Kobe-Based Kawasaki Heavy Industry Develops Japan's First Automatic Cell Culture Unit
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Kobe-based Kawasaki Heavy Industry developed an automatic cell culture unit and will market it to pharmaceutical companies and research facilities starting in July. The unit is also used for regenerative medicine research. The new unit uses computer controlled robots to exchange culture liquids and shuffle containers. Utilizing sterilization technology, it is also able to culture multiple kinds of cells. The unit is also used for regenerative medicine to handle stem cells. The device is developed from a Shinshu University experiment and funded by the Japan Science and Technology Foundation. (Click here for more - Japanese language