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ArticleBiotechnology reports (Amsterdam, Netherlands)2025

Scale-down optimization of a robust, parallelizable human induced pluripotent stem cell bioprocess for high-throughput research.

James Colter, Tiffany Dang, Julia Malinovska, Jessica May Corpuz, Dora Modrcin, Roman Krawetz, Kartikeya Murari, Michael Scott Kallos

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Article in Biotechnology reports (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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8 authors.

James ColterPharmaceutical Production Research Facility (PPRF), University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada.
Tiffany DangPharmaceutical Production Research Facility (PPRF), University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada.
Julia MalinovskaPharmaceutical Production Research Facility (PPRF), University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada.
Jessica May CorpuzDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada.
Dora ModrcinDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada.
Roman KrawetzMcCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 4Z6, Canada.
Kartikeya MurariDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada.
Michael Scott KallosPharmaceutical Production Research Facility (PPRF), University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC) derived therapeutics require clinically relevant quantities of high-quality cell populations for applications in regenerative medicine. The lack of efficacy exhibited across clinical trials suggests deeper understanding of the networks governing phenotype is needed. Further, costs limit study throughput in characterizing the artificial niche relative to outcomes. We present herein an optimized strategy to enable high-throughput hiPSC expansion at <20 mL research scale. We assessed viability of single cell inoculation and aggregate preformation to facilitate proliferation. We modeled aggregate characteristics against agitation rate. Our results demonstrate tunable control with fold expansion comparable to commercial systems. Marker quantification and teratoma assay confirm functional pluripotency. This approach constitutes a scalable protocol to accelerate hiPSC research, and a significant step in advancing the rate of progress in elucidating links to derivative functionality. This work will enable statistically rigorous studies targeting hiPSC and downstream phenotype for clinical manufacturing.

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Human induced pluripotent stem cellsOptimizationStem cell bioprocessingStirred Tank Bioreactors

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PMID40521435
PMCPMC12164017

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