How can we make cell culture medium better?

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* 1. Do you use supplement for cell culture medium such as bovine serum? (You can select multiple answers)

Never

Yes, For cell culture in fundamental research

Yes, for cellular therapy with clinical applications

Yes, for stem cell spécifically and mainly

Yes, for tissue regeneration

Others:

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* 2. How important is cell culture activities in your work?

We do cell culture every day

Only once in a while

Rarely and sometimes through collaborations

We are subcontracting cell culture works

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* 3. If you are using FBS, do you need special treatment such as the following? (Multiple answers are possible)

Heat inactivated

FBS with no exosome

Charcoal stripped

Dialyzed

Gamma-irradiated

Low IgG

Stem cell specialty FBS

Tetracylcine free

LPS free

Others:

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* 4. Do you know how much bovine serum you are using each year?

1 bottle (500 ml) per year

1L per year

5L per year

10L per year

More than 10L per year

I don't know

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* 5. Would you be willing to change for a non foetal serum knowing that you will get the same performances ?

No, a change would jeopardize past results comparisons

Yes of course without hesitation

Other concerns?

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* 6. Did you ever use FBS susbstitute?

Never

Yes and it works well for us

Yes but performances were not satisfying

Yes, but I'd rather keep using FBS because I can rely on it and can compare past results

Yes, but I will always need FBS for more sensitive applications

Yes, but money savings was not sufficient to justify changing

Can you specified which products have been tried or used?

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* 7. What properties are you looking for in a serum supplement? (Multiple answers possible)

Cells grow

Cells grow in a specific manner

Low volume of supplement is better

Supplement is rich enough so we do not need to add any other supplement or nutriments

Batch to batch variability is low and results can be compared easily from one experiment to another

It is produced in a responsible and ethical manner

Price is affordable and stable in time

Any other criteria(s)?

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* 8. What describes best your title in your organisation?

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* 9. Would you like to test a new promising product? If so, please leave us your contact information

Yes, please contact me for a try out. Please provide an email address.