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Activin A

Activin A is a TGF-β family member that exhibits a wide range of biological activities, including regulation of cellular proliferation and differentiation, and promotion of neuronal survival. Elevated levels of Activin A in human colorectal tumors and in postmenopausal women have been implicated in colorectal and breast cancers, respectively. 

At NovoHelix, our products are manufactured in the USA using chemically-defined components and, therefore, do not contain manufacturing components such as serum or animal-derived raw materials.

  • Hypermedin™ is a biosuperior recombinant human somatomedin C that is more potent than wildtype IGF-I or LR3-IGF1
  • Hypermedin™ supplementation supports human pluripotency
  • Aids derivation of new ES cell lines from epiblasts of human blastocysts

The current trend of human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC) culture systems is to replace animal-derived materials such as FBS, BSA and supportive matrices such a Matrigel/Geltrex, a mouse-derived extracellular matrix, with defined factors in the media.  At NovoHelix, our products are manufactured in the USA using chemically-defined components and, therefore, do not contain manufacturing components such as serum or animal-derived raw materials.