Premium Fetal Bovine Serum (P-FBS)

Premium Fetal Bovine Serum (P-FBS)– USA Origin FBS for Mammalian Cell Culture

(42 customer reviews)

PurMa Biologics derives Premium Fetal Bovine Serum (P-FBS)  from the blood of the bovine fetus. Cell culture laboratories use FBS for growing eukaryotic especially mammalian cells. FBS contains undefined nutrition, growth factors as well. Therefore, it remains a wildly used supplement for cell culture. PurMa Biologics has developed and processes three main premium fetal bovine serums, each specialized for certain requirements in tissue culture.

SKU: N/A Categories: Bovine Serums, Fetal Bovine Serum Tags: Fetal Bovine Serum, Premium Horse serum

Description

PurMa™ Premium Fetal Bovine Serum (P‑FBS)-US origin

PurMa™ Premium Fetal Bovine Serum (P-FBS) plays an industry-leading tool for cell culture applications. In short, Premium Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS) is a key choice for researchers seeking high-quality results.

Moreover, P-FBS is designed to support robust growth of eukaryotic, especially mammalian, cells in culture. P-FBS is derived from the blood of bovine fetuses and processed under stringent quality controls, our Premium FBS most certainly provides essential nutrients, growth factors, and hormones required for reliable cell proliferation and viability, and most definitely meets the high standards of Premium Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS).

Additionally, PurMa Biologics has developed and optimized three main premium fetal bovine serum products, each tailored to specific tissue culture requirements:

  • PurMa™ Premium Fetal Bovine Serum (P‑FBS)
  • PurMa™ Ultra‑Premium Fetal Bovine Serum (UP‑FBS)
  • PurMa™ Endotoxin Depleted Fetal Bovine Serum (EDP‑FBS)

 

Background

PurMa™ Premium Fetal Bovine Serum (P-FBS) performs as one of the most widely used supplements for cell culture. It provides an undefined but rich mixture of:

  • Growth factors
  • Hormones
  • Attachment and transport proteins , and more importantly
  • Lipids, vitamins, and trace elements ( as different source of lipid significantly improves the growth rate)

Because of this complex composition, FBS remains a critical component in many mammalian cell culture protocols, including:

  • Routine maintenance of cell lines
  • Expansion of primary cells
  • Hybridoma and antibody production
  • Protein expression and recombinant cell line development

 PurMa Biologics Fetal Bovine Serum Portfolio

PurMa Biologics offers Seven Types of Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS) to meet different experimental and regulatory needs. Among these, three are designated as premium products, such as Premium Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS)_USA Origin | PurMa Biologics, for maximum consistency and performance.

  • PurMa™ Premium Fetal Bovine Serum (P‑FBS)
  • PurMa™ Ultra‑Premium Fetal Bovine Serum (UP‑FBS)
  • PurMa™ Endotoxin Depleted Fetal Bovine Serum (EDP‑FBS)

All three premium FBS products are:

  • USA origin
  • Gamma irradiated
  • Heat inactivated
  • Supplied with a Certificate of Analysis (CoA) and extensive lot‑specific dat

 

PurMa™ Premium Fetal Bovine Serum (P-FBS) vs. PurMa™ Ultra‑Premium Fetal Bovine Serum (UP‑FBS)

UP‑FBS – Key Differences

While both P‑FBS and UP‑FBS perform very high‑quality,  they differ primarily in:

  • Source of the blood
    • UP‑FBS is sourced from more stringently controlled fetal blood collections.
  • Growth performance
    • UP‑FBS typically supports significantly higher cell growth compared to P‑FBS in many cell lines (5.7 times more).
  • Depth of analysis
    • UP‑FBS undergoes even more extensive biochemical and performance testing, making it ideal for highly sensitive or demanding applications.

PurMa™ Premium Fetal Bovine Serum (P-FBS) provides an excellent balance of quality, consistency, and value, while UP‑FBS is recommended when maximum growth performance and the deepest analytical characterization are required.

Analytical Profile of PurMa™ Premium Fetal Bovine Serum (P‑FBS)

PurMa Biologics performs comprehensive testing on every lot of Premium Fetal Bovine Serum (P‑FBS) to ensure consistency and reliability. Routine analysis includes:

This thorough analysis deeply allows us to adjust and control critical elements, resulting in:

  • Improved lot‑to‑lot consistency
  • Moreover, Reduced variability in serum composition
  • More reproducible cell culture performance

 Quality Control and Safety Testing

at PurMa Biologics , we  analyze each lot of  PurMa™ Premium Fetal Bovine Serum (P‑FBS). Three  decades  of expertise certainly ensures holding the quality of our serums  according to current top standards for sterility, endotoxin, mycoplasma, and viral contaminants. To summaries, researchers can trust Premium Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS) for uncompromising quality and safety in their cell culture work.

Methodology Unit measured Accepted level Result
Sterility (Current USP and EP 2.6.1 for Bacteria & Fungi) NA Not Detected Not Detected
pH N/A measured 6.58
Osmolality (USP 785)     mOsm/KgH2 mOsm/KgH20 280-340 288
Hemoglobin (Fleming & Woolf) mg/dL <25 12.9
Endotoxin (USP 85) EU/mL <20 <0.100
Mycoplasma (Barile & Kern; Large Volume, Direct Culture) NA Not Detected Not Detected
IgG Elliza Measured 0.19 ug/ml
Albumin Eliza Measured ≤ 4.6 g/dL
Virus Testing (9 CFR 113.53c)
Bovine Adenovirus NA Not Detected Not Detected
Bovine Parvovirus NA Not Detected Not Detected
Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus NA Not Detected Not Detected
Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus NA Not Detected Not Detected
Rabies NA Not Detected Not Detected
Reovirus NA Not Detected Not Detected
Cytopathogenic Agents (IBR) NA Not Detected Not Detected
Hemadsorbing Agents (PI3) NA Not Detected Not Detected
Bluetongue NA Not Detected Not Detected

References

  1. Erlanger BF. The preparation of antigenic hapten–carrier conjugates: a survey. Methods Enzymol. 1980;70(A):85–104.
  2. Hill et al. Development rates of male bovine nuclear transfer embryos derived from adult and fetal cells. Biol Reprod. 2000;62(5):1135–1140.
  3. van der Valk et al. Optimization of chemically defined cell culture media – replacing fetal bovine serum in mammalian in vitro methods. Toxicol In Vitro. 2010;24(4):1053–1063.

Additional information

Size

1 x 50 ml, 1 x 500 ml

42 reviews for Premium Fetal Bovine Serum (P-FBS)– USA Origin FBS for Mammalian Cell Culture

  1. azadi@live.ca –

    Review: we have purchased Lipid Depleted FBS , DMEM F12 …. they were good quality and decent price
    Have you purchased: Yes
    Time of submission: 29-Jan-2025 23:10:30
    Ease of placing the order: 5/5

  2. Anonymous –

    Review:
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    Time of submission: 21-Feb-2025 15:30:00
    Ease of placing the order: ‘not given’

  3. Gregory-Mullen@ouhsc.edu –

    Review: We buy *all* of our cell culture media, fetal bovine sera, and lipid-depleted sera from PurMa. The quality of their reagents is absolutely top-notch, giving us reliable, repeatable results in our experiments. We highly recommend PurMa!
    Have you purchased: Yes
    Time of submission: 21-Feb-2025 15:46:22
    Ease of placing the order: 5/5

  4. Anonymous –

    Review:
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    Time of submission: 24-Feb-2025 13:50:14
    Ease of placing the order: ‘not given’

  5. lrothblu@ouhsc.edu –

    Review: Serum worked beautifully. Cells grew well and had their usual cycle time. Tissue culture medium also worked very well.
    Have you purchased: It is my first Purchase
    Time of submission: 24-Feb-2025 13:53:22
    Ease of placing the order: 5/5

  6. Anonymous –

    Review:
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    Time of submission: 27-Feb-2025 17:42:44
    Ease of placing the order: ‘not given’

  7. Anonymous –

    Review:
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    Time of submission: 05-Mar-2025 16:31:44
    Ease of placing the order: ‘not given’

  8. michael-rudolph@ouhsc.edu –

    Review: I have worked directly with PurMa biologics on a number of projects ongoing in my lab. I find the media and the specialty Lipid Depleted Serum to be high quality and very consistent among batches, which is critical to our adipogenesis projects using primary stem cells. Also, the service from PurMa is outstanding for my lab.
    Have you purchased: Yes
    Time of submission: 05-Mar-2025 16:35:21
    Ease of placing the order: 5/5

  9. Anonymous –

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    Time of submission: 05-Mar-2025 17:29:13
    Ease of placing the order: ‘not given’

  10. Anonymous –

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    Time of submission: 10-Mar-2025 14:32:38
    Ease of placing the order: ‘not given’

  11. jkurien@hausbio.com –

    Review: We have been working with PurMa biologics for the past several years , we buy cell culture related media like DMEM F12 and EMEM and Fetal Bovine Serum . We appreciate the high quality and reasonable price, and great customer service.
    Have you purchased: Yes
    Time of submission: 12-Mar-2025 12:34:09
    Ease of placing the order: 5/5

  12. hyeungk1968@gmail.comthe –

    Review: I used Lipid Free horse serum of PurMa Biologics.
    The quality is great!
    Have you purchased: Yes
    Time of submission: 17-Mar-2025 12:09:58
    Ease of placing the order: 5/5

  13. jaya-krishnan@omrf.org –

    Review: I started my lab using the regular Gibco media components. We have shifted to Purma past 6 months and see no difference in the quality of our cell culture. Simply saying that Purma is cheaper, quicker to deliver and as good as Gibco. The best part was that Purma customized several media for our fish cell lines which was really helpful. Lastly, Seif walked through the customization of media over Zoom, that gave a lot of confidence for using those media solutions.
    Have you purchased: Yes
    Time of submission: 17-Mar-2025 14:22:58
    Ease of placing the order: 4/5

  14. tayyab-afzal@omrf.org –

    Review: We bought Premium FBS and DMEM cell culture media from PurMa Biologics. We are using them for several mammalian cell line and primary cell culture and the cell growth is perfectly fine. We are totally satisfied with the product quality. Importantly as local vendor, we can have the product available as per our demand ASAP.
    Have you purchased: Yes
    Time of submission: 18-Mar-2025 10:01:50
    Ease of placing the order: 5/5

  15. Fitzkr@gmail.com –

    Review: We purchase everything we need related to cell and tissue culture from PurMa, reagents like: DMEM, LL15, EMEM, FBS, trypsin, antibiotics mix100X and…
    Always great quality, fast processing and shipping.
    We are totally satisfied.
    Have you purchased: Yes
    Time of submission: 22-Mar-2025 10:47:00
    Ease of placing the order: 5/5

  16. vmadka@ouhsc.edu –

    Review:
    Have you purchased: Yes
    Time of submission: 24-Mar-2025 15:02:40
    Ease of placing the order: 4/5

  17. Anupam-Mandal@ouhsc.edu –

    Review: Excellent
    Have you purchased: Yes
    Time of submission: 24-Mar-2025 15:05:43
    Ease of placing the order: 5/5

  18. rohan-varshney@ouhsc.edu –

    Review: Reliable and dependable products. We purchased lipid-depleted FBS (LD-FBS) from PurMa Biologics and it worked great. We cross-checked the lipid content in the serum by GC-MS and Triglyceride assay and as advertised, did not find any lipids in the FBS.
    Have you purchased: Yes
    Time of submission: 24-Mar-2025 15:06:38
    Ease of placing the order: 5/5

  19. Surendra-Shukla@ouhsc.edu –

    Review: Very fast, efficient, and economic service. Great for new PIs like me.
    Have you purchased: Yes
    Time of submission: 25-Apr-2025 14:00:04
    Ease of placing the order: 5/5

  20. vmadka@ouhsc.edu –

    Review:
    Have you purchased: Yes
    Time of submission: 24-Mar-2025 15:02:40
    Ease of placing the order: 4/5

  21. Anupam-Mandal@ouhsc.edu –

    Review: Excellent
    Have you purchased: Yes
    Time of submission: 24-Mar-2025 15:05:43
    Ease of placing the order: 5/5

  22. anil-singh@ouhsc.edu –

    Review: NA
    Have you purchased: Yes
    Time of submission: 25-Mar-2025 10:11:14
    Ease of placing the order: 5/5

  23. Surendra-Shukla@ouhsc.edu –

    Review: Best quality products, best price.
    Have you purchased: Yes
    Time of submission: 18-Apr-2025 09:51:03
    Ease of placing the order: 5/5

  24. madhusmita-rout@ouhsc.edu –

    Review:
    Have you purchased: Yes
    Time of submission: 21-Apr-2025 11:15:46
    Ease of placing the order: 5/5

  25. alexholloway@mesogen.com –

    Review: This serum appears to be a high quality product and worked well for our needs. Purma has an extensive catalog for cell culturing supplies which we are glad we came across.
    Have you purchased: It is my first Purchase
    Time of submission: 24-Apr-2025 16:54:29
    Ease of placing the order: 5/5

  26. jkurien@hausbio.com –

    Review: We have been working with PurMa biologics for the past several years , we buy cell culture related media like DMEM F12 and EMEM and Fetal Bovine Serum . We appreciate the high quality and reasonable price, and great customer service.
    Have you purchased: Yes
    Time of submission: 12-Mar-2025 12:34:09
    Ease of placing the order: 5/5

  27. lrothblu@ouhsc.edu –

    Review: Serum worked beautifully. Cells grew well and had their usual cycle time. Tissue culture medium also worked very well.
    Have you purchased: It is my first Purchase
    Time of submission: 24-Feb-2025 13:53:22
    Ease of placing the order: 5/5

  28. hyeungk1968@gmail.comthe –

    Review: I used Lipid Free horse serum of PurMa Biologics.
    The quality is great!
    Have you purchased: Yes
    Time of submission: 17-Mar-2025 12:09:58
    Ease of placing the order: 5/5

  29. jaya-krishnan@omrf.org –

    Review: I started my lab using the regular Gibco media components. We have shifted to Purma past 6 months and see no difference in the quality of our cell culture. Simply saying that Purma is cheaper, quicker to deliver and as good as Gibco. The best part was that Purma customized several media for our fish cell lines which was really helpful. Lastly, Seif walked through the customization of media over Zoom, that gave a lot of confidence for using those media solutions.
    Have you purchased: Yes
    Time of submission: 17-Mar-2025 14:22:58
    Ease of placing the order: 4/5

  30. michael-rudolph@ouhsc.edu –

    Review: I have worked directly with PurMa biologics on a number of projects ongoing in my lab. I find the media and the specialty Lipid Depleted Serum to be high quality and very consistent among batches, which is critical to our adipogenesis projects using primary stem cells. Also, the service from PurMa is outstanding for my lab.
    Have you purchased: Yes
    Time of submission: 05-Mar-2025 16:35:21
    Ease of placing the order: 5/5

  31. tayyab-afzal@omrf.org –

    Review: We bought Premium FBS and DMEM cell culture media from PurMa Biologics. We are using them for several mammalian cell line and primary cell culture and the cell growth is perfectly fine. We are totally satisfied with the product quality. Importantly as local vendor, we can have the product available as per our demand ASAP.
    Have you purchased: Yes
    Time of submission: 18-Mar-2025 10:01:50
    Ease of placing the order: 5/5

  32. Fitzkr@gmail.com –

    Review: We purchase everything we need related to cell and tissue culture from PurMa, reagents like: DMEM, LL15, EMEM, FBS, trypsin, antibiotics mix100X and…
    Always great quality, fast processing and shipping.
    We are totally satisfied.
    Have you purchased: Yes
    Time of submission: 22-Mar-2025 10:47:00
    Ease of placing the order: 5/5

  33. Gregory-Mullen@ouhsc.edu –

    Review: We buy *all* of our cell culture media, fetal bovine sera, and lipid-depleted sera from PurMa. The quality of their reagents is absolutely top-notch, giving us reliable, repeatable results in our experiments. We highly recommend PurMa!
    Have you purchased: Yes
    Time of submission: 21-Feb-2025 15:46:22
    Ease of placing the order: 5/5

  34. Ravi-Gor@ouhsc.edu –

    Review: I recently had the pleasure of interacting with Dr. Seif Azadi, and I want to express my gratitude for his expertise and timely assistance. His knowledge and dedication were instrumental in addressing our lab’s needs efficiently.
    Have you purchased: It is my first Purchase
    Time of submission: 25-Jun-2025 12:00:09
    Ease of placing the order: 5/5

  35. xiangpeng-li@ou.edu –

    Review: PurMa helped us with the customized medium. They are professional and friendly. I appreciate their great work.
    Have you purchased: Yes
    Time of submission: 14-Aug-2025 12:59:31
    Ease of placing the order: 5/5

  36. jianhua.song@appliedstemcell.com –

    Review: it is reliable vendor!
    Have you purchased: Yes
    Time of submission: 07-Oct-2025 17:14:12
    Ease of placing the order: 5/5

  37. Zhenghui.Liu@appliedstemcell.com –

    Review: We always buy our agarose from PurMa and have never been disappointed.
    Have you purchased: Yes
    Time of submission: 08-Oct-2025 11:17:53
    Ease of placing the order: 5/5

  38. ravi-gor@ou.edu –

    Review: I recently had the pleasure of interacting with Dr. Seif Azadi from Purma Biologics, and I cannot thank him enough for his expertise and prompt assistance. His deep knowledge and dedication were instrumental in meeting our laboratory’s needs with remarkable efficiency.
    We ordered FBS, DMEM, and Trypsin from Purma Biologics, and I’m thrilled to report that all the products have performed exceptionally well. They consistently deliver reproducible results, significantly enhancing the reliability of our experiments.
    Thank you, Team Purma Biologics, for your good products and support!
    Have you purchased: It is my first Purchase
    Time of submission: 23-Oct-2025 17:30:25
    Ease of placing the order: 5/5

  39. info@takbiotechs.com –

    Review: We are extremely satisfied with the quality and consistency of PURMA Biologics products. Both the FBS and cell culture media have delivered excellent performance in our applications, with reliable batch-to-batch consistency. Highly recommended for research and bioprocessing use.
    Have you purchased: Yes
    Time of submission: 11-Apr-2026 14:49:27
    Ease of placing the order: 5/5

  40. aslan.batur@aytakbiotech.com –

    Review: We’ve had a great experience with PURMA Biologics products. In particular, their FBS has shown excellent consistency and performance, and their DMEM media has worked very well in our cell culture applications. Overall, very reliable quality.
    Have you purchased: Yes
    Time of submission: 11-Apr-2026 14:57:39
    Ease of placing the order: 5/5

  41. maya.hart@takbiomed.com –

    Review: It’s been a pleasure working with PURMA Biologics. Their service is efficient, delivery is fast, and the quality of their products has met our expectations consistently. Very smooth collaboration overall.
    Have you purchased: Yes
    Time of submission: 11-Apr-2026 15:06:47
    Ease of placing the order: 5/5

  42. hajipour@etsu.edu –

    Review: PurMa products are of excellent quality and highly reliable.
    Have you purchased: Yes
    Time of submission: 11-Apr-2026 16:23:59
    Ease of placing the order: 5/5

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