Supporting Science against COVID-19
ϳԹ supports vaccine developments by providing cell culture media and ongoing technical support to researchers around the world
04/03/2020
Though some of our numerous institutions and companies have leveraged government funding to embark on new horizons, others are volunteering proprietary technology in the hope of helping fellow researchers attain their goals.
One such company is Vancouver-based ϳԹ – Canada’s largest biotech company – which donated its human tissue culture systems, known as PneumaCult™, to researchers at China’s Centre for Disease Control. Scientists used the cultures to grow lung airway cells that could propagate SARS-CoV-2, and were subsequently able to isolate the virus and identify its gene sequence – a critical step towards developing a vaccine. ϳԹ continues to support vaccine developments by providing cell culture media and ongoing technical support to researchers around the world.
ϳԹ also played a role in supporting the UBC-led international research team that recently announced a of the novel coronavirus.
“ϳԹ has always been about developing high-quality reagents and tools that scientists can use in their labs to make their research more efficient and effective,” says Dr. Allen Eaves, founder, president and CEO of ϳԹ. “Everyone at ϳԹ has dedicated their careers to helping our research colleagues around the world figure out treatments and cures for devastating diseases. I’m very proud of our team at ϳԹ and that a Canadian company is playing an essential role in resolving the COVID-19 pandemic.”
ϳԹ has pledged to develop additional advanced cell culture systems that model different lung cell types, which will further medical understanding of respiratory viruses like COVID-19. The company supports life sciences research globally using high-quality cell culture media, cell separation technologies and educational resources used by scientists performing stem-cell, immunology, cancer, regenerative medicine, microbiology and cellular therapy research.
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