Gemini’s extensive line of animal serum products are stringently
quality controlled prior to release for sale. Tests include
biochemical profile, sterility, mycoplasma, virus screening, and
endotoxin. Gemini Bio-Products animal sera has been collected
from inside the continental United States, or from countries
approved for importation by the USDA.
No-Worries ™ fetal bovine serum comes from USDA-approved sources
in Australia and New Zealand. Geographically isolated, livestock
is internationally recognized as free from bovine spongiform
encephalopathy (BSE, mad-cow disease).
GemCell ™ fetal bovine serum is exclusively of U.S. origin. It
meets the highest industry standards for endotoxin and hemoglobin
levels and supports the growth of the widest variety of cell
lines.
Gemini’s BenchMark ™ fetal bovine serum meets the same stringent
quality standards as our GemCell ™ product. This quality product
comes from USDA-approved sources such as the United States,
Canada, & Mexico.
GemCell ™ human serum AB is collected from healthy male donors of
the AB serotype at FDA-licensed facilities in the United States.
This material is defibrinated from source plasma AB. All donor
units are tested for viral markers and found to be non-reactive.
0.1µm sterile-filtered
Ships on dry ice. Store frozen at -20 to -10°C
Gemini’s off-the-clot human serum AB is collected from normal
healthy male donors at FDA-licensed facilities in the United
States. As a nutural off-the-clot product, this material contains
no anticoagulants/preservatives. All donor units are tested for
viral markers and found to be non-reactive.
Sterile-filtered
Ships on dry ice. Store frozen at -20 to -10°C
Gemini’s normal human serum is collected from healthy male and
female donors of all ABO serotypes at FDA-licensed facilities in
the United States. This material is defibrinated from source
plasma. All donor units are tested for viral markers and found to
be non-reactive.
Sterile-filtered
Ships on dry ice. Store frozen at -20 to -10°C
Newborn calf serum will support a wide variety of established
cell lines and primary cultures which might otherwise require
fetal bovine serum. Empirical testing is the most reliable method
for determining usefulness for a particular line.
Sterile-filtered
Mycoplasma-tested and virus-screened
Ships on dry ice. Store frozen at -20 to -10°C
GemCell ™ US Origin SuperCalf serum is created by supplementing
formula-fed calf serum with elemental iron so as to saturate
endogenous bovine transferrin. This product has been shown
empirically to provide better growth in some established cell
lines and primary cultures that would otherwise require fetal
bovine serum to achieve acceptable growth.
Sterile-filtered
Mycoplasma-tested and virus-screened
Ships on dry ice. Store frozen at -20 to -10°C
Bovine calf serum is obtained from quarantined herds under
veterinary supervision and monitored for various bovine diseases.
This product is useful for many established cell lines of
parenchymal and hematogenous origin.
Sterile-filtered
Mycoplasma-tested and virus-screened
Ships on dry ice. Store frozen at -20 to -10°C
Stem cells are the least differentiated of all cell types. Many
biomolecules common in sera can trigger unwanted differentiation.
As such, these cells have uniquely pristine requirements for
growth in culture. Our stem cell qualified fetal bovine serum has
been specifically tested for its ability to sustain the
undifferentiated cellular morphology of these cells. This quality
product comes exclusively from US sources.
Stem cells are the least differentiated of all cell types. Many
biomolecules common in sera can trigger unwanted differentiation.
As such, these cells have uniquely pristine requirements for
growth in culture. Our stem cell qualified fetal bovine serum has
been specifically tested for its ability to sustain the
undifferentiated cellular morphology of these cells. This quality
product comes exclusively from USDA-approved sources.
Chrysalis ™ insect cell qualified fetal bovine serum is
pre-screened for use with both Grace’s and TNM-FH insect media on
a broad range of insect cells, including Sf9, Tni and D2 cells.
Triple 0.1µm sterile-filtered
Mycoplasma-tested and virus-screened
Ships on dry ice. Store frozen at -20 to -10°C
