Cellbox Solutions Funding Round

3/7/2023

Venture Equity

$6,920,000

Series A

The proceeds of the round will be used to fund Cellbox Solution´s expansion to the US market and the further strengthening of its product portfolio with a special focus on the cell and gene therapy market. Company founder Prof. Dr. Kathrin Adlkofer said: "Cellbox provides unique solutions for `warm chain´ transport of fragile cells under safe, stable and fully monitored conditions."

Private & Independent

Healthcare IT

An der Bahn 5, Norderstedt, Schleswig-Holstein
Kiel, 22844
DE

Cellbox Solutions is a young technology company situated in Northern Germany that focuses on innovative logistic solutions for the global BioMed industry. The product, a portable CO2 incubator provides a safe environment for the transport of living cells and biological structures under laboratory conditions. The initial idea to develop a portable CO2 incubator was born at the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Marine Biotechnology and Cell Technology (EMB) in Lübeck. Back then, the scientists were facing a well-known challenge: they had to transport slices of cardiomyocytes and were in need of a suitable transport device that would allow them to ship the cells under optimal conditions, e.g. at 37° and 5% CO2. A few years went by before Prof. Dr. Kathrin Adlkofer joined the Fraunhofer EMB and quickly realised the potential impact that such an incubator could have on