Bioprocessing media and solutions

Pharmaceutical manufacturing organizations demand globally, reliable and customized solutions for their bioprocessing media requirements

We provide high performing processing media solutions for your protein production and cell and gene therapy applications

Capabilities
Produce up to 7,000 kg of powder or up to 10,000 L of liquid in buckets, drums, or single-use bulk formats to meet any development or commercial need.

Quality & compliance
Certified GMP Production with Full QC: ISO 9001, ISO 13485 and 21 CFR 820 systems, plus in-house testing, ensure every lot meets critical quality attributes before release.

Assured supply
A dual-site harmonized network delivers consistent, uninterrupted media and buffer supply across all lots.

One partnership
A dedicated Lonza team of formulation scientists, regulatory experts, and supply-chain specialists works alongside you from feasibility through commercial and reliable supply.

We are committed to providing a regular, consistent, and uninterrupted supply of bioprocessing raw materials.

Find the right medium or service for your application

CHO media portfolio - ready to use

 An increasing number of new drugs are recombinant and produced in mammalian or insect cells. With over 70 years of experience in cell culture, we offer a broad portfolio of protein production media for all common cell platforms like CHO, hybridoma, NS0, insect, or kidney cells.

To meet your requirements, several off-the-shelf catalog formulations exist for each platform. Find an overview of our catalog media below:

	TheraPro CHO Medium and Feed	PowerCHO	ProCHO® Protein-free CHO Medium
Usage (Cell type)	Optimized for GS-CHO cell lines CHO-K1 and CHO-GS	For high density CHO cells in suspension CHO DG44, K1, DXB11	Support high-density CHO cultures in suspension CHO DG44, K1, DXB11
Yield	4.5 g/L of protein and >90% cell viability
Grade	GMP ISO 13485 with DMF (Drug Master File) and assistance with regulatory submission	ISO 13485 with DMF and assistance with regulatory submission	RUO / FFM
L-Glutamin			Without
Phenol red			With and without
Serum-free	Yes	Yes
Protein-free	Yes		Yes
Chemically defined	Yes	Yes	No
Non-animal origin (NAO)	Yes	Yes	Yes
Packaging and volumes	1L Cloning Medium 1L Expansion Medium 5L Production Medium 5L Feed	500L Powder 10L Powder 100L Powder 100L Powder w/o L-Gln	500L Powder 500L Powder w/o Phenol Red 10L Powder w/o Phenol Red
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Custom cell culture media

As a partner for your development process, we give you access to hundreds of cell culture media formulations with multiple packaging and delivery options. Our rigorous quality control procedures guarantee premium media, tested to ensure reproducible results every time.

To request a quote for a custom cell culture medium based on an existing Lonza medium or for new formulations based on an existing medium from us, email us directly to discuss your requirements or send us the filled media request.

Off-the-shelf media
not an exact match?

Get expert support in customizing a media formulation that fits your exact process needs.

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Explore our manufacturing capabilities

We provide liquid and powder production capabilities at 2 global locations.

We are capable of transferring production from one site to another, for increased risk mitigation. Global quality systems allow for beneficial cross communication in order to address global customer needs.

Verviers, Belgium (Europe)

The Belgium based facility is the European service center since 1994. It is both, a production and distribution site for custom and research media.

Facility overview

Both powder and liquid manufacturing of media, buffers and reagents for cell culture
- 10,000L liquid batches
- 1,000Kg powder batches

Quality overview

ISO 9001:2015 certified
ISO 13485:2016 certified
21 CFR 820 compliant

Walkersville, Maryland (US)

The Maryland based facility began activities in 1947, selling tissue culture media to the market. For over 70 years this facility has continued to produce a wide range of products used by customers globally.

  Facility overview  

Both powder and liquid manufacturing of media, buffers and reagents for cell culture  
- 10,000L liquid batches
- 7,000kg powder batches

Quality overview

ISO 9001:2015 certified
ISO 13485:2016 certified

Bioprocessing buffers and reagents  

We offer an extensive array of downstream processing buffers and reagents for protein, cellular, and viral-based therapeutics. Produced in our ISO:13485 plants which are cGMP compliant.

The process begins with approved and specified raw materials obtained from qualified vendors. Our instances on superior-quality materials include complete NAO (non-animal origin) traceability and our Water for injection (WFI) systems meet both US and European Pharmacopoeia Standards. Standard testing on finished media products includes tests of sterility, osmolality, pH, and endotoxin content.