FEATURED ARTICLES

• PCR Automation: Getting It Right

  Some labs assume that PCR (polymerase chain reaction) automation is too expensive or difficult, but today's solutions are more cost effective and easy to achieve than you might think. Learn the many benefits through automating your PCR process.

• Efficient and Cost-Effective Removal Of Residual Endotoxin
• Fundamentals Of Viral Clearance Studies: Study Design Factors For Optimal Log Reduction
• Maximize Return; Minimize Risk (And Other Important Things To Consider When Closing A Lab)
• A Multiprotein Expression Strategy & Analysis

WHITE PAPERS AND CASE STUDIES

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  Precise Cold-Chain Logistics Supports Global Study Of Heart Disease

  The challenge involved the precise cold storage temperatures (between 2-8°C) required to assure the integrity of the strips during the transfer and storage of the product to various sites around the globe.

• Growing Freight Tonnage Equals Growing Cargo Security Concerns

  The ability to track the location of cargo is always an important requirement for shippers; however, tracking not only the location of cargo but also monitoring cargo security is perhaps more important. It’s simple to just check the location of a shipment, but do you know if your cargo is truly secure?

• Going ‘Paperless’ – Save Time And Improve Data Integrity: Cleanroom Environmental Monitoring

  The intensely manual practices of cleanroom classification and routine monitoring are time-consuming and prone to data errors. Particle counter performance and accuracy can vary widely, leading to inaccurate particle counting data. By Tony Harrison

• Complex Supply Chains A Challenge To Supply Chain Performance

  How good is your supply chain performance? Many suppliers perhaps believe theirs is pretty good; however, it seems each year when businesses are surveyed by the numerous supply chain consulting firms and trade magazines, visibility usually ranks at the top of the list as an area for improvement. Indeed, the typical supply chain has become much more complex over the years as manufacturing expands to Asia, South America, Africa, and so on.

FEATURED PRODUCTS

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  Production Tank

  When integrating disposable bags into manufacturing, open-topped tanks are needed, ASI offers a low cost fluid management system.

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  Bio-Gel Hydroxyapatite HT and HTP Media Bio-Gel HT gel, ideal for the purification of proteins, nucleic acids, and other macromolecules, is prepared by the method of Tiselius et al
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  DustTrak Aerosol Monitors Forget everything you knew about aerosol monitors. The new DustTrak II and DRX monitors are light years ahead of any other. The DustTrak DRX monitor, for instance, is a new laser photometer that simultaneously measures both mass and size fraction – something no other monitor can do.
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  Davisil® Chromatographic Silica Recognized worldwide as media of high purity, Davisil® silica is the cornerstone of Grace’s offering of silica media products. With excellent mechanical and structural properties, Davisil® silicas are versatile, consistent, and reliable. They are ideal for scale-up to industrial process applications.
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  Asset Management & Recovery Program: Go-Optimize

  GoIndustryDoveBid's surplus asset management program Go-Optimize, is a comprehensive set of services working together that will allow a client to systematically and efficiently identify, re-deploy or dispose of surplus assets.

BIOPHARMACEUTICAL NEWS

• Therapure Biopharma Inc. Awarded US Government Contract For Development Of Anti-Nerve Gas Agent

  Mississauga, Ontario, Canada -- Therapure Biopharma Inc., a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) of biotherapeutics, is pleased to announce the company will participate as a subcontractor for DynPort Vaccine Company LLC (DVC), a CSC company, that was awarded a US cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with a maximum value of $157.3 million (prime contract number W911QY-13-C-0056) by the US Department of Defense (DoD) to support the development of a prophylactic countermeasure to prevent the effects of organophosphorus nerve agent poisoning. 

• Patheon To Host Complimentary Seminar On 'Formulation, Funding And First-In-Man: A Stepwise Guide To Clinical Success'
• Event To Highlight 'Product Enhancement Through Complex Dosage Forms: Adding Value To Products’ Lifecycle Management'
• As The First Biopharmaceutical Company Worldwide, apceth Receives Approval For A Clinical Trial With Genetically Modified Adult Mesenchymal Stem Cells For The Treatment Of Cancer
• Cubist Names Dr. Lorianne Masuoka Chief Medical Officer

BIORESEARCH ONLINE VIDEOS

• Video: Center Of Excellence For Sterile And Specialty Products The 175,000 sq. ft. Center of Excellence for Sterile and Specialty Products in Lakewood, New Jersey, focuses on aseptic production of sterile dosage forms.
• Biobanking And The Future Of Translational Medicine: Dr Gyorgy Marko-Varga Interview 2 Of 3 Dr Gyorgy Marko-Varga highlights how biobanking will be critical to realize the promise of Translational Medicine and what challenges we need to overcome quality hurdles going forward.
• Stax Depth Filter Systems Video With simplicity, intuitive operation, safety, and speed, Stax™ depth filter systems are ideally suited for the most demanding prefiltration, clarification, and adsorption applications in the biopharmaceutical industry.

FEATURED SUPPLIERS

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  Marken

  Founded in 1980, Marken is focused on supporting Life Science companies assure the quality and integrity of clinical trial specimens and vital medications through the logistics chain. For nearly two decades, Marken has extended the reach of Pharmaceutical companies, research laboratories and clinical trial research organizations bridge the distance between patients and life science investigative resources.

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  STERIS Corporation STERIS is a global leader in infection prevention, contamination control, surgical and critical care technologies, and more.
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  Hamilton Company Hamilton Company is a global enterprise with manufacturing facilities in Reno, Nevada and Bonaduz, Switzerland. Branch sales offices are located in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

ARCHIVE NEWSLETTER

• 06.17.13 -- The Need For Flexible Facility Designs
• 06.12.13 -- Fundamentals Of Viral Clearance Studies: Study Design Factors For Optimal Log Reduction
• 06.10.13 -- Drive Improved Business Outcomes For Pharmacovigilance Organizations
• 06.05.13 -- Rapid Process Improvement to Culture Media Optimization
• 06.03.13 -- 5 Tips To Minimizing Risk In Your Cold Chain Packaging