Biotechnology
News
ILC Dover receives cleanroom certification – 16-May-2013
Class 7 cleanroom used to support product manufacturing for biopharm industry
Xplore and Novatek to provide tablet PC for cleanrooms– 23-Apr-2013
The Novatek EM-Mobile solution reduces time in the pharmaceutical environmental monitoring process
ATMI and Finesse Solutions sign distribution agreement – 18-Apr-2013
Will allow both companies to offer seamless support for single-use bioreactor systems
ATMI and Disposable-Lab introduce first single-use platform for fill/finish operations– 15-Apr-2013
Offers a smaller footprint and is fully disposable
Dycem opens office in Asia– 9-Apr-2013
Philippines office offers sales support, customer service and product installations
Ertec unveils modular cleanroom on a skid – 27-Mar-2013
The module offers a cost-effective, flexible alternative to building an new cleanroom
SAFC to expand Irvine facility – 7-Mar-2013
Dry powder media manufacturing capabilities to come on stream early in 2014
Cellular Biomedicine Group certified to ISO 9001:2008 and ISO-14644– 19-Feb-2013
Only cell therapy company in China to be awarded ISO 9001:2008 by SGS
BES wins projects in pharmaceutical and life sciences fields– 15-Feb-2013
Boulting Environmental Services delivers engineering services across a range of industry sectors
Sartorius Stedim Biotech plant in Puerto Rico receives LEED Platinum certification– 28-Jan-2013
Highest rating for ecological and sustainable building design, company says
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics buys American Fluoroseal Corporation– 3-Jan-2013
Expands into vessels or bags used in cell culture applications
Health Canada approves Kane Biotech’s KBI disinfectant– 29-Nov-2012
Use has been broadened to include hospitals and food processing facilities
Articles
Building on liquid assets– 30-May-2012
Traditionally, bioproduction media are sourced as liquids in the laboratory and through the early stages of the scale-up process, moving to powder when the bioreactor volume becomes much greater. Although there may be some financial benefits to switching over, the extra cost of bringing in ready-made liquid media may be offset by other major advantages relating to efficient use of skilled labour, lower capital outlay, reduced documentation requirements and QA/QC benefits.
Kozy times for the French– 23-Jan-2012
France is strong in industrial sectors, including telecoms, aerospace and defence, pharmaceuticals, chemicals and automobile production. As a leading exponent of nuclear energy, it has developed specialised contamination control knowhow. Per capita spending on medicines and healthcare is among the highest in Europe and it ranks among the top five largest medical device markets in the world. France is a large r&d spender, focused around innovation clusters dedicated to various industry sectors.
The ultimate space for precision cleaning– 21-Dec-2011
US contract precision cleaning company Astro Pak has opened Class 100 and 1000 cleanrooms, which include three ultrasonic cleaning units, a high pressure spray system and more than 35 tons of HVAC equipment, for servicing the medical device, semi-conductor, laser and biopharma markets
Nature inspires self-cleaning surfaces– 21-Dec-2011
A coating that resists liquids could result in future development of novel antibacterial or even self-cleaning surfaces. The bio-inspired liquid repellence technology, which creates slippery surfaces by infusing a nano/microstructured porous material with a lubricating fluid, could find applications in biomedical fluid handling, antifouling, fuel transport and anti-icing technologies.
Biological designs on a big scale– 23-Mar-2011
Biologics producer MedImmune won a Facility of the Year Award for Project Execution in 2011 for the build of a large-scale mammalian cell culture-based production facility in Maryland, US. This article highlights its winning concepts