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.

Accountability and traceability

Biowest controls the production of the sera troughout the entire process from the collections around the world to the final shipment of bottled serum from our wharehouse, thus garanteeing a vertically integreted system of production and documentation. Using specialized equipement 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 is the ideal partner for both researchers and biopharmaceutical companies. We offer a wide range of geographical origins of bovine sera representing all GBR groups defined by the European Food Safety Authority. It is important to choose the right serum origin, as different field of application require different specification and origins at different price levels. Biowest is your garantee of the best choice of serum origin and specification, adjusted to your needs.

Pure efficiency

- Best quality and service available on the market
- Biggest inventory and range of serum sources
- Commitment to adressing your special requests
- Full traceability and security due to vertical integration

Quality system

Biowest guarantees the best quality : We are certified ISO 9001 version 2000.
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.

ISO 9001 Certificate

ISO9001 Certificate
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EDQM certified FBS

EDQM certified FBS is your guarantee that the origin and the manufacturing process of the product have been certified by the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare. The EDQM  protects and promotes public and animal health in Europe. Its mission is to contribute to the basic human right of access to good quality medicines and healthcare, and to promote and protect human and animal health by establishing and providing official standards for the manufacture and quality control of medicines applicable in all the signatory states of the Convention for the elaboration of a European Pharmacopoeia.

Biowest can provide Foetal Bovine serum sterile filtered and packed in his facility that meets the criteria described in the current version of the monograph products with risk of transmitting agents of animal spongiform encephalopathies no.1483 of the European Pharmacopoeia. This is certified by the EDQM.

The countries of origin of the serum EDQM certified are Panama, Costa Rica, Uruguay and Paraguay.

Sanitary Agreement

Sanitary Agreement
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