Suspension Cell Culturing

Suspended cell cultures have become increasingly important with the advent of high-titer producing cell lines and the need for media optimization in a high throughput format. In addition, the need to process and expand hybridoma cell cultures requires new solutions for handling suspension cell cultures.

Suspension cell cultures are becoming increasingly important for their enhanced volumetric production capacity and easier technological handling. Tecan’s suspension cell culturing solutions are based on the flexible Freedom EVO® workstation, incorporating various modules to allow typical cell culturing processes, including:

• Centrifuge for separating media from cells
• Automated cell counters for exact subculturing
• Heated and cooled racks for media and additive storage
• Tilting carrier to minimize dead volumes
• Adapters for tube and plate processing

Tecan has a wealth of experience in both adherent and suspension cell cultures, and it is possible to process both culture types on a single instrument. Using either microplate or tube format, suspension cell culturing and processing can be performed with cultures up to 50 ml in volume. Existing applications include:

• Mammalian cell upstream process development
• Hybridoma monoclonal antibody production
• Yeast culturing in food and biofuel applications

Are you looking for your own customized solution? Do you want to integrate a specific device? Tecan Integration Group supports you in planning, realization and final installation of a tailor-made solution specific designed for your needs.

Scientific instrumentation. Not for use in human clinical or in-vitro diagnostic procedures.