Lonza
Primary cells & stem cells
Lonza is a leading provider of high-quality primary cells and media, offering a comprehensive range of products that support various research areas, including drug discovery, toxicity testing, cell therapy, and personalized medicine.
Primary cells are isolated directly from tissues and provide more biologically relevant data compared to continuous cell lines, which often lack the authentic characteristics of the original tissue. Lonza's primary cells are ethically sourced and meet global guidelines, ensuring quality and consistency in research applications.
Available cell types and accompanying media
Below is a table summarizing the types of primary cells offered by Lonza and the specialized media available for each cell type:
More information and quotations
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| CATEGORY | CELL TYPE | DESCRIPTION | ACCOMPANYING MEDIA | |
| Human primary cells | Adipose cells | Normal | Preadipocyte Growth Medium (PGM™), PGM™-2 | |
| Airway cells | Normal and diseased (e.g., asthma, COPD) | Airway Epithelial Cell Growth Medium (BEGM™), SAGM™ for small airway cells | ||
| Cardiac cells | Normal | Cardiac Myocyte Growth Medium (CMGM™), CGM™-2 | ||
| Dermal cells | Normal and diseased | Dermal Cell Growth Medium (DGM™-2) | ||
| Diabetic cells | Type 1 and 2 | Diabetic Cell Growth Medium | ||
| Endothelial cells | Normal | EGM™-2, EGM™-Plus, EGM™-MV for microvascular cells | ||
| Fibroblast cells | Normal | Fibroblast Growth Medium (FGM™-2), FGM™-3 | ||
| Keratinocytes | Normal | KGM™-Gold, KGM™-2, KGM™-3 | ||
| Melanocytes | Normal | MGM™-4, Melanocyte Growth Medium M2 | ||
| Mesenchymal stem cells | Undifferentiated stem cells capable of differentiating into bone, cartilage, muscle, and fat cells | MSC Medium (MSCGM™), basal medium with supplements | ||
| Neural cells | Normal | Neural Cell Growth Medium, NGM™-2 | ||
| Osteoblasts | Normal | Osteoblast Growth Medium, OGM™-2 | ||
| Pancreatic islets | Pancreatic Islet Growth Medium | |||
| Progenitor cells | Progenitor Cell Growth Medium | |||
| Prostate cells | Normal | Prostate Epithelial Cell Growth Medium, PrEGM™-2 | ||
| Renal cells | Normal | Renal Epithelial Cell Growth Medium, REGM™-2 | ||
| Skeletal and skeletal muscle cells | Normal | Skeletal Muscle Cell Growth Medium, SkGM™-2 | ||
| Smooth muscle cells | Normal | Smooth Muscle Cell Growth Medium, SmGM™-2 | ||
| Stem cells | Normal | Stem Cell Growth Medium, SCGM™-2 | ||
| Animal primary cells | Cardiac cells | Rat and mouse | Cardiac Myocyte Growth Medium | |
| Neural cells | Rat and mouse | Neural Cell Growth Medium | ||
| Retinal cells | Rat and mouse | Retinal Cell Growth Medium | ||
| Calvariae osteoblasts | Rat and mouse | Osteoblast Growth Medium | ||
| Embryonic fibroblasts | Rat and mouse | Fibroblast Growth Medium | ||
| Hepatocytes | Hepatocytes | Plateable and suspension | Hepatocyte Growth Medium | |
| Human hepatocytes | Plateable and suspension | Hepatocyte Growth Medium | ||
| Animal hepatocytes | Plateable and suspension | Hepatocyte Growth Medium | ||
| Cryopreserved human liver non-parenchymal cells | Liver Cell Growth Medium | |||
| Hematopoietic and immune cells | B cells | X-VIVO® serum-free media | ||
| CD14+ monocytes | X-VIVO® serum-free media | |||
| CD34+ stem/progenitor cells | X-VIVO® serum-free media | |||
| Dendritic cells | X-VIVO® serum-free media | |||
| Eosinophils | X-VIVO® serum-free media | |||
| Erythrocytes | X-VIVO® serum-free media | |||
| Mononuclear cells | X-VIVO® serum-free media | |||
| NK cells | X-VIVO® serum-free media | |||
| Osteoclast precursors | Basal medium (e.g., α-MEM) with 10% FBS, RANKL, and M-CSF | |||
| PBMCs (Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells) | X-VIVO® serum-free media | |||
| Platelets | X-VIVO® serum-free media | |||
| T cells | X-VIVO® serum-free media | |||
| Whole tissue | Tissue-specific growth media | |||
