Hammond Cell Tech is now part of Cell Applications
Cell Applications, Inc. is proud to announce the acquisition of Hammond Cell Tech. Founded in 1988 by Susan Hammond, Hammond Cell Tech developed and optimized proprietary technologies to manufacture highly stable, non-lyophilized extracts with consistent activity, and has supported the research community for over 30 years. Cell Applications will continue the tradition of providing high quality BPE and BBE.
Bovine Pituitary Extracts and Bovine Brain Extracts are made exclusively from New Zealand raised and slaughtered cattle. New Zealand has never had an incidence of BSE. The cattle we source our tissues from have all passed ante- and post-mortem inspection. Full documentation as to sourcing is available including New Zealand certificates of health and USDA Importation licenses.
Bovine pituitary glands and brains are only obtained from young, healthy animals (18 to 22 mo.) whose meat has been certified for human consumption having passed ante- and post-mortem inspection by the New Zealand or US Department of Agriculture, respectively. Unlike other sources, we do not use any material from rendering plants where diseased and older cattle are processed. Because our tissue sources are young, healthy animals, our extracts have a full spectrum of mitogens and differentiation factors. We continue to process the flash-frozen tissue according to original protocols developed in the lab of Dr. Richard Ham. Our lab does not lyophilize the extract; lyophilization has been shown to reduce the spectrum of biological activity. Instead, our lab ships the extract frozen on dry ice.
Highlights:
- Bovine Pituitary (BPE) and Brain Extracts (BBE) that is exclusively New Zealand origin
- Fresh, non-frozen glands used for maximum mitogenicity
- Highly stable non-lyophilized extract gives consistent activity
- Results in extended passaging and phenotypic expression of epithelial cells