Author: Jon Rowley, RoosterBio
This is a guest post from RoosterBio. RoosterBio is an innovative company that provides standardized stem cell product platforms to enable rapid clinical and commercial translation.
There has been much discussion in the literature and the blogosphere (here, here, and here) lately about keeping track of cellular age, and there is very good reason for this.  First, there are multiple regulatory guidelines that propose tracking the age of cells used in biologics manufacturing. Secondly, it is well documented that cell phenotype and function can be compromised the older a cell is.  A few examples from the literature as this relates to human Mesenchymal Stem Cells (hMSCs) are: [Read more…]





