Downstream Processing Featured Articles

  1. Saint-Gobain Introduces Sani-Tech® Ultra 6/27/2012

    Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics continues its long tradition of innovation in ultra-pure tubing technology with new Sani-Tech® Ultra. This platinum-cured silicone tubing meets the stringent requirements of demanding biopharmaceutical process applications while delivering improved performance in a number of areas.

  2. FDA Approves First Drug-Eluting Stent To Treat Peripheral Arterial Disease 11/15/2012

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Zilver PTX Drug-Eluting Peripheral Stent (Zilver PTX Stent), the first drug-eluting stent indicated to re-open a particular artery in the thigh (femoropopliteal artery) when narrowed or blocked as a result of peripheral artery disease (PAD).

  3. WHEATON Announces Acquisition Of CELLine 7/9/2012

    WHEATON has acquired the CELLine dual membrane, cell culture flasks from Wilson Wolf Manufacturing Corporation.  WHEATON has also entered into a long term strategic partnership with Wilson Wolf Manufacturing Corporation for further product development in high density cell culture devices for the production of concentrated, cell secreted products.

  4. RainDance Technologies And CLC Bio Collaborate To Develop Specialized Software Solutions For Targeted Resequencing 9/18/2009
    RainDance Technologies and CLC bio recently announced a partnership to develop specialized software for the analysis of targeted resequencing data generated by workflows incorporating RainDance’s Sequence Enrichment Solution and next-generation DNA sequencing platforms.
  5. New Monoclonal Antibody Developed That Can Target Proteins Inside Cancer Cells 3/13/2013

    Researchers have discovered a unique monoclonal antibody that can effectively reach inside a cancer cell, a key goal for these important anticancer agents, since most proteins that cause cancer or are associated with cancer are buried inside cancer cells.

  6. Damania Lab Discovers Gene That Suppresses Herpesviruses 2/14/2013

    In a paper published by Cell Host and Microbe on Feb. 13, a research team led by Blossom Damania, PhD, of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology and member of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, found that suppressing the TLK enzyme causes the activation of the lytic cycle of both EBV and KSHV. During this active phase, these viruses begin to spread and replicate, and become vulnerable to anti-viral treatments.

  7. Thermo Fisher Scientific Forms Technology Alliance Partnership With The University Of Birmingham, UK 3/28/2013

    Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has entered into a Technology Alliance Partner agreement with scientists at the University of Birmingham, UK, establishing a collaboration to accelerate research in high-resolution accurate mass (HRAM) and triple quadrupole liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) for life science applications.

  8. Laser Spotlight Reveals Machine 'Climbing' DNA 10/26/2012

    The experiments, reported in this week's Science, use laser light to generate very bright patches close to single cells. When coupled with fluorescent tags this 'spotlight' makes it possible to image the inner workings of cells fast enough to see how the molecular machines inside change size, shape, and composition in the presence of DNA.

  9. Pfenex Inc. Awards Althea Technologies A Contract For cGMP Manufacturing Of Circumsporozoite Protein From Plasmodium Falciparum, A Key Malaria Antigen 10/24/2012

    Pfenex Inc. recently announced that it has awarded Althea Technologies a contract for the current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) manufacturing of circumsporozoite protein (CSP) from Plasmodium falciparum, an important and proven component of an effective malaria vaccine.

  10. Is The Single-Use Standardization Debate Slowing Down Adoption? 3/16/2015

    Without single-use standardization, the customization required to build a single-use facility may prevent a full-scale adoption of single-use technology. So how do we move forward? Maybe, by taking a look back.