Upstream Processing Featured Articles
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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.
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WIB Profile: Sponsors And CMOs Require Production Flexibility
5/19/2015
Drug manufacturers today are increasingly demanding flexibility in their manufacturing processes. So who better to provide those solutions than someone who has spent her career dealing with change.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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WIB Profile: Emerging Markets Drive Growth In Biologics
2/12/2015
I was able to catch up with Daniella Kranjac, integration leader and head of commercial operations, to discuss her position with GE Healthcare and the trends she sees occurring in the biologics market.
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Single Molecule Measurement: Best Practices In Biomarker Detection
1/7/2015
By Mark Roskey, Vice President and General Manager, Applications and Reagents
The human genome encodes thousands of secreted proteins, each of which is an actor in the delicate biochemical balance of diagnostics. Even a slight change in any one of these proteins can mean the difference between sickness and health. Such a change also provides a critical window into the body and helps to direct diagnosis and treatment, however, the vast majority of secreted proteins are present in concentrations well below what conventional technologies can measure, and their role in human health is poorly understood. Researchers have continued to seek ways to detect and diagnose earlier and more accurately through protein detection, and have been unsuccessful at doing so – until now.
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New Synergy™ HTX Offers Convenient, Flexible And Automated Microplate-Based Detection
8/15/2014
BioTek continues to set the standard in microplate instrumentation by designing practical functionality, user-friendly software, and affordable modularity as seen in the new Synergy™ HTX Multi-Mode Microplate Reader.
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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.
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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.