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Quasi-VivoTM Inter-connected Cell Culture
Dr Kate Darley
Kirkstall Ltd.
Presentation April 2010
Quasi-VivoTM Cell Culture Systems
About Kirkstall
Introduction to the Quasi-VivoTM system
System data
Access to the Quasi-VivoTM system
Future directions
Quasi-VivoTM Cell Culture Systems
About Kirkstall
Launch of company, November 2006
South Yorkshire Seedcorn Fund investment July 2007
Licence with Pisa University and Collaboration begins with Sheffield University, October 2007
Proof of Concept Testing complete, June 2008
Second Round Seed Funding, September 2008
Manufacture and first validation studies complete, November 2008
First Product (kit) sales, February 2009
Launch of Contract Research Service, April 2009
Quasi-VivoTM Cell Culture Systems
Introduction to the Quasi-VivoTM system
Quasi-VivoTM Cell Culture Systems
INTER-CONNECTED CELL CULTURE …
Cells/tissue connected in series/parallel
Nutrient/media flow-through system
Allows cell-to-cell signalling
Metabolites/drugs/compounds circulate in system
Vitality/cell differentiation maintained
PROVIDES IN-VIVO LIKE (Quasi-vivo) CONDITIONS FOR CELL GROWTH
Quasi-VivoTM Cell Culture Systems
INTER-CONNECTED CELL CULTURE …
Quasi-VivoTM Cell Culture Systems
Chamber design
Minimises bubble formation
and shear stress
Shape & dimensions similar to
24 well plates. Facilitates cell transfer
…from seeding to the bio-module
Cell biologists familiar with conventional
multi-well plates rapidly able to use
...the system
Proprietary design/covered by
three patents
Quasi-VivoTM Cell Culture Systems
Experimental design
Basic - 2 chambers connected
In series/parallel
Complex – 32 chambers
connected in series/parallel
Quasi-VivoTM Cell Culture Systems
PROVIDES IN-VIVO LIKE CONDITIONS FOR CELL GROWTH?
VALIDATION I
In primary hepatocytes xenobiotic gene expression
is closer to in vivo.
Cells maintain differentiation over a longer periods
Cell morphology
static
Quasi-vivo
Quasi-VivoTM Cell Culture Systems
VALIDATION II - Correlation with drug metabolism/toxicity in vivo?
Improved Sensitivity for
Toxicity Screening:
QuasiVivoTM
EC50
Clinical
Trial
Result
Conventional
In vitro EC50
Diclofenac
A non-steroidal antiinflammatory.
Dose-response curve in
Human Primary
hepatocytes
Quasi-VivoTM Cell Culture Systems
Access to the Quasi-VivoTM system
Quasi-VivoTM Cell Culture Systems
ACCESS TO THE TECHNOLOGY
Products: The Quasi-Vivo™ 100 Kit
Bio-modules, reservoir bottle, connecting tubes,
Peristaltic pump (Kit).
Services: Contract research
Flexible service, labs service available in
Sheffield or in your own lab
Quasi-VivoTM Cell Culture Systems
WHO WE WORK WITH….
Academic groups: UK universities,
France (Montpellier), Italy (Pisa),
EU framework 7 – InLIVEtox
Cosmetic industry – EU ban 2009
Need for an alternative to animal testing
Chemical industry – REACH legislation
Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation
and restriction of CHemicals
Pharmaceutical industryLead discovery/lead optimization
KEY NOTE SPEAKERS:
Prof David Tweats
(University of Swansea)
‘Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century’
Prof Claus-Michael Lehr
(Helmholtz-Institute, Saarland)
‘Drug delivery across biological barriers’
Dr Patrick Maurel
(INSERM Montpellier)
‘Human hepatocyte culture and applications
for drug discovery’
Dr David Standring
(Idenix Pharma, MA, USA)
‘Preclinical drug discovery, in vitro/in vivo testing
past and future’
Dr Robert Landsiedel
(BASF) ‘Safety Research on Nanomaterials’
Prof Sheila Macneil
(University of Sheffield)
‘3D Tissue engineering models for R&D’
Quasi-VivoTM Cell Culture Systems
Thanks for listening & any questions…
[email protected]
www.kirkstall.org