Custom cell banks and assay-ready instaCELLs for drug research, safety testing and quality control
acCELLerate GmbH
Hamburg (Osterfeldstraße 12-14)New on Amplifa
About acCELLerate
acCELLerate GmbH is a biotechnology company based in Hamburg specializing in custom cell banks for assay cell lines. The company produces Master Cell Banks, Working Cell Banks, and large, homogeneous banks of assay-ready instaCELLs that can be used like a reagent without prior cultivation. The focus is on functional cryopreservation, in which cells proliferate without a lag phase and perform in cell-based assays like continuously passaged cells. In addition, instaCELL Assay Kits for safety testing (cytotoxicity, Skin Sensitization, Genotoxicity, Pyrogen Detection) and bioassays for potency testing of biosimilars are offered, as well as quality control of cell banks including sterility, mycoplasma, and STR testing. Customers are pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, CROs and CDMOs, ingredient manufacturers and safety testing laboratories. The company has more than 20 years of experience with over 1,500 different cell lines and operates cryogenic storage facilities as well as global on-demand shipping with warehouses in Europe and the USA.
- Site
- Hamburg
- Processes
- Custom Cell Banking (Master Cell Bank, Working Cell Bank, assay-ready instaCELLs), Functional cryopreservation of cells, Cell bank storage & global on-demand delivery (cryogenic warehouses in Europe, USA, Asia planned), instaCELL Safety Testing Kits (cytotoxicity/biocompatibility, Skin Sensitization/KeratinoSens,, instaCELL Bioassay Kits (TNF-α neutralization, G-CSF, GM-CSF, IL-2 potency tests), Cell quality control (viability, sterility, mycoplasma, STR analysis, functional assays), Custom cell banking (Master/Working Cell Banks, assay-ready instaCELLs), instaCELL Assay Kits (safety and bioassays)
- Materials
- Assay cell lines (over 1,500 different cell lines), L-929, NFS-60, TF-1, CTLL-2, KeratinoSens, Assay-ready cell lines, Master and Working Cell Banks
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, ISO 9001
- Industries
- Pharmaceutical industry, Biotechnology, CROs and CDMOs, Ingredient manufacturers, Safety testing laboratories (chemicals, medical devices)
- 01
Tiered cell banking strategy consulting
- 02
Cell cultivation and characterization (MCB, WCB)
- 03
Functional cryopreservation into instaCELLs
- 04
Quality control (viability, sterility, mycoplasma, STR)
- 05
Cryogenic storage and global on-demand shipping
Cell Lines & Systems
Assay-ready cell lines
Ready-to-use cryo aliquots that can be used in the assay as a reagent without prior cultivation.
Master and Working Cell Banks
Characterized cell banks as the basis of a tiered cell banking strategy with uniform genealogy.
L-929 cell line
Used in the instaCELL Bioassay Kit for TNF-α neutralization (L-929 rescue).
NFS-60 cell line
Used for proliferation assays for G-CSF potency determination.
TF-1 cell line
Used for proliferation assays for GM-CSF potency determination.
CTLL-2 cell line
Used for proliferation assays for IL-2 potency determination.
KeratinoSens cell line
Cell line for the instaCELL Skin Sensitization Kit according to NAM methods.
Locations
Hamburg
DEHeadquarters, laboratory, production, cell bank storage
- Materials
- Over 1,500 assay cell lines
- Cryogenic storage
- Cell production laboratory
- Quality control laboratory
Products & Kits
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custom Cell Banking (Master Cell Bank, Working Cell Bank, assay-ready instaCELLs)Biotechnology | – | – | – | – | Assay cell lines, over 1,500 different cell lines |
| Functional cryopreservation of cellsBiotechnology | – | – | – | – | Mammalian cell lines |
| Cell bank storage & global on-demand delivery (cryogenic warehouses in Europe, USA, Asia planned)Biotechnology | – | – | – | – | – |
| instaCELL Safety Testing Kits (cytotoxicity/biocompatibility, Skin Sensitization/KeratinoSens,Testing | – | – | – | – | KeratinoSens cells, L-929, NFS-60, TF-1, CTLL-2 |
| instaCELL Bioassay Kits (TNF-α neutralization, G-CSF, GM-CSF, IL-2 potency tests)Testing | – | – | – | – | L-929, NFS-60, TF-1, CTLL-2 |
| Cell quality control (viability, sterility, mycoplasma, STR analysis, functional assays)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Quality
All products are manufactured and tested in an ISO 9001:2015 certified quality management system. Quality control includes viability, sterility, mycoplasma, STR analysis and functional assays.
| Evidence | Hamburg |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |
History
- Anfang der
The founders and scientists of acCELLerate were pioneers of the assay-ready approach and were the first in Europe to offer custom, ready-to-use cells.
- >20 Jahre
Experience with over 1,500 different cell lines.