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Why choose research use X-VIVO®?

X-VIVO® Serum-free Hematopoietic Cell Media Series comprises of a suite of research grade serum-free media designed to support the proliferation of different immune cells. It only contains human-derived components and provide serum-free conditions for the culture of multiple human immune cell types.

  • Backed by 40 years of primary cell expertise
  • Serum-free, defined formulations for reproducible results
  • Trusted in high-impact publications and clinical research
  • Supported by expert protocols and assay guidance

Explore research use X-VIVO® Media

X-VIVO® 15 Serum-free Hematopoietic Cell Medium

  • Supports the proliferation of purified CD3+ cells isolated from peripheral blood and human tumors. 
  • Can also be used to support the growth of human monocytes, macrophage cells and cell lines, PBL, granulocytes, and natural killer (NK) cells.

X-VIVO® 20 Serum-free Hematopoietic Cell Medium

  • X-VIVO® 20 Medium is optimized to support the generation of lymphokine activated killer (LAK) cells from monocyte depleted peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) at high density. 
  • It may also be used as a growth medium for PBL and tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL).

X-VIVO® 10 Serum-free Hematopoietic Cell Medium

  • Designed to support slower growing, less mature cells such as hematopoietic stem cells and natural killer cells. 
  • It also supports the generation of Lymphokine activated killer (LAK) cells and peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL).

Explore our protocols and mini review

Our formulation helps ensures consistent, reliable results, making it ideal for applications ranging from PBMC culturing in ADCC assays to macrophage differentiation and function studies. They are designed to help you accelerate your drug discovery process with confidence.

  • PBMC-based T Cell Proliferation Assay
  • Dendritic Cell and T Cell Assay from Matched PBMCs
  • NK Cell Culture, Activation and Cytotoxicity Assay
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Struggling with macrophage differentiation from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)?

Our mini review "Optimizing Macrophage Differentiation from iPSCs with X-VIVO® Media" delves into the complexities and provides valuable insights to help you overcome these challenges. Our comprehensive infographic “Differentiation of Macrophages from iPSCs”, which details three common methods of macrophage differentiation from iPSCs, is also included.

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Select your media of interest

Find the right X-VIVO® medium for your application. Click a catalog number to learn more or place an order online.

With recombinant transferrin Packaging EU Americas
  X-VIVO® 15
RUO grade X-VIVO® 15 Serum-free Hematopoietic Cell Medium 1L bottle
With human transferrin
X-VIVO® 15
RUO grade X-VIVO® 15 Serum-free Hematopoietic Cell Medium 1L bottle 02-060Q 04-418Q
X-VIVO® 15 Serum-free Hematopoietic Cell Medium 0.5L bottle
X-VIVO® 10
RUO grade X-VIVO® 10 Serum-free Hematopoietic Cell Medium 1L bottle

Looking for GMP quality?

Quality and safety are crucial to allow reliable results in clinical processes and ultimately, protect patients’ lives. All TheraPEAK® X-VIVO® Media are manufactured according to regulations for medical devices including 21 CFR Part 820. Our manufacturing sites are FDA registered with an ISO 13485 certified quality management system.

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