Harvest & Collection
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WHITE PAPERS AND CASE STUDIES
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Collaborative Tech: How Dunea Is Boosting Network Visibility And Resilience
Integrating high-frequency sensor data with digital twins enhances network visibility and accelerates response times. This collaborative approach allows utilities to detect anomalies instantly, optimize maintenance, and simulate operational scenarios to ensure long-term system resilience.
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Achieving A 2.67x Reduction In Study Build Time For An Innovative Neuromodulation Study
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Laerdal Error-Proofs Medical Kit Assembly With AI-Powered Vision Verifications
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Enhancing Municipal Water Storage With Submersible Mixers: A Case Study
Ice accumulation in water tanks poses serious challenges, compromising operations by trapping volumes of water and potentially costing tens of thousands of dollars in infrastructure damage. PAX Mixers are highly effective in preventing ice formation, even in extreme cold conditions. By optimizing water circulation, we can maintain consistent water temperatures within a tank.
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Bend Successfully Rescues Powder-Filled Capsule Program
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Strategic Pre-IND Consulting For Gene Therapy In Rare Leukemia
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Manufacturing Transfers: Delivering 140+ Precision Medical Devices Without Missing A Deadline
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Whether Half-Empty Or Half Full, Krohne Helps Back River Accurately Measure Flow
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How Vanguard Clinical Harnesses CDMS/EDC For Faster Results
Uncover how this CRO was able to stay agile by choosing a CDMS/EDC partner that prioritized sponsor needs and streamlined operations to achieve top-tier results swiftly.
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The City Of Fayetteville's Flood Resiliency In The Face Of Climate Change: Mapping 15 Watersheds
The city of Fayetteville, North Carolina has always had flooding issues, but it’s been getting worse as weather patterns have been changing. They were hit four years in a row by storms Matthew (2016), Irma (2017), Florence (2018), and Dorian (2019).
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Drilling Down On Diversity And Feasibility
A mid-sized contract research organization (CRO) sought help with writing clinical trial diversity action plans and assessing feasibility for therapeutic areas outside its usual scope.
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Manufacturing With A Highly Potent API For An Ophthalmic Indication
Review this approach to the manufacture of a nano-milled suspension of loteprednol etabonate intermediate, encompassing the entire product development spectrum and repeat client engagement.
NEWS
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NX Filtration And Eau d'Azur Partner For Advanced Micropollutant Treatment In Nice8/25/2025
NX Filtration, a global leader in advanced hollow fiber membrane technology, is proud to announce its collaboration with Eau d’Azur, the public company responsible for drinking water and wastewater services for the Nice Côte d'Azur Metropole.
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QuasarMD Unveils Advanced Full-Body Light Therapy Mat To Support Aging Wellness7/29/2025
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Agilitas Energy Expands Into Hydropower With Acquisition Of Two Projects In West Virginia And Maryland6/24/2025
Agilitas Energy, a leading developer and operator of renewable energy and energy storage systems, today announced the acquisition of two late-stage hydropower development projects from Advanced Hydro Solutions.
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KBR Expands Support For Saudi's Energy Future1/22/2025
KBR announced today it has been awarded a contract to support sustainable production of energy resources in Saudi Arabia by contributing to the delivery of Saudi Aramco’s Master Expansion Program and increasing gas handling capacity at key regional locations.
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Canada Accelerates Transition To Zero-Emissions Vehicles8/13/2025
Canada is leading the way on the infrastructure, innovation and partnerships required to transition to electric transportation.
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Harvest and Collection
Harvest and collection is the process used to retrieve biological agents and vaccines present in cell cultures or to harvest and collect stem cells from blood or bone marrow. Many bioresearch companies have sophisticated systems for harvesting and collecting cells. These systems make counting cells easier and they also protect against contamination.
Cells are harvested once the cells reach a density level in the cell culture medium that precludes further growth. The best time to harvest cells is when they are in a confluent state (at least 50% of the culture dish is covered and before 100% of the dish is covered).
Cells can be harvested using on of three methods: Mechanical, using Proteolytic enzymes, or using EDTA. Mechanical harvesting uses a rubber spatula to remove the cells from the growth surface or culture. This method is quick but can cause many cells to die because it is highly disruptive. This method is favored when harvesting lots of different samples of cells to prepare extracts.
In this case, viability of the cells doesn’t matter. Three enzymes; Trypsin, Collagenase, and Pronase can be used in combination with EDTA. The combination of these enzymes with the EDTA makes cells detach from the growth medium.
This method is easy but also has a downside. It can damage the cell surface by eating up exposed cell surface proteins. EDTA can be used alone to detach cells from their medium and it is gentler than using trypsin.
Normally, collected cells are placed in a new suspension, or growth medium to continue growing new cultures. This is referred to as passaging or splitting the cells.