REPROCELL Inc.
We provide a unique combination of services and products to power your translational research. With scientists and laboratories on three continents, REPROCELL has the scientific and clinical expertise to better translate your discoveries into therapies. REPROCELL is also developing novel regenerative medicine therapies to treat neurodegenerative disease, based on its expertise in pluripotent stem cells and mesenchymal stem cells, and is currently conducting clinical trials in Japan for the treatment of spinocerebellar ataxia. Its diagnostic services and clinical research services are offered across labs in Japan, the US, UK, and India.
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- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Pharmaceuticals
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
About Us
REPROCELL’s portfolio includes an extensive product catalog to support stem cell research and 3D bioengineered tissues, a commercial biorepository of ethically-sourced human tissues, extensive clinical networks across the US and Europe that enable our contract research services in human ex vivo living tissues, and our capability to supply induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) for both research and clinical applications
REPROCELL’s expertise in patient recruitment, the logistics, and ethics of accessing human biospecimens and diagnostics is driving the development of new technologies to support biomarker research and precision medicine. Combined with our clinical laboratory facilities, these resources and know-how have positioned REPROCELL as a fully integrated partner for the life sciences industry, with clients across the globe.
Our Values
QUALITY
It is at the core of all we do. Investments in people and infrastructure drive quality thinking, quality products and services, and quality customer and patient experiences.
INNOVATION
Technical advancement requires that we remain flexible and agile. We are forward-thinking and embody the process of continuous improvement. We are dedicated to cultivating and commercializing cutting-edge research and advanced medical technologies to improve human health.
TRUST
As skilled experts, we are trusted partners in our customer’s success. We seek to build and maintain their trust through honest effort, communication, and transparency.
VALUE
We add value by providing tools and services that de-risk, enable and accelerate customer research workflows and medical healthcare applications.
CUSTOMER FOCUS
We help solve critical challenges and provide customized results by listening, designing, and implementing solutions to address the unique needs of our clients
Our History
Established in 2003 by preeminent Japanese university researchers, REPROCELL quickly became the leading stem cell research company in Japan. Soon thereafter, REPROCELL products were employed by Professor Shinya Yamanaka during his pioneering research on iPSC technologies at Kyoto University. We were the first company to offer iPSC-derived human cardiomyocytes, hepatocytes, and neuronal cells for research applications and were listed on the Japan JASDAQ / Growth stock market in 2013.
In recent years, REPROCELL has expanded through a series of acquisitions. This expansion has created a workflow – including human tissue acquisition (Bioserve®), RNA reprogramming (Stemgent®), 3D technologies (Reinnervate® – the original manufacturer of Alvetex™), and drug discovery (Biopta®) – in addition to our core capabilities. These acquisitions have been consolidated to regional offices, and the names converted to daughter brands. In the stem cell and drug discovery “market-space”, no other company has such a broad combination of expertise that can be applied to drug discovery and regenerative medicine.
Message from our CEO
REPROCELL is going to continue challenging the new horizon of the ES/iPS cell business as a pioneering company.
REPROCELL is a biotech company that was established in 2003 on the basis of technologies developed by Professor Nakatsuji (who had established the first human ES cells in Japan in that year) at Kyoto University and Professor Nakauchi at Tokyo University. The first human ES cells were established at Wisconsin University in 1998, and the first human iPS cells were established at Kyoto University in 2007. Human ES/iPS cell research is still in its early stages, but it is expected to lead to the next generation of life science businesses such as regenerative medicine, tailor-made medicine, and drug development support.
REPROCELL has been playing a pivotal and pioneering role in the ES/iPS cell business by starting to commercialize culture media for human ES/iPS cells in 2005, the world’s first cardiomyocytes derived from human iPS cells in 2009, and the world’s first neurons derived from human iPS cells in 2010. We will continue expanding our business in the field, including the development of culture reagents, stem cell-based drug development support technologies, and tailor-made medicine.
REPROCELL’s company policies are “customer centeredness,” “faith and trust,” and “a frontier spirit.” We believe that the company can exist only by providing value to customers and contributing to society. Toward this purpose, REPROCELL places emphasis on faithfully and bravely taking up new challenges. Through our business, we will contribute to the health and happiness of people worldwide.
Our Future
Over the last decade, REPROCELL has evolved its global infrastructure, corporate organization, and strategy. By leveraging our knowledge base of stem cell technologies, REPROCELL has planned a future that directly involves the pursuit of regenerative medicine market opportunities. This evolution has compelled us to restructure, modify, and define our future vision.