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June 17, 2021
WATERTOWN, MA – Captivate Bio, a scientific cell culture solutions provider, today announced it has signed a non-exclusive distribution agreement with BI-Sartorius (Biological Industries Israel Beit Haemek Ltd, now part of the Sartorius Group) to distribute its portfolio of cell culture media products in the United States. Under the terms, Captivate Bio will focus on expanding its reach in the US, with unique products including the EZ-PCR™ Mycoplasma Detection Kit for detecting cell culture contamination.
“We are excited to be working with our friends at Biological Industries again. This partnership will significantly increase our commercial footprint in the US by providing products needed for genetic testing across the country,” stated Lori Oakes, Captivate Bio’s co-founder and managing partner. “Not only does this agreement expand customer access of karyotyping reagents, but also general cell culture reagents and various serum-free media for adherent cell culture.”
Products now available through Captivate Bio include classical media, salt solutions, cytogenetics reagents, and other general cell culture reagents now manufactured under the Sartorius label.
For US customers, you can order direct through Captivate Bio’s customer service team by calling (617) 607-4017 or emailing orders@captivatebio.com. For customers who have an existing Sartorius account, you will need to set up a separate account directly with Captivate Bio.
Captivate Bio is a privately held scientific solutions provider specializing in the commercialization and distribution of high-quality reagents and custom cell culture media services for the research, therapeutic, and healthcare communities. Current product offering includes transport media and collection kits, classical cell culture media, animal sera including FBS, small molecules, human platelet lysate (HPL), and custom media manufacturing services for basic research, stem cell research, cell therapy, cytogenetics, and emerging markets such as cellular agriculture.
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