04.12.06
SAFC Biosciences, a member of the Sigma-Aldrich Group, and Vivalis, have reached the successful completion of the first stage of their ongoing collaboration with the launch of their Ex-Cell EBx platform, which includes Ex-Cell EBx viral growth and production media. This media is designed exclusively to support EBx cells, a chicken embryonic derived stem cell line, for growth and production of viral vaccines for therapeutic use.
Under the R&D agreement, which commenced in 2004, SAFC Biosciences has developed and optimized media specifically for use with Vivalis’ widely licensed EBx cells, in the commercial development of viral vaccines for clinical trials and recombinant protein production. This serum-free media is designed exclusively to support high growth of EBx cells and high productivity of viruses and viral constructs for production of vaccines for both therapeutic and prophylactic use.
As a result of the collaboration, EBx licensees’ development work and success will be enhanced when sourcing medium through SAFC Biosciences. The Ex-Cell EBx medium will also be used at Vivalis’ contract manufacturing facility in Nantes, France, for cGMP production of vaccine lots for Phase I/II clinical trials.
"The launch of the Ex-Cell EBx technology platform marks a major breakthrough in the commercial production of viral vaccines and recombinant proteins,” said Rod Kelley, president of SAFC Biosciences. “We are pleased to have developed a serum-free media specifically for Vivalis EBx cells, which have been viewed as an exciting new vaccine and human therapeutic production platform for the growing pipelines of today’s biopharmaceutical companies."
Under the R&D agreement, which commenced in 2004, SAFC Biosciences has developed and optimized media specifically for use with Vivalis’ widely licensed EBx cells, in the commercial development of viral vaccines for clinical trials and recombinant protein production. This serum-free media is designed exclusively to support high growth of EBx cells and high productivity of viruses and viral constructs for production of vaccines for both therapeutic and prophylactic use.
As a result of the collaboration, EBx licensees’ development work and success will be enhanced when sourcing medium through SAFC Biosciences. The Ex-Cell EBx medium will also be used at Vivalis’ contract manufacturing facility in Nantes, France, for cGMP production of vaccine lots for Phase I/II clinical trials.
"The launch of the Ex-Cell EBx technology platform marks a major breakthrough in the commercial production of viral vaccines and recombinant proteins,” said Rod Kelley, president of SAFC Biosciences. “We are pleased to have developed a serum-free media specifically for Vivalis EBx cells, which have been viewed as an exciting new vaccine and human therapeutic production platform for the growing pipelines of today’s biopharmaceutical companies."