DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING FEATURED ARTICLES
Endress+Hauser Introduces OUSBT66 Cell Density Sensor
Endress+Hauser introduces the OUSBT66 sensor for cell density measurement. Using near-Infrared (NIR) light absorbance technology, the OUSBT66 is a non-intrusive, hygienic sensor that is ideal for real time, in-situ cell production optimization in life science processes, fermentation biomass measurement and algae growth monitoring for biofuel production.
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New' Estrogen Receptor Found To Be Key Player In Tamoxifen Resistance Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have discovered a novel way in which breast cancer cells become resistant to tamoxifen, the world's largest-selling breast cancer prevention and treatment drug.
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Revision Of The EU GMP Guide: EU Commission Publishes Proposals For Chapters 3, 5, 6 And 8
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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Successful Immunization And Safety Documented In Nasal Administration Study Of The HIV Vaccine Vacc-4x Together With Endocine
Bionor Pharma ASA (
OSLO :BIONOR), Eurocine Vaccines AB and Oslo University Hospital today announced that vaccine related immune responses are documented in patients given active vaccine in a nasal immunization study, combining Bionor Pharma's Vacc-4x and Eurocine Vaccines' adjuvant Endocine.
DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING WHITE PAPERS & CASE STUDIES
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Best Practices For Process Scale Column Packing Of CHT™ Ceramic Hydroxyapatite Media
CHT ceramic hydroxyapatite media require specific considerations during process-scale chromatography packing due to high specific gravity, rapid settling rate, and sensitivity to mechanical shear.
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The Challenge of Measuring Total Organic Carbon In Modern Pharmaceutical Water Systems
Total Organic Carbon (TOC) is one of the quality attributes defined in the European and USA pharmacopoeias for pharmaceutical waters. Modern water treatment systems can deliver such high purity water that TOC levels can be consistently close to zero and very difficult to measure with any accuracy. This paper discusses some of the challenges when using TOC analysers to demonstrate pharmacopoeial TOC level compliance for modern water systems in the light of the ICH Q2 document from the International Conference on Harmonisation.
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An Automated Profiling Application For G9a Histone Methyltransferase And Bromodomain Proteins
Due to several findings, G9a and BET bromodomain proteins have become the target for numberous drug discovery projects. In this study, we describe a novel, cell-based assay platform that uses the robust, yet simple Enzyme Fragment Complementation (EFC) Technology.
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White Paper: Capillary Electrophoresis — A Simple Technique
In 1989, Beckman Instruments introduced the first fully automated capillary electrophoresis instrument (P/ACE™ 2000) to the scientific community. At that time, CE demonstrated exceptional resolving of selected compounds, but the new technology lacked a track record of applications. By Beckman Coulter, Inc.
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SciLog - Creating Advanced Biotech Equipment With Mettler Toledo For nearly two decades, SciLog, Inc. has been dedicated to creating revolutionary single-use purification systems and disposable sensor technologies.
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Avoiding Drug Shortages With Microbial Detection
Over the past year, critical drug shortages used to treat a host of life-threatening illnesses have been making headlines. Microbial contamination has been cited as a major contributor to the shortage, yet the prevailing practices to ensure the safety of drugs have been slow to change. In most cases, quality assurance practices safeguarding the drug making environment continue to rely on periodic air and a culturing method from a prior century. By Aric Meares, President and CEO, BioVigilant