Pluristyx, a leading provider of tools and services for cell product development, today announced the launch of their first-of-its-kind PluriForm™ Organoid Kit, a turnkey solution to eliminate critical bottlenecks in organoid research and allow scientists to rapidly and reliably make pluripotent aggregates using quality-assured, induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). The kit saves weeks of cell culture work and eliminates variability in organoid manufacturing, allowing reproducible and iterative development and application of organoids.
Organoids are three-dimensional cellular models that recapitulate key aspects of organ function. They are used in safety and toxicology screening, drug discovery, disease modeling, and personalized medicine and could replace many instances where animal testing is required. However, organoid use has been hindered by lengthy and highly variable processes to make iPSC aggregates. The PluriForm Organoid Kit solves this challenge by providing a ready-to-use system that includes cryopreserved, Ready-to-Differentiate® (RTD®), suspension-adapted iPSCs and optimized media with a simple protocol. Each kit contains a vial of 25 million cells and all necessary reagents. Within minutes, the end-user can combine the components and generate thousands of uniform aggregates in just one day. These pluripotent aggregates display consistent morphology and size distribution, critical parameters for reproducible differentiation to a wide range of organoids, including neuronal, liver, intestinal, pancreatic, kidney, and cardiac models.
"Our goal is to accelerate the pace of discovery in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries," said Dr. Benjamin Fryer, Co-founder and CEO of Pluristyx. "With PluriForm, we have addressed consistent feedback that the initial step of creating reproducible cell aggregates is a major source of delay and inconsistency in organoid workflows.”
The FDA’s Roadmap to Reduced Animal Testing in Preclinical Safety Studies, released in April 2025, explicitly advocates use of organoids to replace animal models. The PluriForm™ Organoid Kit is essential to enabling and accelerating the transition away from use of animals and other less-than-optimal cell assays and is now available for purchase through Pluristyx direct sales channels.
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Pluristyx enables the development of next-generation therapies and technologies through a portfolio of cutting-edge products and services for the regenerative medicine industry. With a focus on quality, consistency, and scalability, Pluristyx empowers scientists to bring their most innovative concepts from the lab to the clinic. Pluristyx: Tomorrow's Cell Therapies, Today®.
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