Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS) from Gibco® | Thermo Fisher Scientific

Quality, performance, and consistency are essential to successful cell culture

Gibco sera have earned the trust of researchers around the world due to consistent quality, superior confidence, and award-winning support. Gibco sera help meet your research needs and budget requirements, offering the best value for basic cell culture, specialty research, and specific assays. We are dedicated to providing you with the right fetal bovine serum (FBS) for your specific cell culture need and your lab budget.

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Gibco fetal bovine serum products

Standard FBS

Sera for cell culture with robust cell lines. Excellent value for basic research.

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Performance FBS

Low-endotoxin sera for general cell culture with common cell lines.

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Performance Plus FBS	Secure FBS	Specialty FBS
Lowest-endotoxin and most highly characterized sera. Good for a broad range of cell types, especially sensitive cell lines. Order Performance Plus FBS ›	Sera sourced from BSE-free regions for preclinical, industrial, and academic research applications requiring low risk. Order Secure FBS ›	Sera qualified for specialty research and specific assays, including stem cell research, immunoassays, antibodies, and others. Order Specialty FBS ›

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Specialty FBS

Lowest-endotoxin and most highly characterized sera. Good for a broad range of cell types, especially sensitive cell lines.

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Sera sourced from BSE-free regions for preclinical, industrial, and academic research applications requiring low risk.

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Sera qualified for specialty research and specific assays, including stem cell research, immunoassays, antibodies, and others.

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Sera from other animals

Includes horse and goat serum, and many others predominantly sourced from New Zealand.

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