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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2006
Applicants:
Ramkumar Mandalam, Union City, CA (US);
Yan LI, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Isabelle Nadeau-demers, San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ramkumar Mandalam, Union City, CA (US);
Yan Li, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Isabelle Nadeau-Demers, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Asterias Biotherapeutics, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/0735 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/0606 (2013.01); C12N 2501/115 (2013.01); C12N 2501/125 (2013.01); C12N 2501/15 (2013.01); C12N 2501/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure provides an improved system for culturing human embryonic stem cells. The cells are cultured in suspension so as to maximize the production capacity of the culture environment. The new culture system of this invention allows for bulk proliferation of hES cells in a more cost-effective manner, which facilitates commercial production of important products for use in human therapy.