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Sedgefield firm acquired by Japanese stem cell company

Reinnervate Ltd, one of the world’s companies in the field of stem cell research, has been acquired by Reprocell of Shin-Yokohama in Japan.

Reprocell has also recently announced the acquisition of USA firm BioServe Inc, a leading supplier of biological samples with one of the largest biorepositories in the world.

Reinnervate, which was founded in 2002 based on the research of Professor Stefan Przyborski at his lab at Durham University, currently employs approximately 40 people in the region.

Richard Rowling, CEO of Reinnervate said: “We are delighted to become part of the Reprocell group of companies and look forward seeing Alvetex products combined with Reprocell’s advanced stem cell derived cell products.

“Our customers are always looking for ways to improve the biological relevance of cell based assays and to move away from using cell lines. Combining the benefits offered by iPSC-derived cells and 3D cell culture will lead to exciting new product introductions”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ellen Forster .