Epistra

Not satisfied with off-the-shelf media?
End-to-end: from high-performance media design to manufacturing & supply

AI Custom Media
Development & Manufacturing

Feeling the limits of off-the-shelf media in your R&D?

Insufficient Media Performance

Insufficient performance

Yield, quality, and stability
fail to meet target levels

Rising Media Costs

Rising costs

High-cost factors in media
inflate manufacturing costs

Prolonged R&D Timelines

Prolonged R&D

Massive experiments required for
condition optimization extend timelines

AI Solves It All!
Optimal media compositions tailored to your goals

High Performance
& Robust

Custom media compositions
tailored to your challenges

Case 1
NK Cell Yield Improvement

NK cell yield 100x

NK cell yield 50-100x

+

50% culture period reduction

Cost Reduction

Optimized composition design
to reduce media costs

Case 2
Manufacturing-Scale Cost Reduction

70% Raw Material Cost Cut

While maintaining quality and yield

70% media cost reduction

Estimated $2.7M

annual cost savings

Shorter R&D

Efficient AI-driven exploration
for avg. 50% timeline reduction

Case 3
Rapid AOF Conversion + Performance Boost

Animal Origin-Free
in a short project timeline

33% R&D timeline reduction

+

AOF

AOF

2x Perf.

2x Performance

50% Cost

50% Cost
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Media Optimization Professionals
Support Your Optimal Design

Hands-on support from Epistra,
with extensive media optimization experience at major companies

Epistra hands-on support

Life science-specialized optimization AI
"Epistra Accelerate"

Epistra Accelerate

End-to-End: From Optimization to Manufacturing & Supply

Optimal media discovered through our consulting service
can be manufactured and supplied by Shimadzu Diagnostics

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Shimadzu Diagnostics GMP Certified

We offer flexible solutions from research-grade to GMP-compliant manufacturing.
Available in ready-to-use liquid media and large-volume powder media for production scale.

* You may also specify your preferred manufacturer.

Proven Track Record Across All Modalities

CGT

10 cases

Biopharmaceuticals

7 cases

Biomanufacturing

8 cases

Vaccines & Others

16 cases

* We also support modalities beyond those listed above. Please contact us first.

Meeting Essential Requirements in Pharma & Biotech

Solving diverse challenges with AI optimization

We can combine multiple optimization approaches
tailored to your specific challenges.

Frequently Asked Questions

Have any other questions? Feel free to reach out.