Nerea Cuesta-Gomez, Kevin Verhoeff, Nidheesh Dadheech, Tiffany Dang, Ila Tewari Jasra, Mario Bermudez de Leon, Rena Pawlick, Braulio Marfil-Garza, Perveen Anwar, Haide Razavy, Patricio Adrián Zapata-Morin, Glen Jickling, Aducio Thiesen, Doug O'Gorman, Michael S Kallos, A M James Shapiro
BACKGROUND: Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) offer potential to revolutionize regenerative medicine as a renewable source for islets, dopaminergic neurons, retinal cells, and cardiomyocytes. However, translation of these regenerative cell therapies requires cost-efficient mass manufacturing of high-quality human iPSCs. This study presents an improved three-dimensional Vertical-Wheel® bioreactor (3D suspension) cell expansion protocol with comparison to a two-dimensional (2D planar) protocol...
June 6, 2023: Stem Cell Research & Therapy