Downstream Processing Featured Articles
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Rapid Single Molecule Haplotyping
12/29/2009
A technical poster from Fluidigm Europe entitled 'Rapid single-molecule haplotyping in patients with sickle cell disease' reports upon the pioneering work of Dr Stephen Menzel and his fellow researchers at Kings College (London), School of Medicine.
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Vaccine And Antibiotics Stabilized So Refrigeration Is Not Needed
7/10/2012
Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have developed a new silk-based stabilizer that, in the laboratory, kept some vaccines and antibiotics stable up to temperatures of 140 degrees Fahrenheit. This provides a new avenue toward eliminating the need to keep some vaccines and antibiotics refrigerated, which could save billions of dollars every year and increase accessibility to third world populations.
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Most Common Questions About Combination Connectors
This article provides insight on why combination connections are used in single-use bioprocessing and guidance on how single-use systems can be designed to integrate the combination connectors.
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New Laboratory Technique Captures microRNA Targets
5/9/2012
Human cells are thought to produce thousands of different microRNAs (miRNAs)—small pieces of genetic material that help determine which genes are turned on or off at a given time.
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Advion Announces Full Integration With Agilent Technologies Liquid Chromatography Systems
12/10/2012
Advion, Inc., a leading life sciences Systems and Consumables developer, announces that its expression compact mass spectrometer (CMS) is now fully integrated with Agilent Technologies’ full range of HPLC and (U)HPLC liquid chromatography systems.
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Revision Of The EU GMP Guide: EU Commission Publishes Proposals For Chapters 3, 5, 6 And 8
1/24/2013
On 17 January 2013, the EU Commission published the drafts of 4 revised chapters of the EU GMP Guide. The publication had been expected for a long time now.
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Automation To Solve Sample Lysis Bottleneck For Molecular Biology Labs
11/20/2012
Hamilton Robotics is launching the Microlab AutoLys STAR workstation, which automates sample lysis and DNA extraction. This innovative instrument improves bottlenecks for forensic scientists and other molecular biologists isolating nucleic acids from samples.
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Seminars, Technology Highlight CYTO 2013 Offerings From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences
5/16/2013
Presenting two seminars and seven poster sessions, Beckman Coulter Life Sciences will have a prominent role when CYTO 2013 convenes at the San Diego Convention Center May 18-22, 2013.
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AET BioTech And BioXpress Therapeutics To Co-Develop Biosimilar Adalimumab
10/30/2012
AET BioTech, the separate biosimilars business within the generic drug developer AET (Alfred E Tiefenbacher) Group and BioXpress Therapeutics SA, a Swiss-based biotechnology company developing monoclonal antibody (MAb) biosimilars have entered into an agreement for the co-development of a biosimilar version of the TNF inhibitor MAb Adalimumab.
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Is Innovation In Chromatography Losing Steam?
1/31/2013
BIO innovation notes - Both end users and vendors are investing less.