Octocells

OctoCells develops technologies designed to make biomanufacturing simpler, more productive and more sustainable. Its current product, CellSpace HA™, is an animal-free, ready-to-use 3D cell culture matrix made from bioactive hyaluronic acid with a defined composition. Designed to work in familiar labware—including flasks, Erlenmeyers, Petri dishes and plates—it uses the same incubator, medium and workflow as existing processes, without requiring a process change. OctoCells reports that the matrix can support up to 200 times greater cell density, with more cells and product generated in the same labware.

CellSpace HA™ serves applications including antibody production, viral vectors and plasmids, CAR-T research, preclinical 3D models, and cosmetics and bioactive ingredients. The company highlights extended producer-cell activity, multiple harvests per transfection, long-lasting cultures and animal-free production among its application benefits. OctoCells also aims to develop a digital twin that uses culture data to help predict conditions before scale-up. Founded by scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs, the company presents CellSpace HA™ as the first step toward more efficient biomanufacturing from laboratory research to production.