most grades are unsuitable for mammalian cell culture. Lab M's NutriTone range adds further assurance to products that already have a long pedigree in mammalian cell culture."

This comes after the firm last month launched Captivate O91, a new product for the isolation of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli strains associated with life-threatening foodborne infection.