Upstream Processing Featured Articles

  1. Single-Use Standardization: Is It Holding Back The Biopharma Industry? 6/1/2015

    The data from BioPlan Associates’ 12th Annual Report and Survey of Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Capacity and Production speaks to the industry’s ongoing desires for standardization in single-use devices. As usage of these disposable devices increases, the gap between the importance of standardization and end-users’ satisfaction with their supplier’s standardization efforts has steadily been worsening. 

  2. Top Single-Use Suppliers Make Standardized Equipment A Reality – Part 2 5/8/2015

    Industry experts offer the benefits of standardized single-use equipment to both suppliers and users, as well as how it addresses some of the biggest objections to equipment standardization, as well as offer insight from the eyes of a user.

  3. 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.

  4. Merck Champions Single-Use By Addressing Emotion Vs. Science 3/2/2015

    Lowering the cost of medication is the key to the US gaining a stronghold on the global pharmaceutical market. As anyone knows, in order to lower the cost of medication, the cost of manufacturing will need to be lowered as well. According to Chris Smalley, Ph.D., director of validation compliance at Merck, single-use technology (SUT) could be the hero. 

  5. Stainless Steel Vial Filling System Developed For Use In Vaccine Facilities 7/17/2014

    TAP Biosystems (now part of the Sartorius Stedim Biotech Group), a leading supplier of innovative cell culture and fermentation systems for life science applications, recently announced the development of a stainless steel version of the fill-it system, designed for safely dispensing biohazardous materials such as vaccine stocks.

  6. New Epoch 2 Provides Enhanced User Interface For Spectral Absorbance Detection 7/2/2014

    BioTek proudly unveils the new Epoch™ 2 Microplate Spectrophotometer. Epoch 2 is the first reader to combine a large touchscreen and full onboard data analysis software for simplified and efficient operation and reporting of absorbance-based detection workflows.

  7. Hamilton Company Acquires Fogale's Biomass Measurement Business 12/9/2013

    Hamilton concludes agreement to acquire the biotech sensors business of the French company Fogale Nanotech.

  8. Agilent Technologies Demonstrates New Generation Of Ion Mobility Technology To Enhance High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry Capabilities 6/10/2013

    Agilent Technologies Inc. Recently introduced analytical research findings using new ion mobility technology combined with a modified high-resolution iFunnel Quadrupole-Time-of-Fight LC/MS system.

  9. Hamilton Robotics Partners With Illumina To Automate Sample Preparation For Next-Generation Sequencing 5/28/2013

    Hamilton Robotics, as part of its co-marketing partnership with Illumina, is developing automated solutions for NGS sample preparation that reduce hands-on time, minimize operational variability, and deliver consistent results. Illumina is providing input on the protocols and assay performance. Solutions will include an NGS workstation and methods for Illumina's sample prep kits.

  10. WHO Publishes Draft On Revised Process Validation Guideline: Validation Life-Cycle Required 5/22/2013

    The WHO has published a proposal for the revision of its supplementary guideline on GMP validation (Annex 7: non-sterile process validation).