Burlington, Ontario — Natrix Separations Inc. today announced development agreements with Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, and Sanofi to advance Natrix’s new membrane-based Protein A platform for antibody purification. The Natrix Protein A platform is expected to pave the way for a new generation of more flexible, highly-productive single-use based biologics […]

The world’s smallest, commercial high-resolution PTR-TOFMS instrument for VOC monitoring IONICON Analytik, the Austrian based leading manufacturer of real-time trace VOC analyzers, introduces a new compact high-resolution instrument. For the first time IONICON combines high-sensitivity with a high mass resolving power in a small and lightweight PTR-TOFMS. The PTR-TOF 4000 has already been successfully deployed aboard […]

The collaboration will enable the Center for Structured Organic Particulate Systems (C-SOPS) to study new methods for continuous manufacturing. NEW BRUNSWICK N.J. – The Engineering Research Center for Structured Organic Particulate Systems (C-SOPS), based at the Rutgers School of Engineering, and Thermo Fisher Scientific have collaborated to accelerate the university’s ongoing research on continuous manufacturing techniques […]

New services to enable U.S. biopharmaceutical companies to accelerate development of biosimilars Goettingen, Germany | Boston, MA, USA: Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB), a leading international supplier for the biopharmaceutical industry, opened a new bioanalytical and biosafety testing laboratory yesterday in the major biotech hub of Boston, Massachusetts. This dedicated bioanalytical laboratory is designed to accommodate the rising demand for the […]

German drugmaker Merck KGaA has opened the doors to its Nantong manufacturing facility that will produce pharmaceuticals for China’s Essential Drug List to meet a growing demand in that country. The $188 million facility is the largest Merck plant outside of Europe and is expected to begin delivering drugs to patients by the second half of next […]

MOCON, Inc., a leading international provider of instruments and services for testing, measuring and analyzing invisible gases, is announcing the promotion of Alan Traylor to the newly-created position of director of product management. In making the announcement, MOCON President and Chief Executive Officer Robert L. Demorest said that Traylor would be responsible for overseeing the […]

Westborough, MA site production capacity increased to support biopharma industry growth USD 7 million investment in single-use manufacturing capabilities supports improved performance, quality and security of supply CHALFONT ST. GILES, UK – GE Healthcare’s Life Sciences business, a global provider of expertise, tools and technologies to the biotech industry, announced today a USD 7 million […]

Santa Clara, California – Finesse Solutions, Inc., a manufacturer of measurement and control solutions for life sciences process applications, announced the launch of SmartVessel, a single-use 3-liter bioreactor vessel. The SmartVessel features integrated single-use sensors for cell culture applications of mammalian, stem, insect, and plant cells. The SmartVessel also has separate electrochemical sensor ports for […]

Hamburg, Germany – A partial rearranging of the responsibilities in the Management Board of Eppendorf AG will be taking effect in a move designed to further drive the successful implementation of the company’s strategy. This includes the creation of a new Board position which will include Sales, Marketing and Service in order to focus on […]

New analyzer capability to drive operational profitability for process industry customers Complements and strengthens the company’s process measurement, automation and safety offerings Improves fuels-blending analysis, costs, efficiency and project execution FOXBORO, MASS. – Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management and automation, has acquired Applied Instrument Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of online process […]