Alkaline Resistant Affinity Chromatography Resin for the Purification of Monoclonal Antibodies This new process media contains an alkaline resistant recombinant Protein A variant bound to the resin by multipoint attachment. King Of Prussia, PA – Tosoh Bioscience LLC, a provider of chromatographic solutions for biopurification, recently announced the introduction of Toyopearl AF-rProtein A-650F resin (https://www.separations.us.tosohbioscience.com/Products/ProcessMedia/ByMode/AFC/ToyopearlAF-rProteinA-650.htm) […]

Vaisala has signed a contract to sell its oxygen measurement technology and business to SICK Maihak GmbH. The oxygen products belong to Controlled Environment business area’s offering. The divestment of oxygen business supports Controlled Environment’s strategy to focus on the selected market segments of life science and high technology, building automation and targeted industrial applications. […]

SpectroSens optical microchip sensor system improves efficiency and QC Romsey, UK – Stratophase, a specialist in real-time chemical and biochemical measurement, is presenting its SpectroSens technology for real-time, in-line process profiling of industrial bioprocesses at the European Forum for Industrial Biotechnology (EFIB 2010), 19 – 21 October, Edinburgh, UK. The SpectroSens technology brings together proven […]

Austin, TX – A recent publication in Landes Bioscience Journal “mAbs” (Nov/Dec 2010) titled “Charge variants in IgG1: Isolation, characterization, in vitro binding properties and pharmacokinetics in rats” highlights how Genentech utilized cation exchange displacement chromatography to isolate and scale up the major charge variants of a recombinant humanized IgG1. Antibody charge variants have gained […]

Easy-to-use empty columns for robust process development and preparative chromatography GE Healthcare HiScale™ pressure-stable columns are optimized for process development and preparative chromatography. The empty columns are available in inner diameters of 16, 26 and 50 mm and in lengths of 20 and 40 cm. The columns offer an easy-to-use design, providing reproducibility, robustness and […]

Erlangen, Germany – Effective October 1, 2010, Dr. Lukas Loeffler (52) will head Siemens Water Technologies, headquartered in Warrendale, Pennsylvania. As the CEO of the Siemens Industry Solutions (IS) Business Unit, he is taking over the helm from Chuck Gordon, who is leaving the company at his own request. “Lukas Loeffler has extensive technical experience […]

SAN JOSE, CA – RAE Systems Inc. (NYSE Amex: RAE), a leader in delivering innovative sensor solutions to serve industrial, energy, environmental, and government safety markets worldwide, signed a definitive agreement to be acquired for $1.60 per share in cash by an affiliate of Battery Ventures, a multi-stage investment firm focused on technology and innovation […]

Welland, UK: Powder characterisation company Freeman Technology has appointed Jamie Clayton to the new post of Operations Manager, to be based at the company’s UK headquarters in Welland, Worcestershire. Jamie, who has a control engineering background and extensive technical sales experience, has been with Freeman Technology since 2008 in a role that has encompassed both […]

Schiedam – Besides marketing the existing product range of the HaloteC products, Applikon Biotechnology and HaloteC Instruments will jointly develop new generations of control systems incorporating novel technologies of sensor technology, human machine interfacing and advanced modeling and control strategies. “This alliance between HaloteC Instruments BV and Applikon Biotechnology brings us into a leading position […]

Dramatic Time Savings for Biopharma Manufacturing Using Novel qPCR Technology PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. – Pall Corporation (NYSE: PLL), a global leader in filtration, separation and purification, today announced the introduction of the GeneDisc® Rapid Microbiology System for advanced microbial quality monitoring. This system represents Pall’s latest quality assurance innovation for the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry. “The […]