Millipore launches new cell cultures

Millipore has launched a new range of epithelial cell cultures.

The life science organisation released the new range – developed by CELLnTEC – last Friday (April 18th).

A partnership agreement signed in 2006 has made these cell cultures available via the firm.

The full kits will include a special media for the propagation of the primary cell cultures that provide an enriched population of progenitor cells from skin, cornea, and bladder epithelia.

A company statement said: "Laboratories lacking either access to tissue or the expertise to conduct the difficult isolation of primary epithelial cells may now extend the reach of their discoveries.

"By providing pre-isolated, long-lived progenitor cells, Millipore and CELLnTEC are enabling the research community to expand its research potential."

The company claims to be a leading provider of cutting-edge technologies for bioscience research and biopharmaceutical manufacturing.

It is an S&P 500 company with more than 6,100 employees in 47 countries.