The Sterisart® Septum Enables Reliable Sampling from a Closed System Sterility Testing Unit Kumar Jeetendra | November 9, 2021 Pharmaceutical products are routinely manufactured under strict GMP guidelines. Despite these strict codes, as a fail-safe prior to batch release, all pharmaceutical products undergo stringent sterility testing to identify the potential presence of viable microorganisms. It is crucial that patho- genic microbes, such as bacteria, viruses and fungi, are detected in contaminated products before patients …
Validating Device Performance According to USP Chapter <857> Specifications with SPECORD PLUS UV/Vis Spectrophotometers Kumar Jeetendra | November 9, 2021 UV/Vis spectroscopy is a widely used analytical technique in laboratories of the pharmaceutical industry. Quality control and assurance analysis of pharmaceutical products are routinely performed under stringent quality guidelines established by international entities such as the United States Pharmacopeia (USP), thus ensuring fulfillment of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP). Periodical validation of spectrometer performance within the …
Detection of Mycoplasma Contamination in Cell Culture Kumar Jeetendra | November 9, 2021 Mycoplasma is responsible for up to 60% of the cell culture contamination (Uphoff,2002). Mycoplasmas are supposed to be the simplest self-reproducing prokaryotes devoid of a rigid cell wall. They fall in the family of mollicutes, and the genome is only 1/5th that of E. coli. The cell varies from a spherical or pear shape (0.3 to …
Use of Single Use Technologies (SUT) for sterile Dosage form processing and filling operations Kumar Jeetendra | November 9, 2021 Pharmaceutical drug products are produced to be efficacious, however, the presence of microorganisms or microbial by products in these products may have adverse effects on their efficacy. Contamination of aseptically filled biotechnological products is costly and can pose serious harm to the patient. Sterile dosage forms are those which are free from any microorganism, dust, …
Quality control of Pharmaceuticals: Customized analysis for the pharmaceutical industry Kumar Jeetendra | November 9, 2021 Quality control is a fundamental activity of the drug industry. Drugs should be advertised as protected and remedially active formulations whose performance is steady and predictable. New and better therapeutic agents are being delivered at a sped-up rate. Simultaneously really demanding and refined scientific techniques are being created for their assessment. Quality analysis of pharmaceuticals …
Improving sample preparation prior to analysis of antibiotics, mycotoxins and pesticides in food by GC/MS and LC/MS Kumar Jeetendra | November 1, 2021 BioChromato reports the Russian Hygiene and Epidemiology Centers (HEC) network of institutes is using its evaporators to improve sample preparation as part of their drive to improve the well-being of the population by monitoring food safety and environmental (atmospheric air, soil and drinking water) factors. Chikako Yokosawa, Export Sales Manager at BioChromato said “We are …
Generating Cell Repellent Surfaces in Microfluidic Devices Kumar Jeetendra | October 28, 2021 AMSBIO report that researchers from the Medical University of Vienna (Austria), have used Lipidure® – CM5206 to coat channels in their novel microfluidic devices, to prevent cell adhesion. The aim of the research by the Medical University of Vienna was to create physiological-relevant in vitro tissue models that offer better predictability and the potential to …
Thermo Fisher Scientific Unveils Q Digital PCR System for Innovation in Genetic Analysis Capabilities and Higher Research Kumar Jeetendra | October 28, 2021 Mumbai, India, October 28 2021 – Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, today introduced the Applied Biosystem QuantStudio Absolute Q-Digital PCR System, the first fully integrated digital PCR (dPCR) system designed to provide highly accurate and consistent results within 90 minutes. dPCR has quickly become the standard for nucleic acid quantification in …
Atik Cameras releases the Apx60 camera with 61MP large format Sony IMX 455 CMOS sensor Kumar Jeetendra | October 27, 2021 Norwich, UK – 27 October 2021 – Life Science Newswire – Atik Cameras, the specialist designer and manufacturer of advanced scientific and industrial imaging solutions, has launched the first camera in the Apx series of high-resolution complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) sensors. After much anticipation, Atik Cameras is launching its most advanced CMOS camera, the Apx60 into the industrial, …
Custom CAR-T products enable novel cancer assays on 3D microfluidic platform Kumar Jeetendra | October 25, 2021 AMSBIO have supplied custom Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T products to the University of Strathclyde (UoS) in Glasgow, UK, and ScreenIn3D Ltd, allowing them to perform novel immune-oncology assays in 3D microfluidic cancer models. CAR-T cells are genetically modified T-cells used to find and kill cancer cells by targeting specific cancer-associated proteins, or antigens. CAR-T cell …
Automating Production of Compound Libraries Kumar Jeetendra | October 22, 2021 The FlowSyn™ from Uniqsis is a compact integrated continuous flow reactor system designed for easy, safe and efficient operation. Application Note 29 describes an efficient continuous flow synthesis protocol to create a new library of pyrazoles developed by chemists at GalChimia (Coruna, Spain) on a FlowSyn™ continuous flow reactor system. The aim of the described …
Improving Workflow in Life Science Labs Kumar Jeetendra | October 21, 2021 At Lab Innovations 2021* – Porvair Sciences will showcase its extensive range of consumables and instruments for improving workflow in life science laboratories. To assist lab scientists tasked with overcoming workflow bottlenecks associated with sample handling / storage, sample preparation, sample processing and sample analysis – Porvair Sciences technical specialists will be available on Stand …
