Biowest is the one of the leaders in the collection of animal sera, offering the widest range of sera and media for cell culture available on the market. Biowest leaders in the collection of animal sera
Founded in 1987, Biowest is the European leader in the collection of animal sera, offering the widest range of sera and media for cell culture available on the market. Our products are in use throughout the academic, industrial and government research sectors in fields spanning cell biology, genomics, proteomics, virology, immunology, drug discovery and toxicology. We are certified ISO 9001 and work with a strong commitment to quality, reproducibility, traceability and service. Combined with our competitive prices and our complete range of origins, these are the reasons for our success
Biowest controls the production of the sera throughout the entire process from the collections around the world to the final shipment of bottled serum from our warehouse, thus guaranteeing a vertically integrated system of production and documentation. Using specialized equipment and detailed SOP and audits, Biowest ensures the quality at every stage, thereby securing a consistently high quality with low intra-lot variation.
Worldwide sources of sera and widest range of products :
Biowest guarantees the best quality : We are certified ISO 9001 version 2008. Biowest is registered by the French Ministry of Agriculture (regulation (EC) n° 1774 / 2002) under the agreement n° FR 49.231.01 for the production of animal sera and plasma. According to the European Regulation EC n° 999/2001, female donor animals are tested for BSE before the corresponding fetal blood is allowed to be processed. EU is pioneer in BSE testing and individual identification of animals through ear tagging, which ensures the best possible traceability and the lowest BSE risk and makes the EU origin the first choice of researchers in Japan and other selective markets.
Biowest only works with foetal bovine blood which is collected as a by product from cows slaughtered for reasons unrelated to the animal’s condition of pregnancy. To ensure the ethical production of Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS) Biowest has implemented procedures in the bleeding process that eliminate the risk of the foetus feeling any pain from the incision. Blood from unborn calves is collected only after these are registered to be dead, verified by operators through pertinent test measures for vital signs and (for selected origins)certified by the veterinarians in charge of the abattoirs. If any foetus should show any vital signs it is not bled until these have ceased.
By making it possible to replace experiments on live animals with in-vitro cell culture, the use of FBS enhances the implementation of the three Rs: Reduction, refinement and replacement.
EU origin FBS benefits from EU guaranteed for adequate animal welfare guidelines to be observed throughout all aspects of production as covered by EU regulations, with detailed guidelines for the treatment on farms of animals, during transportation, and in abattoirs.
Identification of serum back to the individual animals and farms (through ear tagging) guarantees perfect traceability, and makes possible production of serum provided with “ID” or “Passport”.