In Vitro Blood Vessel Formation/Immunohistochemistry Protocol Improvement and Development

This internship will involve licensing three smooth muscle cell lines. I will be working with the cell lines and growth factors to promote blood cell formation in vitro (not within a living organism). The company will then have the cell lines licensed, and we will then work to assemble a kit for commercial use. IThe partner company will benefit from the development of an in vitro commercial kit. Furthermore, the internship will aim to develop a particular technique of functional quality control testing, called immunohistochemistry, to Cedarlane Laboratories. The partner organization will benefit from this connection in that they will be able to expand on a particular method of testing, which will allow for the sale and distribution of new products, thereby expanding their market to laboratories that utilize this method.

Faculty Supervisor:

Paul Mallet

Student:

Partner:

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Wilfrid Laurier University

Program:

Accelerate