Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has unveiled the Gibco CTS OpTmizer One Serum-Free Medium (CTS OpTmizer One SFM), a breakthrough animal origin-free (AOF) formulation tailored for clinical and commercial cell therapy manufacturing. This innovative medium enhances scalability and performance in T cell expansion, crucial for accelerating the delivery of T cell therapies to patients.
CTS OpTmizer One SFM is a ready-to-use, one-part medium, streamlining manufacturing processes from development to commercialization while ensuring consistent performance. It fosters high cell viability, improved growth, and preserves early memory T cell characteristics. By eliminating animal-origin components, it minimizes contamination risks, enhancing reliability and safety.
This advancement enables rapid expansion of less-differentiated T cells, reducing treatment timelines, manufacturing costs, and improving therapeutic efficacy. Its compatibility with various culture vessels and scales, including G-Rex plates and bioreactors, offers flexibility for both autologous and allogeneic workflows.
Available in multiple volumes, CTS OpTmizer One SFM is compatible with closed automated instruments, further streamlining manufacturing processes. It complements Thermo Fisher’s Gibco Cell Therapy Systems (CTS) portfolio, known for its flexibility, efficiency, and scalability across the cell therapy manufacturing workflow.
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