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What does Lonza (MSB's manufacturing partner) think?

"Unfortunately, adding serum means adding a highly variable non-standardized product to a well ordered system. The non-standard origin of the serum requires extensive testing of serum batches to find the batch compatible with your cell types.

Cell culturing with serum means working with a product of animal origin, essentially a waste product of an abattoir. Culturing under stringent conditions is not the primary interest of the abattoir. The price of the serum tends to be a reflection of the level of care each facility takes with its quality control. Prices are an effect of serum demand and the relative health of the animals used to obtain the serum. Recent development show a continuous price increase which might be caused by shortage."

Worth listening to Nicole Wellens, Senior Lonza Cell Culture Specialist. Big problems