Recombinant growth factors & cytokines
Consistent growth factors ready to scale
Animal-free, plant-made growth factors and cytokines for human cell cultures, skincare, and cellular agriculture. Consistent quality, reliable supply, significant cost reduction.
ISO 9001 certified, supplying companies worldwide
The supply problem
Growth factors shouldn't be the bottleneck
Variability in purity and bioactivity forces re-validation and risks your results.
Serum and animal-component inputs raise contamination and supply-chain risk.
Conventional growth factors are expensive and hard to scale from research to production.
Find your growth factors and cytokines
Start with your application
ORF Genetics produces and sells recombinant growth factors and cytokines. Pick your application to see the factors most teams use, then explore the full range. Quote-based ordering, no account needed.
Stem cell & regenerative research
ISOkine® human and mouse recombinant growth factors and cytokines for stem cell expansion, differentiation, organoid development, and regenerative medicine research. Animal-free, endotoxin-free.
- EGF
- FGF-2
- GDNF
- LIF
- Noggin
- NRG-1
- SCF
- … and more
Cell & gene therapy
ISOkine® growth factors and cytokines for T-cell expansion, CAR-T workflows, and cell-therapy manufacturing. High-purity, animal-free, consistent batch-to-batch, and produced under ISO 9001.
- Flt3-ligand
- IL-7
- IL-15
- IL-18
- IL-21
- SCF
- ... and more
Organoids
ISOkine® growth factors for intestinal, lung, brain, and other organoid models. Consistent batch-to-batch performance for reproducible organoid formation.
- EGF
- FGF-2
- FGF-10
- KGF (FGF-7)
- IGF-1
- Noggin
- PDGF-BB
- ... and more
Cultivated meat & seafood
MESOkine® species-specific growth factors for bovine, porcine, and avian cell culture, since 2019. Consistent purity and bioactivity from research to production scale. Tested and trusted by numerous companies globally.
- EGF (porcine)
- FGF-2 (bovine, porcine, avian)
- IGF-1 LR3 (bovine, porcine)
- LIF (bovine)
- PDGF-BB (porcine)
- Transferrin (bovine)
- VEGF (bovine)
- ... and more
Cosmetic ingredients
DERMOkine® plant-based signalling peptides for skin and hair formulations, since 2008. Animal-free, produced in barley seed, by-passing bacterial production. Suitable for cosmetic and dermatology applications.
- Skin barrier and repair signals
- Hair follicle growth factors
- Animal-free, suitable for vegan formulations
- Endotoxin-free
- Economical production at scale
- Provided with barley seed proteins
Stem cell & regenerative research
ISOkine® human and mouse recombinant growth factors and cytokines for stem cell expansion, differentiation, organoid development, and regenerative medicine research. Animal-free, endotoxin-free.
- EGF
- FGF-2
- GDNF
- LIF
- Noggin
- NRG-1
- SCF
- … and more
Why ORF
Consistent, plant-made, animal-free, cost-effective
Consistent quality & supply
Excellent performance in various applications. Every product is endotoxin-free with batch-to-batch reproducibility. Validate once, and scale with confidence, knowing every lot meets the same specification.
Significantly lower cost
Molecular farming economics let you scale from research to production without runaway reagent budgets. Cost-effective at every stage, from first experiment to commercial volume.
Biorisk-free, animal-free
Plant-produced and endotoxin-free by design. No animal-derived inputs means lower contamination risk and a simpler and safer supply chain, from bench to process development.
25 years of experience
Molecular farming since 2001, ISO 9001 certified, and on the road to GMP grade. A supplier with the track record and quality systems you can trust from development through scale-up.
By the numbers
A supply you can build a process on
Producing plant-based recombinant growth factors and cytokines since 2007. Research teams and companies worldwide standardise on ORF Genetics for purity, consistency, and reliable scale.
Pioneering molecular farming
Road towards GMP grade in 2027
Product lines: biomedical research, cultivated meat, cosmetics
Companies worldwide (as of 2026)
How we make them
Grown in barley, purified for the bench
Molecular farming in barley
Using both in-field and greenhouse cultivation. ORF's pioneering barley-seed expression platform produces recombinant proteins at scale. Providing a clean, animal-free production route, free from bacterial contaminants, serum and mammalian cell-culture inputs.
Bio-risk free by design
A plant host carries no animal-derived contaminants. Every batch is endotoxin-free by design, reducing bio-risk for sensitive cell culture or dermatology application where purity directly affects outcomes.
Powered by geothermal energy
ORF's greenhouse operations run on Iceland's geothermal grid, giving each batch a low carbon footprint and contributing to a more sustainable, resilient supply chain.
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Scale your process with a supply you can trust
Talk to our scientists about your application, or request a quote. Worldwide distribution, ISO 9001 certified.
Quote-based, no account needed. Datasheets available on request.