TY - JOUR KW - Cancer KW - cell culture KW - Cell-based assays AU - Stina Oredsson AU - Atena Malakpour-Permlid AU - Johan Zhu AU - Tilo Weber AB - The Oredsson universal replacement (OUR) medium is the formulation of a universal xeno-free medium designed for the cultivation of human normal and cancer cells in 2D and 3D cultures. Here, we present a protocol for the use of OUR medium for routine culturing, cell banking, and medium modification for suspension culture. We describe steps for thawing, sub-culturing, and freezing cells. We then detail procedures for using these techniques for VERO, A549, THP-1, and Jurkat cells. BT - STAR Protocols DA - 2025-06-20 DO - 10.1016/j.xpro.2025.103781 IS - 2 N2 - The Oredsson universal replacement (OUR) medium is the formulation of a universal xeno-free medium designed for the cultivation of human normal and cancer cells in 2D and 3D cultures. Here, we present a protocol for the use of OUR medium for routine culturing, cell banking, and medium modification for suspension culture. We describe steps for thawing, sub-culturing, and freezing cells. We then detail procedures for using these techniques for VERO, A549, THP-1, and Jurkat cells. PY - 2025 EP - 103781 T2 - STAR Protocols TI - Protocol for the use of Oredsson universal replacement medium for cell banking and routine culturing of monolayer and suspension cultures UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266616672500187X VL - 6 Y2 - 2025-04-30 SN - 2666-1667 ER -