TeSR™2 is an improved version of mTeSR™1 which provides the same high-quality and robust system for feeder-free maintenance of human ES cells and iPS cells while enabling a more defined and xeno-free culture environment for basic research, stem cell banking, high-throughput studies and pre-clinical applications. Closely related to mTeSR™1, the most-published medium for the culture of human ES and iPS cells without feeders, TeSR™2 combines the advantages of a feeder-free culture system with the added value of being free of xenogenic components.