Newsletter | February 6, 2013

02.06.13 -- Ultraviolet Disinfection: Crucial Link In The Sterilization Chain

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Ultraviolet Disinfection: Crucial Link In The Sterilization Chain
By Alex Verayo, Terra Universal
Many manufacturers face the challenge of maintaining sterile products and processes. In most cases, there's no one-size-fits-all solution. Highly effective sterilization technologies, like ethylene oxide gas or hydrogen peroxide vapor, carry substantial risk and often come at a high cost.


The Utility Of Mesoporous Silica Materials For The Delivery Of Poorly Water Soluble Drugs
By Michiel Van Speybroeck Ph.D., R&D Director, Formac Pharmaceuticals
It is estimated that around 70% to 90% of new chemical entities in discovery pipelines, and 40% of drugs on the market, are poorly soluble in water. Poor aqueous solubility may drastically limit oral bioavailability and ultimately compromise therapeutic outcome. It is becoming increasingly apparent that the adsorption of poorly water soluble drugs on mesoporous silica materials is a very effective way to address this solubility problem.

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Spotlight On Fermentation/Cell Culture

Buffer And Media Preparation Systems
A buffer preparation system prepares buffers to be used in various stages of recovery operations. The buffer prep system contains equipment used for large-scale and small-scale buffer preparation. Buffer preparation is done using 500L, 1,500L, and 3,000L fixed stainless steel vessels.


Fab And F(ab')2 Fragment Purification From CHO Cell Culture Supernatant Using Fabsorbent™ F1P HF
In response to the growth of antibody fragments as research tools and biotherapeutic products, ProMetic BioSciences Ltd (PBL) has developed a new affinity adsorbent for the capture and purification of antibody fragments.


Analyzing Biological Drug Effect In 3D With Fluorescence Intensity Cell Reading
Cell viability assays are commonly used in cell biology and drug discovery to characterize cell responses to endogenous and exogenous factors or substances, such as cytotoxic drugs and environmental changes. Generally, cell viability is assessed using vital dyes, from which viability can be concluded either directly or indirectly.


Comparing The Automated Pipetting To Volumetric Glassware And Air Displacement Pipettes
Traditional air displacement pipettes are prone to fluctuations in accuracy resulting from user to user variation, sample vapor pressure, viscosity, and atmospheric pressure. Using a positive displacement automated pipetting device can reduce sample preparation time, reduce waste, and improve consistency of results.

Industry News

Scientists Discover Potential New Target In Fight Against ‘Superbug'

Bend Research Receives EU Certificate Of GMP Compliance

Generex Provides Overview Of Its Cancer Immunotherapy Product

Boehringer Ingelheim's COPD Treatment Approved By FDA Advisory Committee

Galapagos Receives EUR2.5 Million IWT Grant For IBD Research

Organovo, OHSU Knight Cancer Institute Announce Cancer Research Collaboration

Patheon To Present At ExL Pharma's 2nd Enhancing Drug Bioavailability And Solubility Conference

CytRx Receives Recommendation From Data Safety Monitoring Committee To Complete Global Phase 2b Clinical Trial For Lung Cancer Treatment

Cytovance® Biologics To Expand Mammalian Production Capabilities

2013 Facility Of The Year Awards Winners Announced
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Featured Multimedia

The Infinite M1000® PRO For Microplate Reading
The Tecan Infinite M1000 PRO Microplate Reader has Quad4 Monochromators technology that uses excitation monochromators to enable good performance over the whole wavelength spectrum.

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