Rapid Micro Biosystems, a leading provider of automated, non-destructive, rapid microbial detection for quality control testing within the pharmaceutical, personal care products and medical device market segments, today announced that it has raised $25 million in Series C equity financing. The financing will be used to expand global commercial and manufacturing operations in support of the industry leading Growth DirectTM System across the applications of environmental monitoring, sterility and bioburden testing. The round included financing from new investors, Hepalink USA…
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Vetter Serializes the First Product for South Korea
Vetter has today announced the manufacture of the first commercial batches with single-use identification numbers. Following the introduction of a comprehensive serialization service last year, the company has now implemented product serialization for secondary packaging for one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies. In accordance with the requirements from the South Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) Vetter’s solution identifies the drugs on the folding boxes via a 2-D data matrix code with a serial number, GTIN, expiry…
Finalists and Winner Announced for the 2015 BioProcess International and INTERPHEX Best Poster Award
International Pharmaceutical Expo (INTERPHEX), the premier pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical event dedicated to innovation, technology and knowledge, and sponsored by the Parenteral Drug Association (PDA), and BioProcess Internationalâ„¢, the biopharmaceutical industry’s leading scientific publication, announced the eight finalists eligible for the 2015 best poster award to be presented live on the INTERPHEX CONNECTS/BPI Theatre stage, 1pm, Thursday April 23, 2015, Javits Center, New York, New York. 2015 Best Poster Hall Award Finalists are: BioProcess Equipment Category Non-Product Contact Process Flow Measurement…
Clever FlexiBulk Tip Packs: Save Space and Effort in Your Lab
Sartorius, a leading international laboratory and pharmaceutical equipment supplier, introduces a completely new concept for packaging pipette tips: FlexiBulk. The new bulk package with its well-organized tip arrangement saves valuable space in the laboratory. Compared with conventional bulk tip packages, the stackable FlexiBulk boxes take up to 40% less space, and cut packaging waste by nearly 50%, while reducing transportation costs and laboratories’ carbon footprint. FlexiBulk provides quick “pick & place†convenience for loading tips into tip racks or attaching…
Production Scale Prepacked Chromatography for Use with 1000 L and 2000 L Bioreactors
This webcast features: Fletcher Malcom, Associate Director of Product Management at Repligen. The technical and economic benefits of ready-to-use, pre packed chromatography columns at bench- and small-scale have been proven and documented. The question remains: how do we scale up to production-scale? Now, for the first time, the new OPUS® 45 and 60 cm columns can purify a feed stream from a 1000L – 2000L bioreactor. This Ask the Expert webcast will show how the unique design of these GMP-scale…
Exploring Protein Stability by nanoDSF
nanoDSF determines thermal and chemical protein stability with ultra-high resolution and with unmatched reproducibility. The detection of the intrinsic tryptophan fluorescence enables measurements at close-to-native conditions in any buffer, even in the presence of detergents. nanoDSF is applied in antibody engineering, membrane protein research, formulation and quality control.
MaxCyte and Johns Hopkins University Announce Strategic Immuno-Oncology Collaboration to Advance CAR T-cell Therapies
MaxCyte® Inc., the pioneer in cell therapies using scalable, high-performance cell transfection systems, today announces a strategic research collaboration with Johns Hopkins University (JHU) to develop unique Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies, which harness patients’ own immune systems to combat cancers. MaxCyte’s unique approach to CAR cell therapy allows targeting of solid tumor cancers by enabling control over the on-target, off-tumor toxicity, which limits other CAR therapies to hematological cancers. MaxCyte achieves this by introducing the CAR construct as…
New Customized Fluid Transfer Service Simplifies the Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Process
Today’s manufacturers searching to simplify their supply chains and sharpen their production capabilities can benefit from a new fluid transfer service specifically for aseptic biopharmaceutical production. The Thermo Scientific Customized Fluid Transfer Service provides pre-sterilized and ready-to-use consumables tailored for a customer’s facility needs, freeing up the manufacturer’s time to focus on critical operations while optimizing cleanroom usage. This new service – including examples of possible system configurations – will be showcased this week at the INTERPHEX 2015 Conference and…
Single-Use-Bioprocesses – Hype or Future Technology?
Single-use technology have become indispensable in biopharmaceutical manufacturing. Rentschler is one of the first contract manufacturers worldwide to establish a complete single-use facility for the upstream and downstream processes.
Sartorius Stedim Biotech Acquires UK-Based CRO, BioOutsource
Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB), a leading international supplier for the biopharmaceutical industries, today acquired the Scottish company BioOutsource Ltd. The privately owned company based in Glasgow, UK, has been operating in the biotechnology market since 2007, and in the last twelve months earned revenue of around 9Â million euros with approx. 85 employees. The contractual parties agreed not to disclose any further details of the transaction. BioOutsource provides contract testing services to global biopharmaceutical clients in order to monitor the safety…