Cima Biotechnology, Inc. is a subsidiary of Advanced Cell Technology that concentrates on research and development of technologies for avian cloning and transgenesis.
Cima Biotechnology, Inc. has developed a system which allows long term culture of chicken Primordial Germ Cells (PGCs). By utilizing this technology Cima Biotechnology intends to create germ line transgenesis by targeted genome modification. This would allow the productions of transgenic birds capable of producing therapeutic proteins, food additives and vaccines in their eggs or allow genetic modifications to improve production characteristics and/or disease resistance in chicken flocks.
Chicken Primordial Germ Cell Culture