SMART Develops 10-Minute Test for Detection of COVID Immunity Kumar Jeetendra | November 12, 2021 Singapore, 12 November 2021 – Researchers from the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) and the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), alongside collaborators at National University Hospital (NUH), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and the Centre for Life Sciences (CeLS) and Yong Loo Lin School …
Glass reactor accessories minimise downtime for vessel changeover Kumar Jeetendra | November 11, 2021 Asynt has introduced two new innovative kits for scale-up laboratories looking to minimise downtime when changing between different glass reactor vessels. Offering the flexibility to work with glass reactors from different manufacturers, the new ReactoMate Quick-release Couplings allow you to securely attach or detach flexible hosing to your DN or KF glassware in just seconds …
Precision Porous Plastic Components & Solutions Kumar Jeetendra | November 10, 2021 Porvair Sciences – specialists in the design, development and manufacture of cutting-edge porous plastics technologies will be showcasing the high-performance capabilities of their Vyon® porous plastic materials at COMPAMED 2021 in Dusseldorf, Germany. Specialising in filtration and separation of materials for biotechnology, pharmaceutical and life science applications, Porvair Sciences offer bespoke design and engineering expertise …
High Intensity LED Module for Photochemical Flow Applications Kumar Jeetendra | November 10, 2021 Borealis™ from Uniqsis is a new high intensity LED lamp unit, available in a range of fixed wavelengths (370, 410, 440, 460 and 520nm), that converts their Cold Coil™ standalone reactor module into a flow reactor for photochemical applications. Both the Borealis™ LED lamp and the Cold Coil™ reactor modules require liquid cooling from either …
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 …
