Cell Guidance Systems Intelligence Profile

cellgs.comLast reviewed: October 20, 2026Research coverage: 83%

Overall data confidence:Unknown

Identity confidence

High

9 of 10 identity fields independently documented

Corporate continuity

Continuity supported — company established 2010, site live today with a current priced catalog, news/blog content through 2026, and Terms last updated 22nd April 2026; third-party coverage spans 2013 Crowdcube raise through 2024 raise and current distributor listings.

Based on domain history and corporate record fields

Regulatory exposure

None identified

Derived from published risk flags

Evidence integrity

Moderate

4 of 7 testing fields documented

Transaction transparency

High

5 of 5 commercial fields documented

Change activity

None tracked

0 change events tracked

Research Incomplete

Research coverage for this vendor is 83%. Our research on Cell Guidance Systems remains incomplete — what we have verified so far is published below, and research is continuing.

Still to research:

Public summary reviewed

Overview#

Cell Guidance Systems is a legitimate, long-established Cambridge, UK research-reagent company (CELL GUIDANCE SYSTEMS LIMITED, England & Wales company number 07122793, established 2010, founder/CEO Dr Michael Jones) selling to institutional researchers only — it will not ship to private addresses and labels all products research-use-only, not for human use. FIT: it does sell peptide products — PeptiGel/PeptiInk fully synthetic self-assembling peptide hydrogels are a flagship line (priced, e.g. Gamma 2 PLUS $50-$3,784) and an RGD peptide is offered for purchase — but peptides are a minority of a catalog dominated by 400+ growth factors/PODS proteins, exosome products, small molecules, and primary cells; it is NOT a consumer research-peptide storefront. U.S. presence is real on its own site: 'Cell Guidance Systems LLC', Helix Center, 1100 Corporate Square Drive, St. Louis, MO 63132 — though no U.S. state registration for that LLC was verified in the defined search. All defined U.S. regulatory searches (FDA warning letters, recalls, import alerts, FTC, state AG, civil litigation, criminal/injunctive) returned No Record Found. Testing transparency is conventional B2B: specifications and a general 'rigorous quality control' claim, but no public COAs, no named independent lab, and no verification portal. Commercial terms are documented but buyer-restrictive (24-hour return-request window; 30-day payment terms). No High/Critical findings; main open items are the unverified U.S. LLC registration, unknown domain registration date (RDAP fetch failed), and the St. Louis vs earlier San Diego office discrepancy.

Company Identity#

Vendor Brand NameCell Guidance Systems

HighSource: Cell Guidance Systems — About Us (established 2010; PeptiGel peptide hydrogels; 400+ growth factors)

Primary Website Domaincellgs.com

ModerateSource: Cell Guidance Systems — official website (intake domain confirmation)

Legal Entity NameCELL GUIDANCE SYSTEMS LIMITED (UK) — the vendor's own Terms state: 'We are registered in England and Wales under company number 07122793' for Cell Guidance Systems Ltd. The site separately presents a U.S. arm as 'Cell Guidance Systems LLC' (St. Louis office). UK Companies House data was used for identity fields because the parent/registered entity is the UK Ltd; no U.S. incorporation record for the LLC was verified in the defined search.

ModerateSource: Cell Guidance Systems — Terms and Conditions (company number 07122793; registered office; shipping, returns, guarantee, payment terms; last updated 22nd April 2026)

State of RegistrationEngland and Wales (UK) — company number 07122793. No U.S. state registration was verified for 'Cell Guidance Systems LLC' in the defined search (Missouri Secretary of State was the lead jurisdiction, given the St. Louis address; no Missouri record was returned in web-indexed results).

ModerateSource: Cell Guidance Systems — Terms and Conditions (company number 07122793; registered office; shipping, returns, guarantee, payment terms; last updated 22nd April 2026)

Entity StatusActive / trading — UK Ltd: Companies House filing notices via The Gazette continue in 2026 (D4 on 05/01/2026 and D1 on 26/03/2026 for 07122793); Crunchbase lists Operating Status Active; vendor site is live with a current catalog and Terms last updated 22nd April 2026.

ModerateSource: The Gazette — Companies House filing notices listing CELL GUIDANCE SYSTEMS LIMITED 07122793 (D4 05/01/2026; D1 26/03/2026)

Incorporation / Formation Date2010

ModerateSource: Cell Guidance Systems — About Us (established 2010; PeptiGel peptide hydrogels; 400+ growth factors)

Named Principals / ManagersDr Michael Jones — CEO and founder

HighSource: Milner Institute (Cambridge) symposium programme — Michael Jones is CEO and founder of Cell Guidance Systems, established 2010

Registered AgentNot independently verified

UnknownSource: Cell Guidance Systems — Terms and Conditions (company number 07122793; registered office; shipping, returns, guarantee, payment terms; last updated 22nd April 2026)

Operating AddressUK (Europe Office / registered office): Cell Guidance Systems Ltd, Maia Building, Babraham Bioscience Campus, Cambridge, CB22 3AT, United Kingdom. USA Office: Cell Guidance Systems LLC, Helix Center, 1100 Corporate Square Drive, St. Louis, MO 63132, USA.

HighSource: Cell Guidance Systems — Our Story (PeptiGels self-assembling peptide hydrogels; USA and Europe office addresses in footer)

Address ConsistencyConsistent, with one wording variation — the UK address appears site-wide as 'Maia Building, Babraham Bioscience Campus, Cambridge, CB22 3AT' in footers, while the Terms registered-office line says 'Babraham Research Campus' (same campus, variant name, no postcode). The U.S. St. Louis address is identical on every page checked. An older Crunchbase profile lists offices in Cambridge, UK and San Diego, California — superseded on the current site by St. Louis, MO.

ModerateSource: Cell Guidance Systems — Our Story (PeptiGels self-assembling peptide hydrogels; USA and Europe office addresses in footer)

Domain and Digital Identity#

Domain Registration DateNot independently verified

UnknownSource: Verisign RDAP — cellgs.com (fetch attempted 2026-10-20, failed)

Domain Ownership / Registrar Change HistoryNot independently verified

UnknownSource: Verisign RDAP — cellgs.com (fetch attempted 2026-10-20, failed)

Website ContinuityContinuity supported — company established 2010, site live today with a current priced catalog, news/blog content through 2026, and Terms last updated 22nd April 2026; third-party coverage spans 2013 Crowdcube raise through 2024 raise and current distributor listings.

ModerateSource: Cell Guidance Systems — About Us (established 2010; PeptiGel peptide hydrogels; 400+ growth factors)

Contact Channel IntegrityPublished channels are consistent across the site: USA Office Tel 760 450 4304 / Fax 314 485 5424; Europe Office Tel +44 (0) 1223 967316 / Fax +44 (0) 1223 750186; email info@cellgs.com is published for service enquiries and order@cellgs.com is listed by Crunchbase (the Terms direct cancellations to the orders email linked on that page). Social links (Facebook, LinkedIn, X, YouTube) appear in the footer. No conflicting contact details were found on vendor pages; the U.S. phone uses a 760 (California) area code despite the St. Louis, MO address — noted, not explained by any source.

ModerateSource: Cell Guidance Systems — NTA service page (contact info@cellgs.com; USA/Europe office footer)

Regulatory and Legal History#

FDA Warning Letter HistoryNo Record Found in the defined search

ModerateSource: Defined web search of fda.gov — no record naming Cell Guidance Systems / cellgs.com

FDA Recall / Safety Action HistoryNo Record Found in the defined search

ModerateSource: Defined web search of fda.gov — no record naming Cell Guidance Systems / cellgs.com

FDA Import Alert / Detention ExposureNo Record Found in the defined search

ModerateSource: Defined web search of fda.gov — no record naming Cell Guidance Systems / cellgs.com

FTC Enforcement HistoryNo Record Found in the defined search

ModerateSource: Defined web search of ftc.gov — no action naming Cell Guidance Systems

State Regulatory / Attorney General ActionsNo Record Found in the defined search

ModerateSource: Defined web search — Cell Guidance Systems litigation / AG / complaints / import alert

Relevant Civil LitigationNo Record Found in the defined search

ModerateSource: Defined web search — Cell Guidance Systems litigation / AG / complaints / import alert

Criminal / Injunctive ProceedingsNo Record Found in the defined search

ModerateSource: Defined web search — Cell Guidance Systems litigation / AG / complaints / import alert

Testing and COA Evidence#

Public COA AvailabilityNo public Certificates of Analysis found — product pages inspected (e.g. PeptiGel Gamma 2 PLUS) publish specifications, formulation/mechanical properties, storage, and references, with a 'Product Documents' / Contact Us route, but no per-product or per-lot COA is publicly posted or downloadable on the pages checked, and no COA portal was found.

ModerateSource: Cell Guidance Systems — PeptiGel Gamma 2 PLUS product page (synthetic self-assembling peptide hydrogel, priced in USD, product specifications, no COA posted)

Batch / Lot SpecificityNot independently verified

UnknownSource: Cell Guidance Systems — PeptiGel Gamma 2 PLUS product page (synthetic self-assembling peptide hydrogel, priced in USD, product specifications, no COA posted)

Independent Laboratory IdentityNot independently verified

UnknownSource: Cell Guidance Systems — About Us (established 2010; PeptiGel peptide hydrogels; 400+ growth factors)

COA Verification StatusNot verifiable through a public portal — no COA lookup/verification system was found on the vendor site, and no public COAs were located to authenticate.

ModerateSource: Cell Guidance Systems — PeptiGel Gamma 2 PLUS product page (synthetic self-assembling peptide hydrogel, priced in USD, product specifications, no COA posted)

Test RecencyNot independently verified

UnknownSource: Cell Guidance Systems — PeptiGel Gamma 2 PLUS product page (synthetic self-assembling peptide hydrogel, priced in USD, product specifications, no COA posted)

Testing CoverageLimited / vendor-stated only — the vendor states it employs 'rigorous quality control to ensure products function effectively' and publishes product specifications (e.g. PeptiGel charge, pH, mechanical properties, storage stability), but makes no catalog-wide third-party testing claim and publishes no COAs on pages checked. Coverage across its 400+ growth factors, peptide hydrogels, and other lines is not documented publicly.

LowSource: Cell Guidance Systems — About Us (established 2010; PeptiGel peptide hydrogels; 400+ growth factors)

Evidence ConsistencyGenerally consistent — legal name/number, both office addresses, and research-use-only positioning ('professional research use only... NOT FOR THERAPEUTIC OR ANY OTHER USE IN HUMANS'; products only sent to institutes/companies in bona fide research, not private addresses) are consistent across About, Terms, and product pages. Two notes: (1) UK campus is called 'Babraham Bioscience Campus' in footers and 'Babraham Research Campus' in Terms; (2) an older Crunchbase profile lists a San Diego, California office while the current site lists St. Louis, MO (with a 760 California area-code phone). No falsified-testing or impersonation indicators found.

ModerateSource: Cell Guidance Systems — Terms and Conditions (company number 07122793; registered office; shipping, returns, guarantee, payment terms; last updated 22nd April 2026)

Payment, Refund and Shipping#

Accepted Payment MethodsInstitutional terms, not consumer checkout methods: Terms state 'Full payment is due within 30 calendar days' and, for services, 'payment terms are 30 days from receipt of invoice'; the Terms publish UK bank-transfer details for Cell Guidance Systems (account identifiers are not reproduced here); the site footer carries a 'Secure Payments' notice for online orders, which are priced in USD on U.S.-facing product pages. No cryptocurrency/Zelle-style consumer payment flow was found.

ModerateSource: Cell Guidance Systems — Terms and Conditions (company number 07122793; registered office; shipping, returns, guarantee, payment terms; last updated 22nd April 2026)

Refund / Return PolicyPublished in Terms: returns for a full-value refund of the item purchase price excluding shipping & handling, only if the product is in original condition and not removed from original packaging, return shipping at purchaser's cost under the same shipping conditions, products kept in appropriate storage, and the return request made within 24 hours of receipt. Matrigen (made-to-order) products: returns only where faulty. Guarantee: smallest pack sizes for growth factors and small molecules are guaranteed — full refund excluding shipping, claims within 30 days of receipt. Limited warranty: if a product/service does not meet its stated specification, vendor may at its discretion refund the original price or issue a credit note usable within 6 months.

HighSource: Cell Guidance Systems — Terms and Conditions (company number 07122793; registered office; shipping, returns, guarantee, payment terms; last updated 22nd April 2026)

Shipping & Fulfillment RepresentationsPublished in Terms: CellGS-branded products shipped within 6 business days; other products within 15 business days; Softwell usually within 15, allow 25 business days. For email/fax orders, U.S. shipping charges are $75 (dry ice) / $30 (other); EU €75/€30; UK £25/£15; online-order shipping is stated at checkout. Customer is not charged until the order is ready to ship; if items cannot ship in the indicated times the customer is notified and may cancel. Products are only sent to institutes and companies involved in bona fide research and will not be sent to private addresses.

HighSource: Cell Guidance Systems — Terms and Conditions (company number 07122793; registered office; shipping, returns, guarantee, payment terms; last updated 22nd April 2026)

Terms / Policy StabilityTerms are published and dated: 'These terms and conditions may be updated from time to time. Last updated on the 22nd April 2026.' The Terms reserve the vendor's right to revise them for market, technology, payment-method, legal, and system changes. Core research-use, shipping, and returns provisions appear in a single consolidated Products + Services document. Intake pass — future cycles can diff this page.

ModerateSource: Cell Guidance Systems — Terms and Conditions (company number 07122793; registered office; shipping, returns, guarantee, payment terms; last updated 22nd April 2026)

Customer Complaint PatternNo Record Found in the defined search

ModerateSource: Defined web search — Cell Guidance Systems litigation / AG / complaints / import alert

Material Changes#

No material changes recorded.

Sources#

Cell Guidance Systems — official website (intake domain confirmation)Tier 2 · Official/CommercialVendor Website

Retrieved: October 20, 2026