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NGM Enters Agreement With Janssen To Discover And Develop Novel Therapeutics For Diabetes

NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. announced recently that it has signed a worldwide agreement with Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to discover and develop novel therapeutics for the potential treatment of Type 2 diabetes and other metabolic diseases.

  • 3M Purification Inc. Introduces New Zeta Plus Encapsulated, Single-Use Depth Filtration Products

    3M Purification Inc. has expanded its portfolio of Encapsulated Zeta Plus single-use depth filtration capsules.  The two new product lines – Zeta Plus Scale-up Capsule Filters and new single-layer media grades for Zeta Plus Encapsulated capsules – are designed with our industry leading Zeta Plus depth filter media, designed for applications in the bio-pharmaceutical industry including cell culture clarification, downstream process protection, virus, DNA and lipid reduction, and host cell protein (HCP), protein aggregate, endotoxin and anti-foaming agent removal.

  • Studies Put Kibosh On Statins For Breast Cancer Prevention

    New data from the Women’s Health Initiative dash cold water on the idea that statin therapy reduces breast cancer risk.The updated WHI findings showed no association between prior statin use and breast cancer risk in nearly 155,000 postmenopausal study participants followed prospectively for an average of 10.8 years.

  • MicroRNAs Can Convert Normal Cells Into Cancer Promoters

    Unraveling the mechanism that ovarian cancer cells use to change normal cells around them into cells that promote tumor growth has identified several new targets for treatment of this deadly disease.

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Recirculating hollow fiber systems have been used for a long time with mixed results. The recurring problem with these and all other cell retention systems is the difficulty in scaling up and staying sterile.

ÄKTA™ chromatography systems can handle both simple and complex purification tasks and accelerate daily routines. All systems are controlled by UNICORN™ software, a common control platform and user interface for all scales of operation. 

ÄKTA avant™ is a preparative chromatography system designed for fast and secure development of scalable methods and processes.

Hydrophilic or hydrophobic membrane filter capsules and cartridges for sterilizing liquid or gas. More than 20 different inlet / outlet connections, with or without vents and drains. SIP / Autoclavable. Specify when gamma stability is required.

The Hamilton PRP™-C18 is a new HPLC column designed to provide high-efficiency, reversed-phase separations over an extended column life in nearly any mobile phase or pH.

Bio-Simplex™ Sterile Disposable Centrifuge Tubes are ready-to-use cost-effective single-use containers designed for general biopharmaceutical manufacturing applications such as preculture and sampling. 

BalanCD® CHO Feed 1 is a chemically-defined protein-free feed medium designed to provide cell culture nutrients for fed-batch applications in conjunction with BalanCD® CHO Growth A.

Sani-Tech® Ultra represents the next generation in ultra-pure platinum-cured silicone tubing. Features like ultra-low extractables and longer pump life were engineered into Ultra by the experienced materials scientists of Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics to meet the stringent requirements of the biopharmaceutical market.

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Bioprocess With The Bozenhardts is back, with a fresh episode packed with advice from Herman and Erich on the selection of filling systems for biopharmas. Listen in as the Bozenhardts give us an update on the process, logistics, and administration trends that are informing filling system decisions today, and offer direction on making choices that will prepare you for the fast-advancing therapies of tomorrow.

Beckman Coulter's Randall Lockner, marketing manager for centrifugation, explains the highlights of the floor model ultracentrifuge, the Optima X Series.

Bio-Rad now offers two very high capacity ion exchangers: Nuvia S, which can be used for capture and/or intermediate polishing; and Nuvia Q, which can be used for intermediate and/or final polishing.

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