Selecting and producing high quality cells

Invitrogen announces PD-Direct, a fully integrated service for customised bioprocess development.

The company is holding three events at IBC's Cell Line Development and Engineering Conference on 25-27 June 2007 at the Hilton Hotel, La Jolla, California, USA.

The Invitrogen events begin at 11.15am on Monday 25 Juneh with a technology workshop on how to use the Genetix ClonePixFL system for clone selection.

The workshop will be led by Gregory Van Slyke, an Invitrogen PD-Direct process engineer, with many years experience, who will share hints and tips on how to get the best performance from a ClonePixFL system.

There are an additional two Invitrogen presentations on Wednesday 27 June which will provide insights into cell line development and media optimisation.

The first at 10.15am, given by Florence Wu, director of process development at Invitrogen PD-Direct discusses how to engineer cells to make them resistant to high osmolality.

The second presentation at 3.30pm entitled 'Creating media that are optimised for specific cell lines' will be run by Bryan Monroe, process science fellow at Invitrogen PD-Direct, a bioprocess expert with many years experience in major pharma companies.

Those that wish to register to attend these events at Cell Line Development and Engineering should use the Invitrogen promotional code of B4189SPK to obtain a 25% discount on the cost of conference registration.

Laurie Donahue-Hjelle, director, cell line development for Invitrogen PD-Direct commented: "The Invitrogen PD-Direct run workshop and presentations will provide invaluable advice on selecting and producing good quality cell lines so attending these events is a must for scientists that want to save valuable development time and produce profitable biopharmaceuticals."