News and insights from CultureTrax.

Why Digital? How Much Is Your Data Worth to You?

AR/VR Device Specification for Recording a Batch Production Run in a Cleanroom

We have so many devices in our lives to stay connected and make our personal lives easier. Shouldn't we use that same technology to make our work lives easier?

Using AR/VR for Process Documentation and Verification in Pharma, Biotech, and Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing

We are on the way to making the 21st century the century of biotechnology; a time when we treat disease at a cellular level, but in order to be successful we need to drag our record keeping out of the 19th.

CultureTrax and the People Process Product Model for Stem Cell Research

By focusing on improving the expertise of researchers (People), refining research methodologies (Process), and ensuring transparent and accessible research outcomes (Product), the PPP model, when used in conjunction with CultureTrax, can contribute significantly to addressing the challenge of reproducibility in stem cell science.

ISSCR Addresses a Key Aspect of Irreproducibility in Stem Cell Culture

The discoveries that will come from stem cell science are going to impact every aspect of our lives, but in order for that to occur the science needs to be reproducible, there needs to be talented, trained staff to commercialize it, and there needs to be physical space built out accommodate it. ISSCR addresses reproducibility.

Alternative Uses and Indications for CAR-T Cell Therapy

Developed to address blood-borne cancers, CAR-T cell therapy is showing efficacy for the treatment of solid tumors, autoimmune diseases, and persistent viral infections.

The Impact of Genetics, Epigenetics, and Transcriptomics on Human Aging

Your family tree is a good predictor of lifespan, but don't discount diet, exercise and the environment.

Cellular Agriculture: A Path Towards Sustainably and Ethically Feeding the World.

Cellular agriculture holds the promise of creating animal proteins with greater health and nutrition, less environmental impact, and without the ethical concerns.

Cell and Gene Therapy's Impact on 21st Century Medicine

Cell and Gene Therapy. Innovative approaches to treating and curing disease by targeting and correcting the underlying causes at the cellular and genetic level gives new hope.

Building a Skilled Workforce for the Biotech Revolution: Challenges and Solutions of the Cell and Gene Therapy Industry

Biotechnology in general and cell and gene therapy in particular are poised to become the breakout technologies of the 21st century but to fully exploit these advances there needs to be a trained workforce, but how do we go about developing one?

The Role A.I. Will Play in Drug Discovery and Development

Chat GPT was launched in late November of 2022 and after a few short weeks the buzz around A.I. exploded. The majority of the buzz centered around the misuse of the technology, but what about the promise? A.I. is already being used in Pharma to identify and develop novel new drugs. Months of bench work and synthesis time has been replaced by days or weeks of in-silico time.

"Scienceploitation"

Regenerative medicine is a controversial field, still in its infancy. There are academic researchers and major biotech companies testing key treatments in high-profile, vetted clinical trials and making incredible progress. But there are also fringe clinics promising stem cell injections that can cure everything from Alzheimer’s disease to cerebral palsy, though they have no evidence to back up those claims. Indeed, it is difficult to separate what is a legitimate therapy versus what is a scam offering. So, what is real and what is hype?

The Cryovial Story

When you need to locate data quickly, but have limited information about the source, CultureTrax can help locate that data. Even when the person responsible has moved on.

Why Digital? What happens when cryovials have no provenance.

Traceable digital cell culture histories alleviate much of the frustration and lost time searching for cell culture and testing data.

FDA Modernization Act Allows Faster, More Cost-effective Drug Development

The FDA Modernization Act 2.0 is an extraordinary step that will change the way new therapies are brought to market. It is also a testament to the promise and power of cell-based efficacy and toxicity testing.

CultureTrax Software and the FAIR Data Management Principles

The FAIR guiding principles are data management guidelines endorsed by NIH that make your data more valuable by making it reusable. CultureTrax wants all cell culture data to be treated "FAIR." See a few ways in which CultureTrax software supports FAIR data management.

CultureTrax Navigator

CultureTrax's Navigator view displays all your cell culture projects and lets you know what each cell line needs for the day. You can navigate to any point in time and it is interactive for easy daily work recording.

Why Digital? What happens when materials aren't tracked.

A biotechnology company learns, the hard way, the value of tracking materials.

Digital Technology Creates Massive Efficiencies for Cell Culture Labs

Cell culture is characterized by complex workflows and a massive amount of data. All this data is generated over months or even years, often by different scientists, in different labs or different parts of the world. And the truth is, data separated by owner, time and geography is data at risk. Cell culture science is being underserved by technology, but CultureTrax is software built specifically for cell culture, providing significant data management power and the ability to interrogate and share data in new and creative ways.

In Defense of Technology—A Modern Cell Culture Lab's Perspective

Technology has historically underserved the biological sciences, in particular the complex world of cell-based science. To keep pace with the rapid advancement of science, digital technology solutions that support scientific integrity, efficiency and collaboration need to be developed, refined, and widely adopted. This article explores the technological mindset of Dr. Rebekah Gundry, a contemporary and digitally progressive scientific leader.

Cell Culture Reproducibility: A Conversation with WenXian Zhou

We talk with WenXian (Wen) Zhou, a research scientist at University of Nebraska Medical College, and a new user of CultureTrax software for cell culture, to gain understanding of how technology provides value to him as a new member of a busy lab.

Software to improve transfer and reproducibility of cell culture methods (BIOTECHNIQUES VOL. 65, NO. 5)

CultureTrax software was examined as a method to improve reproducibility between researchers and increase laboratory efficiency. The software establishes a novel method of experimental transfer and execution by providing daily instructions and recipes for complex cell culture protocols.

Controlled Study Measuring the Impact of CultureTrax Software on Reproducing a Stem Cell Protocol

This NIH-funded controlled lab study tested how successfully stem cell scientists could reproduce and document a protocol they had not seen previously using CultureTrax productivity software versus conventional methods.