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Innovative product line is purpose-built to streamline the manufacture of allogeneic cell therapies. Available exclusively from Teknova starting today.
HOLLISTER, Calif., March 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alpha Teknova, Inc. (“Teknova”) (Nasdaq: TKNO), and Pluristyx, Inc., today announced that Pluristyx’s PluriFreeze™ cryopreservation system is available for purchase exclusively from Teknova. Teknova is a leading producer of critical reagents for the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel therapies, vaccines, and molecular diagnostics, while Pluristyx is a leading provider of induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs), including immune evading and safety-switch enabled iPSCs, and other innovative technologies designed to shorten the development lifecycle of tomorrow’s cell therapies.
As previously announced, Teknova and Pluristyx are collaborating to produce and commercialize the PluriFreeze product line, with Teknova becoming the exclusive manufacturer and distributor in the United States and Canada. The PluriFreeze cryopreservation system is entirely synthetic and animal-origin-free, and includes a unique protective wash paired with a proven freezing medium to streamline development and commercialization of next generation allogeneic cell therapies. PluriFreeze Base is a cellular wash that mimics intracellular space and provides end-to-end metabolic support. PluriFreeze PF10 is a low viscosity freezing medium with 10% dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) that simplifies scale-up and process automation.
“Making solutions possible for our customers is our focus at Teknova,” said Jennifer Henry, Teknova’s Senior Vice President of Marketing, “and through our collaboration with Pluristyx, we’re now able to help developers quickly and confidently scale with PluriFreeze. The unique pairing of PluriFreeze Base and PF10 provides an ideal environment for cells to remain viable and functional throughout the cell product lifecycle, streamlining manufacturing from research through commercialization.”
“Through our development of iPSCs, we recognized how important it is to choose the right biopreservation reagents to protect cells during both hypothermic storage and cryopreservation, and at multiple holding points across the workflow,” explained Dr. Jason Carstens, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of Pluristyx. “Our proprietary PluriFreeze cryopreservation system can be introduced early in the workflow, enabling cell therapy developers to better control and optimize biopreservation conditions and outcomes. And now, with wider access to PluriFreeze thanks to our collaboration with Teknova, customers can choose high-quality RUO and GMP-grade versions of PluriFreeze Base and PF10, or tailor them further to support specific cell types.”