Sera, whether bovine, human or from other sources, provides mammalian cells with the vital growth factors, lipids and more required for their growth in culture. The type of sera required is determined by both the cells being used and the media those cells require. Serum is a traditional supplement used in cell culture. Serum provides critical nutrients and growth factors needed by the cells for optimal growth. Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS) is the most common serum used for this purpose; however, there are other serum types used in the culture of cells. Serum alternatives are also available to support cell growth if applicable for the cell type. Avantor offers a wide variety of sera to meet the needs of cell culturists. Please select from the attributes below to find the sera options best suited to your application needs.
Corning® Fetal Bovine Serum, Regular, CA sourced, Corning
Supplier: Corning
FBS is a commonly used cell culture media supplement which helps sustain cell growth and satisfy metabolic requirements.
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Fetal bovine serum, 50 ml, Premium, United States Origin, Corning®
Supplier: Corning
Fetal bovine serum, United States origin collected at government approved abattoirs in the United States.
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Corning® Gamma-Irradiated FBS, Corning
Supplier: Corning
Gamma irradiated FBS is sterile fetal bovine serum which is commonly used in vaccine and virus production.
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Why Choose Corning Fetal Bovine Serum?
Our vertically integrated FBS serum supply chain, from collection to scientist, allows us to provide a consistent supply of FBS.
Rabbit Complement, MP Biomedicals
Supplier: MP Biomedicals
Product is rabbit serum, rapidly processed to preserve complement activity. Pooled rabbit serum is filtered through a 0.22 µm
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Syrian Hamster Serum, Immunoreagents
Supplier: Immunoreagents
ImmunoReagents’ normal syrian hamster serum is used as a blocking agent or as a control for immunoassays
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Guinea Pig Complement, MP Biomedicals
Supplier: MP Biomedicals
Product is guinea pig serum, rapidly processed to preserve complement activity.
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Fetal Bovine Serum, Premium, New Zealand Origin
Supplier: Corning
Species: Bovine, bos taurus
Type: Fetal
Format: Liquid
Shelf life: 60 months
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Fetal Bovine Serum, Premium, New Zealand Origin (Heat Inactivated and Gamma Irradiated)
Supplier: Corning
Species: Bovine, bos taurus
Type: Fetal
Treatment: Heat inactivated and gamma irradiated
Format: Liquid
Shelf life: 60 months
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Fetal Bovine Serum, Premium, United States Origin (Tetracycline Negative)
Supplier: Corning
Species: Bovine, bos taurus
Type: Fetal
Treatment: Tetracycline negative
Shelf life: 60 months
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Corning® Tetracycline Negative FBS, US Sourced
Supplier: Corning
Fetal Bovine Serum often contains the antibiotic tetracycline (tet) and researchers using very sensitive tet-inducible gene expression systems encounter problems with unintended expression as a result.
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Corning® Dialyzed FBS, Corning
Supplier: Corning
As a natural product, fetal bovine serum contains a wide variety of biological molecules and compounds which can influence cell development
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Fetal Bovine Serum, Premium, Australia Origin (Heat Inactivated and Gamma Irradiated)
Supplier: Corning
Species: Bovine, bos taurus
Type: Fetal
Treatment: Heat inactivated and gamma irradiated
Format: Liquid
Shelf life: 60 months
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Corning® Charcoal-Stripped FBS, Corning
Supplier: Corning
Charcoal-filtered (or “charcoal-stripped”) FBS is often used in immunoassays and hormone studies
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Foetal bovine serum, Australian origin, Corning®
Supplier: Corning
FBS is a commonly used cell culture media supplement which helps sustain cell growth and satisfy metabolic requirements.
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Fetal Bovine Serum, Premium, Australian Origin (Heat Inactivated)
Supplier: Corning
Species: Bovine, bos taurus
Type: Fetal
Treatment: Heat inactivated
Format: Liquid
Shelf life: 60 months
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Fetal Bovine Serum, Premium, United States Origin (Heat Inactivated and Gamma Irradiated)
Supplier: Corning
Species: Bovine, bos taurus
Type: Fetal
Treatment: Heat inactivated and gamma irradiated
Format: Liquid
Shelf life: 60 months
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Normal Donkey Serum, Calbiochem®, MilliporeSigma
Supplier: MilliporeSigma
Normal carrier sera, produced from pooled lots of sera from healthy, non-immunized donkeys
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Calbiochem® Normal Rabbit Serum, MilliporeSigma
Supplier: MilliporeSigma
Normal carrier sera from healthy, non-immunized rabbits.
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Calbiochem® Normal Goat Serum, MilliporeSigma
Supplier: MilliporeSigma
Normal carrier sera from healthy, non-immunized goats.
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HyClone™ Newborn Bovine Calf Serum, New Zealand, HyClone products (Cytiva)
Supplier: Cytiva
Newborn bovine calf serum is a cost-effective alternative to foetal bovine serum (FBS). The serum is sourced from animals that are typically less than 10 days old.
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HyClone™ Fetal Bovine Serum, Canadian Origin, HyClone Products (Cytiva)
Supplier: Cytiva
HyClone Characterized Fetal Bovine Serum, Canadian origin, uses "True Pool" processing technology to ensure consistency in the quality of serum.
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HyClone™ Bovine Growth Serum, US origin, Cytiva
Supplier: Cytiva
HyClone™ Bovine Growth Serum is a foetal bovine serum (FBS) replacement, consisting of bovine calf serum supplemented with chemically-defined components.
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HyClone™ Iron-Supplemented Bovine Calf Serum, HyClone products (Cytiva)
Supplier: Cytiva
HyClone™ iron-supplemented bovine calf serum contains additional iron to boost serum transferrin levels to physiological levels.
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HyClone™ Fetal Bovine Serum (United States), Super Low IgG, HyClone Products (Cytiva)
Supplier: Cytiva
Enhance cell culture growth with U.S.-sourced Cytiva HyClone Super Low IgG Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS).
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HyClone™ Dialysed Foetal Bovine Serum, US origin, Cytiva
Supplier: Cytiva
Augment growth of cells with U.S.-sourced Cytiva HyClone Dialyzed Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS).
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HyClone™ Newborn Bovine Calf Serum, US Origin, Cytiva
Supplier: Cytiva
Bovine calf serum products are excellent and cost-effective alternatives to fetal bovine serum (FBS). Bovine calf serum products contain exceptionally high levels of transferrin, which can provide three to four times as much available iron as FBS.
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HyClone™ Equine Sera, HyClone products (Cytiva)
Supplier: Cytiva
HyClone™ donor horse serum, designed to supplement cell growth, is collected from selected donor herds that receive regular veterinary inspection and care.
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HyClone™ Newborn Bovine Calf Serum, New Zealand, HyClone products (Cytiva)
Supplier: Cytiva
All New Zealand calf serum products are carefully collected, processed, and filtered in New Zealand to ensure safety against bovine diseases. We follow the same standards in processing of our calf serum as with our Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS) to enable offering the highest quality and traceability.
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HyClone™ Characterized Fetal Bovine Serum, CA Origin, HyClone products (Cytiva)
Supplier: Cytiva
A cost-efficient alternative to defined FBS, this high-quality Canadian serum is well-characterized.
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HyClone™ FetalClone™ I serum, U.S. origin, HyClone products (Cytiva)
Supplier: Cytiva
HyClone™ FetalClone® I is a foetal bovine serum alternative optimised for the growth of hybridomas with comparable IgG levels to those found in FBS.
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Supplier: VWR International
Supplier: VWR International
Supplier: VWR International
Supplier: VWR International
Supplier: VWR International
Supplier: Ansell Canada
Supplier: Akro-Mils
Supplier: VWR International
Supplier: SCN INDUSTRIAL CA
Supplier: VWR International
Supplier: Kimberly-Clark
Supplier: Medicom