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Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Acquires Twin Bay Medical

Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics has completed the acquisition of Twin Bay Medical, a Michigan based innovator and manufacturer of BarbLock® products - flexible tube retainers - as well as single-use components for biopharmaceuticals manufacturing.

  • FDA Approves First Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Manufactured Using Cell Culture Technology

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced recently the approval of Flucelvax, the first seasonal influenza vaccine licensed in the United States produced using cultured animal cells, instead of fertilized chicken eggs. Flucelvax is approved to prevent seasonal influenza in people ages 18 years and older.

  • Study Identifies Human Melanoma Stem Cells

    Cancer stem cells are defined by three abilities: differentiation, self-renewal and their ability to seed a tumor. These stem cells resist chemotherapy and many researchers posit their role in relapse.

  • Scientists Help Identify A Missing Link In Taste Perception

    Working with a multidisciplinary consortium of 19 researchers from nine institutions, Monell scientists have provided critical information to identify CALHM1, a channel in the walls of taste receptor cells, as a necessary component in the process of sweet, bitter, and umami (savory) taste perception.

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Proyield Soy SE50MAF-UF is a protein hydrolysate derived from soy protein by enzymatic hydrolysis. The enzymes used for digestion are from non-animal sources. Proyield Soy SE50MAF-UF has been ultrafiltered to reduce endotoxin.

3M Purification's core filtration technologies address the most demanding applications in pharmaceutical processing for small molecule and active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) applications.

WHEATON’s selection of chromatography vials and accessories offers quality, value and reliability. WHEATON chromatography vials are designed for trouble-free operation in most autosamplers.

Sterilizing grade 0.04um, 0.1um, 0.2um hydrophilic PES membrane filters plus other micron ratings. Single layer or double layer PES and with optional prefilter layers to extend on-stream life. Gamma compatible and suitable PVDF alternative. Mold injected capsules with multiple inlet / outlet options including sanitary ‘T’ clamps, hose barbs, quick sanitary connectors, elbows and threads. Almost any combination of connecting inlet or outlet is possible with over 30 options. Full validation supporting documents are available. Ideal for tube sets and hook up to bioreactors, fermenters, biocontainer, biobags, wave bags or single use fermenters.

ZenPure’s in-company mold design and injection capabilities, filter production and quality assurance facilitate manufacturing audit and product traceability that meet the highest industry standards.

Get fast micro-centrifugation in an easy-to-use, compact design. The Beckman Coulter Microfuge® Series offers the performance and reliability you demand—and have come to expect.  Intuitive user interface display, increased speed and capacity, safety, and multiple rotor options are just a few of the many features the Microfuge® offers.

A wide selection of ion exchange resin is available in various particle sizes, ionic forms, and purity ranges to offer a variety of purification solutions for process applications. Nuvia ion exchange resins are a family of best-in-class ion exchangers built with exceptionally high capacities and excellent purification capabilities, providing process developers more flexibility and higher productivity. The Macro-Prep are rigid macroporous hydrophilic resin meet the demands of process-scale applications. Chemically and mechanically stable, the resin operate well at low and medium pressures.

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.

Elevating your laboratory’s potential starts with the optimal tabletop ultracentrifuge. And the Optima MAX Series is the absolute top of the line. Reaching up to 150,000 rpm and over 1,000,000 x g, Optima MAX instruments set the standard in tabletop speed.

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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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