Academic hub

Supporting all scientists

bit.bio is on a mission to democratise access to defined, consistent human cells. One way we are doing that is by supporting academic researchers with the tools, resources, and benefits they need to generate reliable human-relevant data. 

From getting started with ioCells to sharing your findings with the scientific community, we are here to help.

Test and validate human iPSC-derived cells at a low price point. Cells under the microscope.

Evaluation pack

Test and validate our cells in your own lab with the evaluation pack of 3 vials for $995.

Scientist in the lab. Share your scientific findings with other scientists.

Share your data and get rewarded

Share your experimental data featuring ioCells and receive ioCells credit.

Scientist in the lab. Discounts for academic researchers.

Academic discounts

Access special pricing for your lab. Use code ACADEMIC40 at checkout for a 40% discount.

Discount for iPS-derived cells for new academic labs. Cells under the microscope

New lab discounts

Starting a new lab? We can support you with 50% off ioCells for your first 12 months.

Imaging cells. Apply for travel grants when using bit.bio's hiPSC-derived cells

Travel grants

Presenting ioCells data at a conference? Speak to us to apply for a travel grant of up to $1000.

Pipetting, culturing hiPSC-deerived cells

Letters of support

Applying for a research grant with ioCells? Talk to us about Letters of Support for academic discounts.


Hear what academics have to say about ioCells

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Dr Ryan Jones

Postdoctoral Research Associate | Cardiff University

"We are using ioSensory Neurons to generate nerve bone interfaces to study pain in orthopaedic conditions like osteoarthritis, non-healing fractures and osteoporosis. Previously, using directed differentiation of iPSC-derived sensory neurons was incredibly time consuming and difficult. bit.bio’s cells rapidly produce a remarkable stable and robust phenotype and are invaluable to our research."

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Professor Deepak Srivastava

Professor | Molecular Neuroscience | King’s College London and Group Leader | MRC Centre for Developmental Disorders

"ioGlutamatergic Neurons provide a useful system for studying the effects of IFN-gamma in a pure population of glutamatergic cells"

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Dr Koby Baranes

Research Associate | University of Cambridge

"These cells provide a reliable and pure source of glutamatergic neurons, resembling primary human ones. They are ready-to-use which makes it much more easy for tissue culture work and for reproducible results.”


See how ioCells can benefit your research

Quick

Quick

Save months of work with cells that are ready-for-experiments within days

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Ease-of-use

ioCells are delivered cryopreserved and have established protocols for experimental assays

Consistency

Consistency

Unprecedented lot-to-lot consistency supports reproducible results

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Human functional data

Physiologically relevant cells to generate translational data

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Routine gene knockouts, activation and interference

CRISPR-Ready ioCells for easy gene perturbation experiments

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Co-culture compatible

Build complex multi-cell cultures to model the CNS


Browse ioCells portfolio

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ioWild Type Cells

ioWild Type Cells are defined, easy-to-use, functional iPSC-derived human cells from a healthy donor background that are ready for fundamental research and drug discovery experimentation within days.
Discover ioCells portfolio ICC ioDisease model cells

ioDisease Model Cells

ioDisease Model Cells are ioWild Type Cells engineered to contain disease-relevant mutations. ioDisease Model Cells and ioWild Type Cells form an isogenic pair allowing scientists to make true comparisons.
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CRISPR-Ready ioCells

CRISPR-Ready ioCells are human iPSC-derived cells constitutively expressing Cas9 nuclease for rapid gene knockout generation. 
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ioTracker Cells

ioTracker Cells are human iPSC-derived cells constitutively expressing a fluorescent protein for easy visualisation, tracking, and isolation of human cells in live-cell imaging assays.

Related pages

Our platform Discover the cell coding platform behind our cells
Product catalogue See the range of human iPSC-derived cells for research and drug discovery
Resources Explore our latest scientific insights, webinars, blogs and videos