Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS)

• Performance tested on common cell lines (why these?)
  • BHK-21
  • COS-7
  • HeLa
  • L-929
  • Sf-9
• Mycoplasma tested
• Endotoxin tested
• Sterile: 0.1 um triple-filtered
• For in vitro research only

Fetal Bovine Serum, US Sourced

• Pharma grade
• Gamma-irradiated (25-35 kGy) for inactivation of biological extraneous agents
• Multiple Virus tested
  • Blue Tongue Virus
  • Bovine Adenovirus
  • Bovine Parvovirus
  • Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus
  • Bovine Virus Diarrhea
  • Cytopathic Effect
  • Hemadsorption
  • Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis
  • Parainfluenza 3
  • Rabies Virus
  • Reovirus
  • Vesicular Stomatitis Virus
• Independent Lab Testing
  • Lot 3005: Top scorer among 10 other FBS lots in blind competitive vendor testing in 2 human and 2 mouse cell lines (University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 7/2009)

Catalog #	Description	Price (USD)
300-1000	1000 mL	Sale Price $ 400 List $ 500

Fetal Bovine Serum, USDA Approved

• Economical alternative to US Sourced FBS
• Origin: Mexico
  • Complete traceability and extensive document trail
  • Complete control of processing
  • Like the United States, Mexico is considered free of BSE, FMD, & SVD by the USDA
    • http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/animals/animal_disease_status.shtml
• Supplied in gamma-irradiated, sterile PETG bottles
• For a complete typical profile, click here
• Independent Lab Testing
  • Lot 1024: validated for human ES cells

Catalog #	Description	Price (USD)
100-50	50 mL	$ 30
100-500	500 mL	$ 160