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CTSL (Cell Therapy Sciences) is the most experienced company in the UK in the preparation of veterinary stem cell treatments, notably for companion animals.
Thanks to the hard work and exceptional skills
of our team we have prepared over 4000 stem cell treatments for dogs, cats and horses to date.
At CTSL we understand that every tissue sample we receive in our laboratory represents a beloved pet, a pet that is in pain or has a complex medical problem, that is awaiting our help . Or a horse that has a serious injury and needs rapid treatment. It is our motivation and privilege to help vets and the animals under their care. Every request that comes to us will be treated with the highest level of care and professional skill, exactly as we would if this was our own pet.
Our CTSL laboratories are based in The Venture Centre at The University of Warwick Science Park, which is a great location - and enables us to work closely with expert teams at both Coventry University and The University of Warwick.
Our quality standards and experience are second to none
The cell culture lab has Equine Stem Cell Centre Authorisation (ESCCA) from the Veterinary Medicines Directorate which requires regular inspections of the facilities and standard operating procedures.
Our culture enriched stem cell treatments use validated, state-of-the-art techniques for stem cell culture and ensure that your pet’s stem cells are provided to your vet in peak condition ready for injection.
Our team has combined experience of 30 years working in stem cell culture and stem cell research, and 15 years experience preparing therapeutic stem cell injections for clinical use.
The company also supplies the only Platelet Rich Plasma devices with ISO13485 and Class IIB and III medical devices certification. These are manufactured in a GMP facility by a Swiss company called RegenLab SA.
Our own research includes
clinical studies and cell
culture investigations
We conduct our own research and test our products, both in the lab and in the clinic, to ensure that our cell therapies are of the highest quality.
We have optimised procedures to prepare the highest quality regenerative medicine products for therapeutic use and we’ve tested our stem cell therapy, AdiShot, via a series of veterinary clinical investigations, many of which have already been published and presented at scientific congresses.
We have followed up the clinical outcomes on more than 500 dogs and have ongoing research collaborations with UCL, Coventry University, Life Sciences Group, Greenside Veterinary Practice and Leaden Vale Veterinary Centre, to ensure that our team leaders in veterinary regenerative medicine and at the forefront of veterinary stem cell research.
Our Team
Our team is highly experienced and is committed to provide the very best service for pets and vets.
Dr Jo Miller
Jo has over 20 years of cell culture experience in both large pharmaceutical companies and smaller veterinary specialist regenerative medicine companies.
She studied for her PhD in cell culture at Leeds University and has been the managing director of two veterinary regenerative medicine companies for over 10 years. She is keen to encourage and enable research into why mesenchymal stem cells work so well in osteoarthritis. She has presented our CTSL research at the BSAVA Congress on several occasions and has also spoken many times at international stem cell congresses.
Alex
Alex is a very experienced cell biologist having prepared more than one thousand AdiShot treatments for pets across the UK.
He has been our laboratory manager for more than three years - and he is so interested in Mesenchymal Stem Cells that he is also researching for a part-time PhD, to fully investigate how and why our MSCs work so well in OA. He has a first-class degree in biological and forensic sciences (Bsc).
Katy
Katy is in her third year at Coventry University where she is studying Biomedical Sciences (BSc). She did a placement year with Cell Therapy Sciences during which time she completed her stem cell culture certification. Katy is now a fully trained Cell Biologist and works with us part time. She loves helping animals and especially likes feline cases due to their interesting cells and because she has an adorable cat of her own. Outside of work she loves to find great restaurants and go to the cinema.
Christine
After spending most of her career as a Clinical Research and Medical Affairs Director for GlaxoSmithKline, ten years ago Christine decided she wanted to work at the forefront of new developments in veterinary medicine and set up her own business working with small Biotech companies, initially in oncology. This brought together two of her great passions: animal welfare and exciting new medical technologies!
Christine could not resist the opportunity to team up with Jo in early 2013 to develop new regenerative therapies that would alleviate pain and suffering in pets with OA and other musculoskeletal conditions. Christine's main role at CTSL is to help vets to understand how Regenerative Medicine can improve the lives of patients under their care - and to manage the practicalities of introducing these therapies into their clinics. Outside of work Christine loves to travel, to walk with her 3 rescue dogs - and to spend time relaxing with friends, which will typically involve gin.
Interns from Coventry, Warwick and Hartpury Universities
Intern students from Coventry, Warwick and Hartpury Universities are occasionally invited to work with us so that we can train promising cell biologists in the art of stem cell culture. These students are taken on for at least 6 months because it takes a long time to qualify through our training scheme.
Many of our students have gone on to achieve first class honours degrees and all are now working in key roles ranging from the production of the first COVID vaccinations, to PhD’s and advanced scientific research.
CPD Introduction to Regenerative Medicine
At Cell Therapy Sciences we also offer on-line and in-clinic Veterinary CPD on stem cell and PRP therapies - plus we hold external CPD courses, lead by clinical and scientific experts.