Newsletter | July 18, 2011

07.18.2011 -- Critical Cell Banking Application For Manufacturing

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Critical Cell Banking Application For Manufacturing
The cell bank is a critical element of the manufacturing process. Procedures for creating and subsequent use of cell bank repositories are well established and have not changed significantly in years.


Hiring In Biopharma: Where Are The Jobs Going Next?
By Eric Langer, president and managing partner, BioPlan Associates, Inc.
Biopharma organizations are hanging out the long-awaited "Help Wanted" signs as they start hiring production and processing staff. After dismal waves of layoffs, budgets for hiring in production areas are up significantly this year.

Spotlight On Cell Culture

White Paper: Characterization of Single-Use BioProcess Container™ Systems Based On HyQ® CX5-14 Film
The trend towards single-use containers and systems in the biopharmaceutical process industry has led to a shift of concerns regarding cleaning and sterilization of conventional multiuse containers and systems to those regarding material characteristics and container/content interactions. The purpose of this document is to cover these concerns and explain HyClone's approach to them.

White Paper: Characterization of Single-Use BioProcess Container™ Systems Based On HyQ® CX5-14 Film

Datasheet: Cell-Freeze® Cryogenic Storage Container
Charter Medical's Cell-Freeze® cryogenic storage containers are designed for storage, preservation, and transfer of hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs).

Datasheet: Cell-Freeze® Cryogenic Storage Container

Poster: High-Content Imaging Detection Of Cellular Lipids To Measure Lipid Toxicity And Cell Differentiation
The detection and understanding of prelethal mechanisms in toxicological profiling and compound screening are important components of drug discovery. Cationic amphiphilic drugs can impact lipid metabolism and inhibit the normal phospholipid metabolism resulting in their intracellular accumulation (phospholipidosis).

Poster: High-Content Imaging Detection Of Cellular Lipids To Measure Lipid Toxicity And Cell Differentiation

Poster: Novel LED-Based Light Source For Cultivation Of Phototrophic Organisms In A Stirred-Tank Bioreactor
Algae seem to be suited for regenerative energy applications due to their photosynthetic efficiency and high yield in biomass. This biomass can be used for the industrial production of biofuels.

Poster: Novel LED-Based Light Source For Cultivation Of Phototrophic Organisms In A Stirred-Tank Bioreactor

Poster: Multiplexing Cell Based Assays Using Beckman Coulter Biomek FX Liquid Handler
The Beckman Coulter Biomek® FX liquid handler was used for dispensing cell assay reagents to 96- and 384-well tissue culture plates. The multifunctional DTX 880 Multimode Detector was used to measure luminescent and fluorescent output signals from the same assay plate.

Poster: Multiplexing Cell Based Assays Using Beckman Coulter Biomek FX Liquid Handler

Industry News

Genome Interpretation Technology Accelerates Discovery Of New Parkinson's Disease Biomarker
Roche Phase III Study For CLEOPATRA Meets Primary Endpoint
NeoStem, Amorcyte To Merge
As HIV Treatment Improves, 'Trial Effect' Is Diminished, New Study Suggests
Scientists Explore Alternative To Antibiotics
Inovio: T Cell Immune Response Durability With Fourth Dose Of Therapeutic Cervical Dysplasia And Cancer DNA Vaccine
Improving Chiral Separation And Natural Product Sample Preparation
Pfizer, Sanofi-Aventis, Others Conducting R&D On Protein-Based Therapies For Oncology Conditions
ICON Acquires Firecrest Clinical
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