QKINE

Based in Cambridge, UK, Qkine combines proprietary protein production processes with protein engineering techniques to develop unique growth factors. These proteins tackle fundamental biological and scale-up challenges for the fast-growing stem cell, organoid, and cellular agriculture sectors.

ABOUT THE SUPPLIER

Based in Cambridge, UK, Qkine combines proprietary protein production processes with protein engineering techniques to develop unique growth factors. These proteins tackle fundamental biological and scale-up challenges for the fast-growing stem cell, organoid, and cellular agriculture sectors.

Qkine has an active R&D pipeline, with a continually expanding product range. Unique products available from Qkine include tag-free thermostable FGF-2 (FGF2-G3), the first animal-free TGF-β1 for chemically defined stem cell media, and animal-free HGF (NK1).

Qkine is an ISO 9001: 2015 certified company.

PRODUCT FEATURES

Qkine manufactures high-purity, animal-free growth factors, cytokines and other complex proteins for stem cell and organoid culture. An ISO 9001: 2015 certified company based in Cambridge, UK, Qkine combines proprietary production processes with protein engineering technology to tackle fundamental biological and scale-up challenges.

 

  • High lot-to-lot consistency to help increase the reproducibility of experiments
  • Animal-free to eliminate the risks of contaminating growth factors, viruses, and prions
  • Ultra-pure confirmed by several varied techniques, ensuring the reliability of results
  • Clear QC data provided on every lot from our ISO 9001:2015 accredited facility
  • Highly bioactive and potentially more bioactive than alternative suppliers
  • Long storage at -80 degree celcius for up to 2 years for most proteins
  • Multiple pack sizes to suit your research

NEW PRODUCTNew

FGF-8a

Fibroblast growth factor 8a (FGF-8a) is a member of the FGF family and plays a key role in the regulation of embryogenesis, cellular proliferation, differentiation, and migration. FGF8a is often used for the differentiation of induced pluripotent stem cells, embryonic stem cells, and neural stem cells.

*All products listed on this site and sold through LAB-A-PORTER Limited are for research use only (RUO). Not for human use. Not for therapeutic or diagnostic use.

FGF-8b

Fibroblast growth factor 8b (FGF-8b) is a member of the FGF family involved in the regulation of embryogenesis, cellular proliferation, differentiation, and migration.

FGF8b is commonly used for the differentiation of induced pluripotent stem cells into neural cell types and brain organoid cultures.

*All products listed on this site and sold through LAB-A-PORTER Limited are for research use only (RUO). Not for human use. Not for therapeutic or diagnostic use.

FEATURED PRODUCTS

R-spondin 1

Qk006 is animal-free and not glycosylated to ensure production of homogeneous protein and enhanced comparability between batches. Used to replace R-spondin conditioned media for improved reproducibility in chemically defined organoid culture media.

FGF-10

High purity and bioactivity 17 kDa non-glycosylated, bioactive domain of human fibroblast growth factor 10, animal-derived component free (ACDF) and carrier-protein free (CF).

Noggin

Qkine human noggin protein is a highly pure 46kDa bioactive dimer for reproducible results in organoid culture.

HGF-NK1

Human HGF (NK1) protein is a potent, high purity NK1 isoform of human hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) that promotes efficient differentiation of human iPSCs to hepatocyte-like cells at just 10 ng/ml with highly homogeneous expression of the hepatic marker, HNF4α. 

*All products listed on this site and sold through LAB-A-PORTER Limited are for research use only (RUO). Not for human use. Not for therapeutic or diagnostic use.

PRODUCT APPLICATIONS

Organoids

Growth factors for defined organoid culture media

Human Stem Cell Maintenance

Maintenance of pluripotency in human iPSC and ESC

Neural Stem Cell Culture

Growth factors and cytokines for neural stem cell and brain organoid culture

Mouse Stem Cell Maintenance

Maintenance of pluripotency in mouse stem cells

Hepatocyte Differentiations

Complete animal-free hepatocyte differentiation process

BEST SELLER

A

Activin A – human/mouse/rat/bovine/porcine (Qk001)

Activin A PLUS – human/mouse/rat/bovine/porcine (Qk005)

Activin A follistatin-resistant – human/mouse/rat (Qk035)

 

B

BDNF – human (Qk050)

BMP-2 – human/mouse/rat/bovine/porcine (Qk007)

BMP-4 – human (Qk038)

E

EGF – human  (Qk011)

F

FGF-2-G3 (thermostable) 154aa (Qk053)

FGF2-G3 (thermostable) 145aa (Qk052)

FGF-2 (bFGF) 154aa – human (Qk027)

FGF- 2(bFGF) 145aa – human  (Qk025)

FGF- 2(bFGF) – zebrafish   (Qk002)

FGF- 2(bFGF) – mouse (Qk042)

FGF- 2(bFGF) 145aa – bovine/porcine (Qk040)

FGF- 2(bFGF) 154aa – bovine/porcine (Qk056)

FGF-4 – human (Qk004)

FGF-8a – human/mouse (Qk059)

FGF-8b – human/mouse (Qk057)

FGF-9 – human (Qk039)

FGF-10 – human/rat/bovine/porcine (Qk003)

FRACTA – human/mouse/rat/bovine/porcine (Qk035)

G

GDF15 – human (Qk017)

GDNF – human (Qk051)

Gremlin 1 – human/bovine/porcine (Qk015)

G-CSF – human (Qk074)

H

HGF (NK1) – human (Qk060)

HGF (NK1) – bovine (Qk061)

HGF (NK1) – porcine (Qk013)

I

IGF-1 – human/bovine/porcine (Qk047)

IGF-1 LR3 – human/bovine/porcine (Qk041)

K

KGF (FGF-7) – human (Qk046)

L

LIF – human (Qk036)

LIF – mouse (Qk018)

M

M-CSF – human (Qk075)

N

Noggin – human (Qk034)

Noggin – mouse/rat (Qk033)

NGR-1 – human/bovine/porcine (Qk045)

NT-3 – human/mouse/rat/porcine (Qk058)

O

OSM – human(Qk049)

P

PDGF-AA – human (Qk043)

PDGF-BB – human (Qk044)

R

R-Spondin-1 – human (Qk006)

R-Spondin- 1 LR5 – human (Qk031)

R-Spondin 3 – human (Qk032)

S

Shh – human (Qk055)

T

TGF-beta1 PLUS – human/bovine/porcine (Qk010)

TGF-beta3 – human (Qk054)

V

VEGF 165- human  (Qk048)

*All products listed on this site and sold through LAB-A-PORTER Limited are for research use only (RUO). Not for human use. Not for therapeutic or diagnostic use.

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