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Cytogenetics is the study of normal and abnormal chromosomes. Sometimes called chromosome analysis or karyotyping, cytogenetics involves testing samples of tissue, blood, or bone marrow for broken, missing, rearranged, or extra chromosomes. Changes may be a sign of genetic disease or condition.
Captivate Bio provides testing labs the tools you need including cell culture media, FBS, KCl, salt solutions, as well as plasticware including PBMC Separation Tubes.
Captivate Bio offers classical media formulations like RPMI 1640 and supplements like specialty FBS that are designed to aid in a variety of cytogenetic applications including for the analysis of amniotic fluid cells, chorionic villus samples, bone marrow cells, or peripheral blood lymphocytes.
Cytoclear is uniquely formulated, consisting of a mixture of protein detergents that remove persistent cytoplasm during the fixation stage of the chromosome harvesting workflow. Cytoclear is a useful tool in FISH hybridizations. Available in 1 mL vials. Cytoclear is a Genial Helix brand.
Image: Courtesy of N. Knoetgen, Human Genetics, Wuerzburg, DE
Balanced salt solutions including DPBS, PBS, and HBSS are formulated for the irrigation, washing, and the dilution of a variety of samples which are designed to provide a pH buffering system and maintaining the osmotic balance.
Captivate Bio offers a variety of buffers and salt solutions including EBSS, PBS, DPBS, HBSS, and normal saline (0.9%) in standard bottle formats.
Captivate Bio offers a family of specialty labware used in the analysis of various applications. Our new NEST Peripheral Blood Lymphocyte Separation Tube is mainly used to separate PBMCs (lymphocytes and monocytes) from whole blood or bone marrow through density gradient centrifugation. Tubes are available in 15 mL and 50 mL sizes.
High quality tubes / Rapid separation and purification for PBMCs
With over 30 years’ experience in molecular diagnostics and cytogenetics, our partner Rainbow Scientific now offers goldFISHTM Probes – the new gold standard in FISH probes from Diaglogic Biolabs. These ready to use, ASR, goldFISHTM Probes provide reliable performance and feature flexible hybridization times with high signal-to-noise ratio and low cross reactivity. In addition to the 500+ products, customizable FISH probe design, packaging, and fluorophore options are also available.
Contact Rainbow Scientific for more information or to purchase.
Small molecules are no longer supporting actors in cell and gene therapy research. They are becoming an important part of the entire workflow. This article reviews the current state of small molecules and their impact on cell culture success.
This Research Spotlight highlights MM cell expansion and the use of Captivate Bio’s cell culture media for use in multiple myeloma cancer research.
June 2026 – Captivate Bio expands its small molecule cocktail kits to include ACY, Neuro, and CET Cocktail Kits for stem cell and cell therapy research.
