Extraordinary Measures for Extraordinary Breakthroughs

Sera is a key component of many life science research endeavors—and breakthroughs! However, not all sera are the same. There are many factors you should consider when choosing sera and a sera supplier. Your research is important and anything but ordinary so why use ordinary sera? Be extraordinary.

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Find out for yourself the extraordinary measures we take in manufacturing Gibco sera. This virtual journey will take you through our collection, raw processing and sterile filtration steps so you can learn what sets us apart from the competition. The journey takes an average of 3 minutes to complete, and when you're finished you will receive a special code to download our one-of-a-kind, fun, science-based emojis.

Thermo Fisher

What makes Gibco sera extraordinary?

  • 1. Collection
  • 2. Raw processing
  • 3. Sterile filtration
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  • 2. Raw processing ········
  • 3. Sterile filtration

1 Collection

Unlike most FBS suppliers, we invest in Thermo Fisher Scientific FBS collectors, who obtain the majority of our supply straight from the collection site
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Our innovative process provides a completely closed system, blocking all air exposure to help ensure low levels of endotoxin and hemoglobin
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We start by collecting strictly from government-approved facilities with clinically examined healthy animals under veterinary supervision, using only the strictest aseptic collection techniques

Once it has been collected, our FBS is immediately packed on ice and kept at an ideal temperature, then shipped to our quality audited processing facilities

Did You Know...

We were the first global serum provider to be awarded the International Serum Industry Association Traceability certification, which requires rigorous records of the origin and quality of FBS throughout the entire supply chain starting at the collection phase.

View the extraordinary measures we take in the collection of FBS.

Did You Know...

We were the first global serum provider to be awarded the International Serum Industry Association Traceability certification, which requires rigorous records of the origin and quality of FBS throughout the entire supply chain starting at the collection phase.

View the extraordinary measures we take in the collection of FBS.

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2 Raw processing

We continuously monitor the temperature throughout the process to maintain our products’ integrity
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At our processing facilities we conduct numerous quality checks such as testing hemoglobin levels to verify that the integrity of the product is maintained

Did You Know...

Our Gibco brand was the first serum to utilize FBS fingerprinting technology, powered by Oritain. We can now measure elements in our source regions to create a unique "fingerprint" for every batch of Gibco FBS, verifying that each product is genuine.

View the extraordinary measures we take in the processing of FBS.

At our processing facilities we conduct numerous quality checks such as testing hemoglobin levels to verify the integrity of the product is maintained

Our blood and sera are centrifuged multiple times to the lowest hemoglobin levels

Frozen serum is transported to our processing facility in a freezer truck

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3 Sterile filtration

We manufacture FBS in its country of origin whenever feasible, to avoid any possible risk of cross-contamination
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Our processed FBS is never blended from different origins
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Raw serum is thawed overnight in a temperature-controlled thaw room to minimize bacteria buildup

Testing before clearing QC

Did You Know...

We transfer our FBS to the clean room in specially designed stainless steel pipes where it then undergoes 0.1 μm triple filtration to eradicate biological contaminants.

See how we provide researchers the transparency and confidence they deserve.

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