Quality Is Our Common Language
ISSCR 2025: Virtual Conference Exhibition
As stem cell researchers, we are united by many things: a love of science, insatiable curiosity, and a desire to produce high-quality research that will move the field forward. To recognize the great work being done all over the world, we’re celebrating quality as our common language at ISSCR 2025. No matter your research goals or cell type(s) of interest, a commitment to producing high-quality, reproducible research is essential to achieving success.
To learn how STEMCELL Technologies can support you in your quality journey at ISSCR 2025, browse through sessions, resources, and upcoming products for your stem cell research, below. Don’t forget to bookmark this page and follow us on Instagram (@stemcelltechnologies) and X (@STEMCELLTech) to keep up with the latest updates.
Win a Travel Award for ISSCR 2025
Are you attending the 2025 ISSCR Annual Meeting? Tell us about your research for a chance to win one of two $1000 USD awards to support your trip to Hong Kong. Enter soon—contest closes on June 9, 2025!
New Tools and Technologies
Explore new technologies that can help you efficiently complete your experiments and take your research further.
New: PneumaCult™ NGEx
Achieve robust airway epithelial cell cultures with PneumaCult™-NGEx, the next generation medium for the expansion of human nasal, bronchial, and small airway epithelial cells. PneumaCult™-NGEx is a convenient, two-component, serum- and BPE-free medium offering 250x more cells in three weeks—outperforming do-it-yourself (DIY) formulations and other commercially available expansion media.
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Next-Generation Airway Cell Expansion
New: Organoid Culture Plates
Grow more predictable organoid cultures with Organoid Culture Plates. Designed to enhance consistency, these plates ensure uniform matrix thickness and reduce meniscus effects, leading to easier and quicker seeding, clearer imaging, and reliable experimental results. Available now in 24-well and 96-well formats.
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Thinking Outside the Dome: Versatile Organotypic Cell Culture Methods
Coming Soon: IntestiCult™ Plus Organoid Growth Medium
Most organoids generated using traditional methods lack key differentiated cells, which can skew results and limit research translatability. IntestiCult™ Plus, a new, next-generation intestinal organoid medium redefines intestinal organoid culture by supporting a balance of both stem and differentiated cells to enhance biological fidelity and better reflect the complexity of the in vivo human intestine.
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Redefine Intestinal Organoid Culture
New: Healthy Control Human iPSC Lines
Start your research confidently with a reliable source of high-quality human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC) lines. Choose from a range of diverse genotypes, including our two NEW hiPSC lines—SCTi005-A (female) and SCTi006-A (male).
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Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Solutions
eTeSR™
Single-cell passaging your hPSCs? Increase cell yields and improve the genetic stability of your cultures with eTeSR™, an enhanced maintenance medium optimized for single-cell passaging.
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Comparative Study: Improving the Genetic Stability of Single-Cell-Passaged Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Cultures Using eTeSR™
Coming Soon: STEMmatrix™ BME
Support feeder-free expansion and differentiation of hPSCs with STEMmatrix™ BME, a soluble basement membrane matrix extracted from mouse Engelbreth-Holm-Swarm (EHS) sarcoma. Rich in key extracellular matrix proteins and essential growth factors, STEMmatrix™ BME closely mimics in vivo conditions to support robust cell growth.
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StemSpan™ HSC Plus Supplement
Enhance your hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell (HSPC) research workflow with StemSpan™ HSC Plus Supplement—a defined mix of small molecules formulated to improve the yield of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) when combined with a cytokine-containing medium.
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StemSpan™: Defined Media and Supplements for Hematopoietic Cell Expansion
ImmunoCult™-XF and ImmunoCult™ Human T Cell Activators
Streamline your T cell therapy development and manufacturing by combining high-performance GMP ImmunoCult™-XF medium with GMP ImmunoCult™ Human T Cell Activators. Designed for robust and consistent T cell activation and expansion, the ImmunoCult™-XF medium is serum- and xeno-free and has no added cytokines, while the ImmunoCult™ activators are highly stable and soluble—providing complete flexibility and choice of cytokine during your workflows.
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Streamline Your T Cell Therapy Development: Use cGMP-Manufactured ImmunoCult™-XF
STEMdiff™ Cardiomyocyte Expansion Kit
Generate millions of high-quality, highly pure cardiomyocytes for your research by directly expanding atrial or ventricular cardiomyocyte populations with the STEMdiff™ Cardiomyocyte Expansion Kit.
Related Webinar:
Scaling-Up hPSC-Derived Cardiomyocytes for Preclinical and Therapeutic Applications
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New: Maestro MEA™ System
Sophisticated electrophysiological assessment, delivered directly from a multi-well plate. Explore the complete Maestro Pro™ and Edge™ MEA systems, including CytoView MEA™ or BioCircuit MEA™ plates and neural software modules.
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How to Culture Human Pluripotent Stem Cell (hPSC)-Derived Forebrain Neurons for MEA Analysis Using the Maestro MEA™ System
New: STEMdiff™ Microglia Culture System
Reproducibly generate high-yield, highly pure microglia populations with the STEMdiff™ Microglia Differentiation Kit and STEMdiff™ Microglia Maturation Kit. Cells derived using this culture system are versatile tools for modeling neuroinflammation, studying human neurological development and disease, conducting co-culture applications, and performing toxicity testing.
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How to Tri-Culture Human Pluripotent Stem Cell (hPSC)-Derived Forebrain Neurons, Astrocytes, and Microglia
Coming Soon: STEMdiff™-TF Forebrain Induced Neuron Differentiation Kit
Rapidly and efficiently generate forebrain neurons from hPSCs in just six days using STEMdiff™-TF Forebrain Induced Neuron Differentiation Kit. This serum-free kit uses a forward programming approach with nanoparticle-based delivery of the transcription factor Neurogenin (NGN2), enabling the production of highly pure neurons without genomic integration.
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BrainPhys™ Neuronal Medium: A Medium That Promotes the Maturation and Synaptic Function of Human Pluripotent Stem Cell (hPSC)-Derived Neurons in Long-Term Cultures
TeSR™-AOF 3D
Expand and scale up undifferentiated hPSCs as aggregates in 3D suspension culture.
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How to Scale Up and Differentiate hPSCs in 3D Suspension Culture
PBS-MINI Bioreactor
Reliably and rapidly scale up your 3D cell cultures and suspensions with the PBS-MINI Bioreactor. The gentle yet efficient mixing provided by the Vertical-Wheel™ impeller enables the expansion of shear-sensitive cells without anti-foaming agents or shear protectants. This compact and convenient bioreactor can be used inside incubators and is ideal for hPSCs cultured in the TeSR™ 3D family of media.
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Robust Scale-Up of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells Using TeSR™ 3D Media
StemSpan™-AOF
Culture and expand human hematopoietic cells in animal origin-free conditions with this medium, manufactured under relevant cGMPs.
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Engineering the Hematopoietic System to Treat Non-Hematological Disorders
Wallchart: Reporting Practices for Publishing Results with hPSCs
Request a free copy of this wallchart, previously published in Stem Cell Reports, to ensure that your research aligns with the ISSCR Standards.
ISSCR 2025 with the Stem Cell Podcast
Podcast co-hosts Daylon and Arun chat with Drs. Valentina Greco, Kathryn Cheah, and Eugenia Piddini from the ISSCR to discuss the meeting’s global focus, program highlights, and opportunities for early-career researchers. Subscribe to the Stem Cell Podcast YouTube channel to be the first to know when a new episode is out.
Innovation Showcase Presentations
Watch the Innovation Showcase presentations from ISSCR 2024 online now.
ISSCR Standards in Action: Advancements in Cell Line Generation and Organoid Innovation
Dr. Andrew Gaffney shares the latest advancements in cell line generation and how novel iPSC lines are shaping the future and setting new standards in stem cell research.
Comparative Study: Improving the Genetic Stability of Single-Cell-Passaged hPSC Cultures Using eTeSR™
Dr. Adam Hirst discusses major challenges in the hPSC field and how innovative media formulations such as eTeSR™ can help mitigate culture-acquired genetic aberrations.
Using Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Neural Organoids for Disease Modeling
Dr. Jinyuan Wang shares how to efficiently generate unguided and guided neural organoids and introduces the new, ready-to-use Human iPSC-Derived Midbrain Organoids for disease modeling.
Thinking Outside the Dome: Versatile Organotypic Cell Culture Methods
Drs. Nina Quiskamp and Philipp Kramer introduce novel protocols and tools, and review the benefit of these adaptations for efficient experimental set-up.
Generate 40+ Cell Types & Organoids
Find the right STEMdiff™ kit for your hPSC differentiation with our interactive product explorer. Simply select an organ system to browse the 40+ cell types and organoids you can generate with our standardized STEMdiff™ kits.
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