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In September, 39 employees of Lonza Cologne registered, running for health, charity, and sustainability and a free T-shirt—rain or shine.

The new trend of 'personalized medicine' requires careful preparation to achieve desired outcomes.

PyroCell^® Monocyte Activation Test Rapid kits are reducing the total assay time to as little as 2 hours.

Find out more about the detailed automated arrayed CRISPR screening workflow for SAECs.

In a world where corporate culture is evolving, Lonza's engagement in events like the B2Run showcases their dedication to a healthier, more connected, and greener future.

Read our short summary of the two sessions and a roundtable with interesting insights from our CRISPR experts.

Find out how to generate and download a quote yourself on our Lonza Bioscience website.

How to quickly detect off-targets when performing experiments with CRISPR/Cas9 technology.

These zombie cells are known to reduce proliferation capacity and gradually decay culture.

Learn more about the clinical trials: What are they exactly? What types of trials are there? How many phases are there? What happens in each phase?

Read a story our Sales Team shared recently that touched our hearts and shows why we love our jobs at Lonza Bioscience.

R.I.P, RPT. Hello, MAT! 

Genome-editing with 4D-Nucleofector® System was recently used to generate new cellular models for Parkinson’s disease. 

Learn about genome editing in school. Dr. Martie Verschuren’s article is about teaching novel technologies for genome editing and how to keep students up to date in this exiting field of technology.

A New Sample Testing Guide

Get information about factors to consider when selecting cells to study COVID-19 transmission.

Cell and gene therapy are a hot topic, but are you aware of the requirements around endotoxin testing for these products? Here is a short overview. 

A recent published application note is showing the transfection results of cryopreserved human hepatocytes with different substrates and keeping also an eye on functionality e.g. CYP enzymes.

Are you curious to know some details?

Learn about Jay Bolden and co-workers extensive study of peer-reviewed literature to find publications where naturally contaminated samples were tested side by side  (same samples, only difference being the test method, i.e. rFC vs LAL/TAL).

For many experiments it is important to determine and know how many cells you have. Using a hemocytometer is rather basic and works well when done correctly. 

Lonza is bridging the gap from rabbit pyrogen testing to in vitro detection of pyrogens and provides another sustainable method for endotoxin and pyrogen detection to the market. 

This article summarizes the process of cryopreservation and includes tips and tricks to improve freezing methods. 

Identifying potential treatments for COVID-19 is of utmost importance right now. This blog post highlights some recent work done for high throughput screening of drug candidates for SARS-CoV-2 using software designed for phenotypic analysis. 

With the publication of supplement 10.3, EP officially introduces recombinant Factor C as a compendial method.

The follow article will summarize the therapeutic properties of MSCs, quality attributes, expansion methods, as well as some major challenges these cells create when used in cell therapy applications. 

Software Beyond the Basics.

Explore the history of LAL endotoxin testing towards the development of the recombinant Factor C assay. The American horseshoe crab population is now a vulnerable species, just one step from being endangered. The rFC assay has gone a long way to be accepted but as there is a growing recognition of its importance by various Pharmacopeia, a widespread adoption of the rFC method could be on the horizon.

Live cell imaging performed with Nanolive’s 3D Cell Explorer for 15 hours (3 images/min) to capture CD34+ cell division.

How to handle the natural killers for genomic engineering purposes?

Learn from the authors about the potential overcome of some limitation of NK cell-based therapies and check for the detailed protocol of Cas9 RNP transfection. 

Maybe it is also a start for you? 

Can tolerogenic dendritic cells help to restore tolerance in autoimmune diseases?

A novel T cell: PMBC assay to test for immunogenicity.

What’s the point about HLA status and why is it important in research?

We propose an efficient way to achieve good transfection results in terms of viability and efficiency using Nucleofection® Technology.

The Nucleofection® Technology used for generation of three SCD-iPS and three control iPS cell lines.

This article highlights a few key hallmarks in vaccine development.

CAR-T therapy is a new cutting edge treatment involving modification of human T cells, but also has some challenges to overcome. Learn more about it in a brief overview of this therapy.

During the last session of the European Pharmacopoeia Commission, endotoxin testing with rFC was adopted as general chapter 2.6.32. 

Learn more about data integrity and how automation can help you there in endotoxin testing.

This article summarizes the major elements of the protein production process.

Different techniques for genome editing in diverse cells and species.

Best wishes for 2020 - Your Scientific Support Team USA and Europe/Asia/Pacific.

As part of the European Endotoxin Seminar series Lonza recently held a 2 days workshop in Manchester.

Electro-pulse stimulation is used in vitro to study the response of human-mouse hybrid myotubes.

Different aspects of the endotoxin testing are considered to shed some light on articles that question the use of rFC for release testing.

Islet-like structures generated in vitro from adult human liver stem cells revert hyperglycemia in diabetic SCID mice.

As part of the European Endotoxin Seminar series Lonza recently held a 2-days workshop in Cologne.

Learn about human hepatic stellate cells, which are intrinsically involved in liver damage, and an article that may help study liver damage using cryopreserved human cells rather than animal liver models

Re-activation of fetal hemoglobin expression by CRISPR-Cas9 for treatment of β-hemoglobino-pathies

The authors describe a novel approach that leads to higher editing efficiency in CRISPR experiments

If you are a researcher or new to the LAL assay, testing serum or plasma samples for endotoxin may seem a daunting task. Our Technical Tips will help you.

Light exposure causes photoxidation which can generate harmful, highly reactive species that are damaging to your culture.

Improving the cultivation of CD19.CAR-T cells transfected with piggyBac system is a step towards clinical use.

Efficient CRISPR RNP genome editing of human Natural Killer cell using the 4D-Nucleofector® Device

Endotoxin recovery study with 4 different types of plastic sample containers.

Sometimes it’s the basics that can make or break an experiment and Nucleofection^® experiments are no different. Cell handling, proper culture conditions, and following the protocol are all critical. Here are some important things to keep in mind when performing your own Nucleofection^® experiments.

Discovering the impact of GI-tract microbiome-generated neurotoxin on NF-L mRNA in the Alzheimers Brain

Lonza offers a guideline how to screen plastic accessories to be used with Bacterial Endotoxin Testing (BET)

Cell culture is expensive and time consuming. Effective technique and protocols can help keep cells healthy in culture. These are some common errors to avoid when culturing primary cells. 

Helping the crabs while helping yourself.

Are you investigating Low Endotoxin Recovery (LER)? PDA has released its Technical Report 82 on this topic - learn what it's all about!

Scientists elucidating the mechanisms of the R47H Trem2 variant discover they cannot be replicated in humans

Review of "CRISPR-based Genetic Screen in Physiological Relevant Primary Cells" from Judd Hultquist.