Workshop Highlights | From Surface to Suspension: Adapting Adherent Cells to Microcarriers
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Workshop Highlights
9 February 2026
ACTRIS and Sartorius co-organised a hands-on workshop on adapting adherent cells to microcarrier-based culture for scalable cell therapy manufacturing.
Last month, we jointly organised the ๐๐๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ with Sartorius (opens in new tab), โ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฑ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐โ. The workshop brought together lab officers, cell specialists, researchers, and scientists for a hands-on learning experience focused on microcarrier-based adherent cell culture.
The session combined perspectives on current trends in the cell and gene therapy landscape with practical training on transitioning from 2D flask culture to scalable 3D microcarrier systems. Participants gained insights into hMSC fundamentals, the adoption of animal componentโfree media, and scalable adherent cell expansion, before applying these concepts through guided laboratory sessions on cell seeding, attachment, growth optimisation, and common microcarrier handling practices.
We would like to sincerely thank the trainers and facilitators from Sartorius for sharing their expertise and for guiding participants throughout the workshop, enabling meaningful learning and confident application in their respective work and research environment.
