CLS Cell Lines Service was founded in 1998 in order to support the scientific community with respect to conserve cell lines. This cell bank (cell repository) covers about 500 cell lines, which have been isolated from various tissues, tumors and species, with the focus on human cell lines. Every year new cell lines are included into the cell bank, mostly by licensing in or by new cooperation.Â
For more information regarding the cell lines of the CLS cell bank visit the SUPPORT page.
As the cell lines are controlled on a daily basis by microscopy, many data have emerged which resulted in the publication of the 'Atlas of Living Cell Cultures' in May 2013.Â
Additionally, due to the conservation and quality control of the cell lines CLS GmbH has extended its skills and therefore offers a couple of services such as Mycoplasma testing or conducting transfections. Furthermore, CLS manufactures products out of the cell lines i.e. genomic DNA, RNA, whole cell lysates and snap frozen cell pellets.Â
Overview in brief:Â Â
Founded in:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1998Â
                    Acquisition by Dr. Steubing in 2004
Legal form:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â GmbH (since 2012)
Ownership:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â privateÂ
Certificates:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ISO 9001:2015Â
Owner and CEO:Â Â Â Â Â Â Dr. Rosemarie SteubingÂ
Their MissionÂ
Permanent as well as primary cell lines are recognized as a major part in fundamental research.Â
The increasing comprehension and knowledge of the manifold of processes going on inside each single cell enhances the understanding of the molecular processes of diseases such as cancer.Â
Only then new therapies and drugs can be developed. Furthermore, the usage of cell cultures in vitro to clarify fundamental questions can replace an increasing number of experiments in vivo using animals.Â
We at CLS GmbH aim to support the scientists who are working in the Life Sciences, Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Medical Diagnostics in the daily routine using cell cultures.Â
MilestonesÂ
2018       In April 2018 the first Exosomes (manufactured by CLS from HaCaT, HEK293 and HROC24) are                being launched online.Â
2016Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Since the end of 2016 CLS distributes iPSCs (Induced Pluripotent Stemcells).
2015Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The CLS webshop www.clsgmbh.de goes online.Â
2014       The development of a new product range, the premade Western Blots, is completed and the new             products are available on demand.Â
2013       Dental Pulp Stem cells, cryopreserved, are isolated and sold in Germany for the first time                     commercially.Â
2012Â Â Â Â Â Â Â In April 2012, CLS GmbH is founded. In November, CLS moves into larger business rooms.Â
2011       Succesful Certification to ISO 9001:2008; acquisition of the license to culture and distribute                   Glioblastoma cell lines and of HNSCC cell lines from the University Clinic of Heidelberg.
2010       EGFP-transfected cell lines (HeLa Kyoto und NRK), licensed out to CLS by EMBL Heidelberg, are                propagated and distributed in order to be applied in research.Â
2009Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CLS moves into larger business rooms.Â
2006       The Apparatus which can be used to stretch cells, the  cell stretcher, is implemented into the                 portfolio.Â
2005Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Akquisition of the Licence to culture and distribute the cell line HaCaT from the DKFZ HeidelbergÂ
2004       Akquisition of CLS by Dr. Rosemarie Steubing and establishment of the Laboratory in Eppelheim   Â
CLS has a collection of different tumor cell lines isolated from Blood cancer.
CLS Cell Lines Service aim to support the scientists who are working in the Life Sciences, Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Medical Diagnostics in the daily routine using cell cultures.
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