公司简介
STEMCELLTechnologiesInc.isaCanadianbiotechnologycompanythatdevelopsspecialtycellculturemedia,cellisolationsystemsandaccessoryproductsforlifescienceresearch.Drivenbyscienceandapassionforquality,STEMCELLsupportstheadvancementofscientificresearcharoundtheworldwithourcatalogueofmorethan2000cellbiologyresearchtools.
STEMCELLTechnologieswaslaunchedin1993whenfounderandCEOAllenEavesneededawaytomeettheincreasingdemandsforhisstandardized,cost-effectivecellculturemediaforgrowingblood-formingstemcells.Atthetime,EaveswasahematologistandcancerresearcherheadingtheTerryFoxLaboratories(TFL)andheadofclinicalhematologyattheUniversityofBritishColumbiainVancouver,Canada.Unsatisfiedwithcommerciallyavailablecellculturereagents,Eaves’researchgroupattheTFLbeganmakingtheirownhematopoieticstemcellculturemediausingthehighestqualitymaterialstheycouldfind.Colleaguesalsowantedtousethismedia,andEaveswasabletosupplementhisresearchfundsbysellingculturemediatootherlabgroups.
Eventuallythedemandforthemediafromresearchersaroundtheworldwarrantedbuildingadesignatedcleanroomforproduction.TheTFLdidnothavethefundingandinstead,Eaveswasencouragedtopurchasethebusinessandcreateanindependentcompany.MortgaginghishouseandreceivingaloanfromWesternEconomicDiversification,EaveswasabletobuildacleanroomandSTEMCELLTechnologiesInc.wasbornonJuly2,1993.STEMCELLhasbecomethelargestbiotechcompanyinCanadaandcontinuestoreinvestallprofitsbackintodevelopingproductstobettersupporttheinternationalresearchcommunity.Asof2016,thecompanyemploysmorethan800peopleglobally,withoverone-thirdofthoseholdingaPhDorMSc,andthemajorityofemployeeshavingaBScorEngineeringdegree.Alargenumberofthecompany’semployeesarelocatedinVancouver,Canadawithadditionalemployeesandfacilitiesin11othercountries.