Essential 6™ medium is designed for reprogramming, expanding, and differentiating pluripotent stem cells. Along with Essential 8™ media, it can streamline the generation, expansion, and differentiation of pluripotent stem cells by offering a feeder-free, xeno-free system for all three steps. Essential 6 medium uses the same base formulation as Essential 8, but it does not contain TGF-β or bFGF.