About Us
Cilian AG is an innovative biotechnology enterprise, which uses the singular abilities of Ciliates, a new class of production organisms, for the industrial production of therapeutic proteins.
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Scientific Background
Cilian uses Ciliates of the species Tetrahymena for the production of therapeutic proteins. Tetrahymena is a unicellular, apathogenic eukaryotic micro-organism, and a very common organism in fresh water like ponds and lakes.
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Product
Ciliates of the genus
Tetrahymena naturally secrete large quantities of enzymes, so-called lysosomal acid hydrolases, into the surrounding culture medium.
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