Newsletter | October 17, 2011

10.17.2011 -- Single Use Standards: Who's Setting The Bar?

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Single Use Standards: Who's Setting The Bar?
By Eric Langer, president and managing partner, BioPlan Associates, Inc.
Standards setting is a frequently cited stumbling block to single-use systems' (SUS) acceptance. As adoption of SUS devices advance, there is a new urgency to press for setting standards. In our 8th Annual Report and Survey of Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing, 2011, we examined who is expected to be setting disposables' standards.


Performance Characterization Of Batch Fed Nonadherent CHO Cell Culture In Rocker Bags
By Charter Medical, Ltd.
Disposable cell culture bags are used in conjunction with rocker platforms in an array of cultivation applications (insect and mammalian cell lines, virus, protein expression). Rocking platforms provide the dynamic motion and oxygen transfer for cell culture environments. Disposable culture bags are designed to allow for a large air-liquid surface for oxygen transfer, easy access for sampling and filling, and a sterile environment.

Spotlight On Cell Culture

Datasheet: DASGIP Parallel Bioreactor System — Cell Culture
DASGIP Parallel Bioreactor System for cell culture application is designed to achieve high experimental throughput and maximum information output for 4, 8 or 16 bioreactors in parallel. Precise and comprehensive process control guarantees highly scalable and reproducible results.


Brochure: Centrifugation: Optima MAX-XP Centrifuge
Meet the Optima MAX-XP, a new generation benchtop ultracentrifuge that makes your lab a pleasurable working environment. With half as much sound output as any similar instrument, you'll hardly notice this new assistant at your side.


Brochure: Cell Therapy: Development And Manufacturing
Lonza is the industry leader in development, manufacturing, and commercialization services for cell-based therapeutics.


Application Note: Cell Banking
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.

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FDA director Dr. Helen Winkle speaks on the "Impact of the New Process Validation Guidance" at the Life Sciences Forum on October 24th. Please view the agenda and registration requirements here.

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International Products Corporation "Filter Membrane Cleaning" webinar Wednesday, November 9 at 1:00 PM EST. Topics include the why, when, and how of filter membrane cleaning and benefits of using specialty products, followed by a Q&A session. Register online.

Industry News

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The Omega Series With ACU: Complete And Individual Control Of O2 And CO2 In Your Microplate Reader
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SP Scientific Announces A New Seminar 'Freeze Drying Of Pharmaceuticals & Biologicals'
Thermo Fisher Scientific Expands Line Of Roller Bottles For Cell Culture Production
Experimental Vaccine Protects Monkeys From Blinding Trachoma
Drug Safety, Efficacy, And Potential New Cancer Biomarker Predicted By NextBio
WuXi PharmaTech Acquires Abgent
DASbox: Mini Bioreactor System For Flexible And Effective Bioprocess Development
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