ST. LOUIS, April 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Sigma-Aldrich
Corporation (NASDAQ: SIAL) today announced that SAFC®
Commercial (www.sigma-aldrich.com/safc), the Company's business
unit providing products and services for use in regulated
pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical applications, has launched the
EX-CELL® Advanced™ product line. Designed to address the
needs of an evolving industry where speed to market is paramount,
the new product line provides for increased performance,
streamlines regulatory compliance, and offers the supply chain
security needed in today's biopharmaceutical environment.
The first EX-CELL Advanced product is the high-performing batch
media system developed for a range of widely used industrial CHO
cell lines, including SAFC's proprietary CHOZN® cell
line. During rigorous testing, the EX-CELL Advanced CHO Fed-batch
System outperformed other commercially available equivalents by
displaying significantly higher titers. Robust scale up and
effortless adaptation offers those in biopharmaceutical development
the opportunity to get their process up and running quickly and
efficiently. Protein quality, another vital consideration in the
development process, remains uncompromised.
"At SAFC we recognize our customers' needs are constantly
changing", said Deb Stutz, Director
of Biopharm Marketing. "Our team has utilized unique expertise in
raw material science, understanding of process knowledge and
decades of experience in cGMP manufacturing in development of the
new EX-CELL Advanced line. We are delighted to launch this product
in response to market needs for new levels of speed and
performance, while continuing to provide the confidence of a secure
and transparent supply chain."
EX-CELL Advanced products are available now as catalog products
in a range of pack sizes. To learn more or to make a purchase
inquiry about the EX-CELL Advanced CHO Fed-batch System, visit
www.sigma-aldrich.com/CHOperformance.
About SAFC: SAFC Commercial,
the custom manufacturing and services business unit of
Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, is recognized as a top 10 global
specialty chemicals and biologics supplier. As a trusted
manufacturer for the life science and high-technology industries,
SAFC works closely with customers to resolve development challenges
and accelerate the product pipeline using its global "Centers of
Excellence" and dedicated manufacturing facilities. Its rich
portfolio includes high-purity inorganic materials for
high-technology applications, critical raw materials and extensive
biologics safety testing services for biopharmaceutical
manufacturing, and complex, high-potent APIs and key intermediates
for pharmaceutical manufacturing. For more information, visit
www.sigma-aldrich.com/safc.
About Sigma-Aldrich: Sigma-Aldrich,
a leading Life Science and Technology company focused human health
and safety, manufactures and distributes 250,000 chemicals,
biochemicals and other essential products and 46,000 equipment
products to more than 1.4 million customers globally in research
and applied labs as well as in industrial and commercial
markets. With three distinct business units - Research,
Applied and SAFC Commercial - Sigma-Aldrich is committed
to enabling science to improve the quality of life. The
Company operates in 37 countries, has approximately 9,000 employees
worldwide and had sales of $2.79
billion in 2014. For more information about
Sigma-Aldrich, please visit its website
at www.sigma-aldrich.com.
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Sigma-Aldrich, SAFC, EX-CELL,
EX-CELL Advanced and CHOZN are trademarks of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC
or its affiliates, registered in the U.S. and other countries.
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