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Do you require standard pH and sterility tests, or are you interested in the tests typically performed on a Gibco catalog product?  We offer a comprehensive range of tests to assess sterility, bioburden, composition, performance, and more.  You select the tests, and our Quality Control Lab will take care of the rest.

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Featured testing–Trace elements

Increase control and visibility to the trace element profile of your cell culture media and feeds. Proactively track historical trends and create predictive media formulations, all with a goal to reduce lot-to-lot variability.

Our trace element testing helps create a greater understanding of which trace elements your specific process or cell line may be most sensitive to. These data can provide an edge to increase your bioproduction success.

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Unexpected sources of key driver trace elements have been identified in all classes of raw materials. Our trace elemental testing service offers QC validated* tests on finished good media (11 trace elements) and cell culture raw materials (16 trace elements). Services are offered on catalog and custom formulations (AGT, DPM, and liquid). Our technical team can also collaborate with customers on a case-to-case basis, to characterize cell culture media and manage raw material variability. For more details contact: BPD_CCM.TE@thermofisher.com.

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Cell culture raw material testing

  • Aluminum
  • Arsenic
  • Barium
  • Cadmium
  • Chromium
  • Cobalt
  • Copper
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Manganese
  • Molybdenum
  • Nickel
  • Selenium
  • Tin
  • Vanadium
  • Zinc

Finished goods media testing

  • Chromium
  • Copper
  • Cobalt
  • Iron
  • Manganese
  • Molybdenum
  • Nickel
  • Selenium
  • Vanadium
  • Tin
  • Zinc

Summary of QC Tests Available

TestLead Time (days)Description
Trace Element testing
(cell culture media and finished goods media)
10QC-validated tests on finished good media (11 trace elements) and cell culture raw materials (16 trace elements)
293 SFM II, CD 293 SFM, CD 293 SFM AGT Performance Assay30Biological performance assay for the testing of 293 SFM II and CD 293 SFM using suspension 293 cells
Activity Assay8Assay to determine activity or potency of a product
AE-1 Performance Assay (PFHM)1Biological performance assay for the testing of PFHM medium using AE-1 cell line
Amino Acid Analysis15Pre-column derivatization (Waters Accutag) followed by reverse phase HPLC analysis to analyze for amino acids and ammonia in cell culture media
Bioburden12To determine the approximate colony forming units (CFU) per gram in a dry powder media or chemical
CD CHO Performance Assay15Tests for the quality of CD CHO in supporting the growth of CHO cells
CD Hybridoma Performance Assay16Biological performance assay for the testing of CD Hybridoma medium using AE-1 cell line
Cell Growth3Biological performance assay for media using mammalian cell line(s)
Cell Viability3Determination of cell viability using Trypan Blue or Vi Cell
DMEL Performance Assay13Biological growth assay to test the performance of media in supporting the growth of D.mel-2 cells
Endotoxin8Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) detects and measures bacterial endotoxin, a fever producing byproduct of gram negative bacteria commonly known as pyrogen
Ethanolamine Quantitative16HPLC method to determine quantitative levels of ethanolamine in media
Express Five SFM Performance Assay (High-Five)13Tests for the quality of Express Five SFM using suspension High Five cells.
Freestyle 293 Expression Medium Performance Assay18Biological performance assay for the testing of FreeStyle 293 Expression Medium using suspension 293 cells.
Gibco Advanced Media Performance Assay21Assay to determine activity or potency of a product
HCV Antibody Screening1HCV virus testing for human origin components
Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Screening1Hepatitis B virus testing for human origin components
HIV 1 & 2 Antibody Screening1HIV 1 & 2 virus testing for human origin components
In-Vitro Bioassay10Assay to assess the quality of Trypsin, Trypsin-EDTA, TrypLE Express, and TrypLE Select in the removal of cells from a substrate
Mycoplasma (direct inoculation)40Positive control is used to test growth promoting capabilities of new lots of broth and agar plates.  Negative control is used to ensure assay is a valid assay. Mycoplasma colonies must not be observed in this plate to be a valid test
Mycoplasma (indirect H stain)1Measures specific biochemical markers or other characteristics associated with mycoplasma.  Mycoplasma strains that successfully propagate in cell culture can be efficiently detected using Hoechst No. 33258 (H-Stain), a fluorescent DNA stain
Neural Performance Assay26Biological cell growth performance assay for media and/or reagents for the culture of neurons
Osmolality1To determine the osmotic concentration of media, serum, and reagents
pH5To measure the acidity or alkalinity of a solution which can indicate the accuracy of the formulation of a product
Porcine Parvovirus10Virus testing performed according to 9CFR specifications for porcine origin components
Serum-Free Passage Number3The total number of passages cells have gone through when cultured in the serum-free media
Sf9 Performance Assay23Tests for the quality of Sf-900 II media, Sf-900 Plaque media, Chemically Defined Lipid Concentrate, and Yeastolate Ultrafiltrate
Solubility5Test to determine the degree a substance can be dissolved
SP2 Toxicity Assay10To assess the growth support of specific classical cell media and/or sera on cell growth and to determine if there are any cytotoxic effects of these products on cell growth
Sterility USP1Full sterility testing performed according to USP
Sterility USP Modified16Modified sterility testing performed according to USP but modification involves volume of media/reagents used
Total Passage Number3The total number of passages cells have gone through in our hands
Viable Cell Density3Number of living cells
Water Soluble Vitamins by HPLC16HPLC method to determine water soluble vitamins in media


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* The use or any variation of the word “validation” refers only to research-use antibodies that were subject to functional testing to confirm that the antibody can be used with the research techniques indicated. It does not ensure that the product(s) was validated for clinical or diagnostic uses.