Cilian AG

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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News

27^th of July 2010
Cilian as sponsor of the Polopicknick 2010

"Cilian sponsors this year the Polopicknick 2010, which will be taken place at 31^th of July and 1^st of August 2010. This traditional event, located at the gates of the City of Münster (Germany), is ..."
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04.05.2010
Press release

"Cilian receives ZIM-Solo grant from the German Federal Ministry of Economy for its innovative expression system for the production of monoclonal antibodies."
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