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3 Factors To Prevent Protein Aggregation For Your Protein Purification Buffer

Before you purify your first batch of a new protein it is important to know what buffer you might want to use to keep precipitation of proteins to a minimum.

  • Hamilton Robotics Launches Highly Flexible PCR Setup Workstation

    Hamilton Robotics introduces the PCR setup STARlet, the first automated liquid handling system flexible enough to accommodate any DNA amplification reagent kit, from simple setups and small budgets to highly demanding workflows.

  • New Hope For Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Researchers from McGill University and the University of Montreal have identified a crucial link between protein synthesis and autism spectrum disorders (ASD), which can bolster new therapeutic avenues. Regulation of protein synthesis, also termed mRNA translation, is the process by which cells manufacture proteins.

  • Single-Use Devices — What's REALLY Holding Up Adoption?

    Today, single-use products have pushed beyond early-stage applications. However, single-use devices still need to address a number of problems in GMP commercial-scale operations. By Eric Langer, president and managing partner, BioPlan Associates, Inc.

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STERIS Isomedix Services provides contract sterilization and microbial control services for single-use bioprocess systems used in the production of biopharmaceuticals and vaccines.

High volume labs require simple, durable solutions to their centrifugation needs. Beckman Coulter’s Allegra® Series general purpose, benchtop centrifuges serve the needs of these labs by saving time, offering ease-of-use, and providing reliable design for endurance under the most exacting standards.

Proyield Cotton CNE50M-UF is a protein hydrolysate derived from cottonseed by enzymatic hydrolysis. The enzymes used for digestion are from non-animal sources. Proyield Cotton CNE50M-UF has been ultrafiltered to reduce endotoxin.

Sartopure PP2 Cartridges were optimized for the wide range of prefiltration.

Designed with a smaller footprint so it will fit right in your lab, the Avanti J-E is compact yet powerful. The Avanti J-E’s extensive rotor library maximizes capacity and optimizes g-force for efficient, fast separations and greater variety of applications. Its high-torque, switched reluctance (SR) drive technology delivers faster acceleration and deceleration, which means less wait time for you. It offers an intuitive, user-friendly interface, as well as lower energy costs. What’s more, the Avanti J-E’s low height and contoured front panel help ease the burden of rotor installation and retrieval, for even more convenient operation.

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. 

The Allegra X-30 Series Benchtop Centrifuges were designed with your needs in mind providing you with excellent performance and easy operation in a compact design that saves you valuable time and laboratory space.

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.

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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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