Integrate Cell Manufacturing and Manipulation
Simplify Scaling Up and Scaling Out
System Capabilities
Increase
Million Cells/mL
1010
Cells in a 250 ML Bioreactor
Our Mission
Combining cell biology, mathematical modeling and engineering principles to create innovative solutions to cell manufacturing.
Fewer Passages
Reduce the number of passages with our AlgTube technology that allows for up to a 500x fold increase without passaging.
Smaller Footprint for Cell Culture
Decrease the size of your bioreactor with AlgTubes that have a cell density of up to 0.5 Billion
Scale Up & Out
Use our compact platforms to focus on Allogenic or Autogenic applications
Product Information
Inlet – Left-Hydrogel
Inlet – Middle-Cells
Inlet – Right-Sheath
Outlets – Single or Multiple tubes created simultaneously
Extrusion System
Our patent pending extruders work by flowing Alginate, Cells, and Calcium Chloride into the extruder. The extruders allow the production of a single tube or multiple tubes simultaneously with your cells inside. These hollow tubes allow an isolated space for your cells to expand in, while being able to provide transport of nutrients into and byproducts out of the tubes. Our single channel extruder will perfectly suffice for research experiments, while our multi-channel extruders will allow you to create massive amounts of cells in a small volume.
Bioreactor
Our bioreactors are designed specifically with AlgTubes in mind. We use an airlift design to maximize oxygen transport for the cells while providing agitation inside the vessel to keep well mixed conditions. The Temperature, pH, DO, Glucose and Lactate Concentration are controlled in a non-invasive manner to avoid Algtube damage. With the AlgTubes having a high cell density, it is possible to take 1mL seeded at 1 million cells/mL and get up to 500 million cells in just one passage.
Sparger – creates microbubbles to optimize gas transfer and create agitation (well mixed)
Outlet – Allows for perfusion to supply Fresh/Recycled medium
Inlet – Allows for perfusion to supply Fresh/Recycled medium
Lid – Allows exhaust gas to vent
Reprogram, Proliferate, Differentiate all in one platform
Shield cells from shear-stress
Produce large quantities of cells in compact bioreactors
Reduce the footprint of cell manufacturing
Culture cells in a stress-free environment
Produce large quantities of cells in compact bioreactors
Reduce the footprint of cell manufacturing
Manufacture in a closed system to improve sterility
Cell Seed Densities: 1M Cells/mL; 5M Cells/mL and 10 M Cells/mL
1 M/mL
5 M/mL
10 M/mL
Our Team
Dr Yuguo Lei and Dr Hendrik Viljoen decided to start CellGro Technologies to bring a valuable technology to market. The technology bears an analogy to the transistor – it enables a significant reduction in the footprint of cell manufacture, and multiple functions (i.e., cell manipulations), can be integrated into a single processing unit.