ALDAGEN has developed a family of products based on its proprietary technology, including ALDECOUNT and ALDEFLUOR.  ALDAGEN began laying the foundation for its technology and clinical approach by introducing ALDEFLUOR as a research use only (RUO) product. ALDEFLUOR has quickly become a valued tool in the stem cell research community as it has been sold to over 100 labs worldwide. ALDEFLUOR has been cited in 7 primary research articles, 2 stem cell review articles and over 30 scientific abstracts over the past two years.

• Enzyme-based assay
• detects stem/progenitor cells based on their high level of expression of aldehyde dehydrogenase
• identifies only viable cells with intact membranes
• Negative control - an aliquot of each sample is incubated with DEAB, an inhibitor of ALDH
• Sample types - optimized for fresh or cryopreserved bone marrow, umbilical cord blood, apheresis product, and peripheral blood, but can be adapted for many cell types
• Ease of use - reagents supplied in 40 test bulk-format kit
• Compatible with immunophenotyping
• Non-cytotoxic
• Prolonged stability - 2 year shelf life
• Required instrumentation - flow cytometer or microscope with 488 nm laser for excitation and optical filter set for detection of green (520-540 nm) fluorescence

• In vitro diagnostic assay cleared by FDA for clinical applications
• Inclusive kit that provides all reagents and tubes required to perform assay
• Controls included with each test sample
• Detects aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH), an enzyme highly expressed only in functional stem and progenitor cells
• Suitable for fresh or thawed samples
• Post-thaw marker for stem cell viability of graft product
• Compatible with immunophenotyping procedures
• Easy to perform, single test format
• Correlates well with CD34-based stem cell enumeration methods
• Rapid time to result (1 hour)
• Dynamic Range: 0.1 to 17%
• Non-toxic formula
• 2-year kit stability
• Can be used with flow cytometer with a 488 nm laser