The proceedings of the 12th ESACT (European Society for Animal Cell Technology) Meeting provide a complete overview of the current state of animal cell technology in 22 making and selecting recombinant cell lines; cell line characterization; complex media formulation; protein and/or serum free cultures; ammonia/glutamine and other inhibitors; apoptosis and cell biology; perfusion cultures and segregation methods; fixed and fluidized beds; porous microcarriers; hollow fiber bioreactors; novel bioreactors; bioreactor comparisons; novel measurements and assays; physical factors in bioreactors; bioreactor operation strategies; kinetics and modeling; downstream processing; products from animal cells in culture; post translational modifications; cells in culture for toxicology studies; and product safety and consistency testing. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.