Monitoring Cell Health Is The Key To Successful Cell Therapy

By Annalise Barnette

Cell health is a key determinant of the safety and efficacy of cell therapy. The quality of cells collected from patients or donors significantly influences the end product. Thus, cells undergo periodic checks for viability, growth rate, and metabolic health throughout the cell therapy process. Post-modification, the cells are re-checked for viability and functionality. Cryopreservation, while often necessary for cell therapies, can introduce cellular stress, necessitating post-thaw viability assessments. Slingshot Biosciences offers controls for viability assessment, toxicity studies, and proliferation assessments to support cell therapy developers. The company's Cell Health Portfolio contains necessary controls for assessing cell health, providing tools that increase accuracy through the removal of dead cells, which is important for flow cytometry and drug discovery.