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Primasil innovation helps improve Paxman™ cooling cap

Collaboration between Primasil Silicones and its academic partner University of Huddersfield has enabled Paxman™ to bring relief to cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy by further reducing the risk of hair-loss during treatment.

From Paxman 7 Oct 2015

Cell Therapy Catapult launches Cell History File

The Cell Therapy Catapult, the organisation dedicated to the growth of the UK cell and gene therapy industry by bridging the gap between scientific research and commercialisation, today announces the availability of the Cell History File (CHF) template document. The Cell History File template has been developed in conjunction with the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the Human Tissue Authority (HTA) and other cell therapy developers and manufacturers from academia and industry.

7 Oct 2015

VWR announces acquisition of Purification Technologies

VWR, a leading, global, independent provider of laboratory products, services and solutions, announced today that it has acquired Purification Technologies Inc., a specialty solvent company that performs high volume purification of selected high purity solvents. This acquisition will enhance VWR's growing laboratory and production chemical manufacturing portfolio to better support its laboratory and biopharmaceutical manufacturing customers.

7 Oct 2015

Lonza, Benitec partner to develop scalable manufacturing process for AAV-based viral gene therapies

Lonza Houston, Inc., a global leader in biological, cell and viral gene therapy manufacturing, and Benitec Biopharma, a clinical stage biotechnology company commercializing a patented gene-silencing technology, DNA-directed RNA interference (ddRNAi), today announced that they have entered into a Manufacturing Services Agreement to develop a scalable manufacturing process for Benitec's ddRNAi-based, Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV)-delivered products intended for therapeutic use in humans.

7 Oct 2015

Solix Algredients introduces Solasta Astaxanthin to B2B marketplace

Solix Algredients, Inc. has introduced Solasta Astaxanthin to the B2B ingredients marketplace. Solasta is a natural astaxanthin extract produced from the microalga Haematococcus pluvialis, the richest natural source of the antioxidant. Research has shown that algal astaxanthin has superior antioxidant activity compared to other well-known antioxidants.

7 Oct 2015

Provepep synthesizes bioactive homodimer form of IL-10 using SEA peptide ligation technology

Provepep, the peptide business unit of Provence Technologies Group, a specialist fine chemistry research group, today announces that it has successfully synthesized tens of mg of bioactive homodimer form of IL-10.

7 Oct 2015

Michigan researchers use Raman spectroscopy to study various childhood diseases

Renishaw, a world leader in metrology and spectroscopy, reports on the use of its inVia confocal Raman microscope in the study of various diseases–with a major focus on childhood diseases–at the Children's Hospital of Michigan and Wayne State University.

6 Oct 2015

Vertera Spine receives FDA 510(k) clearance for COHERE Cervical Interbody Fusion Device

Vertera Spine, a developer of medical devices with advanced functional surface technologies for spine applications, today announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its COHERE Cervical Interbody Fusion Device.

6 Oct 2015

Envisia's ENV515 (travoprost XR) meets primary efficacy endpoint in phase 2a glaucoma trial

Envisia Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development of novel extended-release therapies in ophthalmology, today reported results from its first clinical trial of the Company's lead product candidate, ENV515 (travoprost XR).

6 Oct 2015

Beddit releases first Apple Watch app that integrates with Beddit Smart to improve sleep quality

Today, Beddit released its first Apple Watch app that integrates with its sensor device, Beddit Smart™, to provide around-the-clock sleep tracking, personalized coaching and convenient glances with information on sleep quality.

6 Oct 2015

NIH-funded researchers test new gene therapy to improve visual function in mice

Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have developed a novel mouse model for the vision disorder Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON), and found that they can use gene therapy to improve visual function in the mice. LHON is one of many diseases tied to gene mutations that damage the tiny energy factories that power our cells, called mitochondria.

6 Oct 2015

FDA accepts Sandoz regulatory submission for a proposed biosimilar etanercept

Sandoz, a Novartis company and the global leader in biosimilars, announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted its Biologics License Application (BLA) under the 351 (k) pathway for its proposed biosimilar to Amgen’s US-licensed Enbrel (etanercept) - a tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) inhibitor

5 Oct 2015

FIGO takes stand on human exposure to toxic chemicals

Dramatic increases in exposure to toxic chemicals in the last four decades are threatening human reproduction and health, according to the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO), the first global reproductive health organization to take a stand on human exposure to toxic chemicals.

1 Oct 2015

New RNA tools for CRISPR/Cas9

Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) will host an informative webinar, entitled ‘New RNA Tools for Optimized CRISPR/Cas9 Genome Editing’, on Wednesday, October 7, 2015. Ashley Jacobi, a scientist in the Molecular Genetics Applied Research Group at IDT, and an expert in the application of synthetic nucleic acids, will present the webinar at 9 am and 1 pm Central Standard Time.

From Integrated DNA Technologies 1 Oct 2015

Dr. Hauschka Skin Care achieves B Corporation Certification

Dr. Hauschka Skin Care, Inc. is proud to announce that it has achieved B Corporation Certification. This respected designation is awarded to companies meeting rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency.

29 Sep 2015

New self-contained device could provide instant results to routine lab tests, accelerate treatment and diagnosis

Researchers at Houston Methodist, along with collaborators at two major Singapore institutions, have developed a lab in a needle device that could provide instant results to routine lab tests, accelerating treatment and diagnosis by days.

29 Sep 2015

Novel device to mass produce Lidocaine

One of the world’s most in-demand anaesthetics can now be produced on the spot, thanks to the thermos-flask sized device that recently won Flinders University inventor Professor Colin Raston an Ig Nobel prize.

28 Sep 2015

Occupational exposure to metalworking fluid associated with irreversible lung disease

Occupational exposure to fluid commonly used in metal machining operations may be related to a rare, irreversible lung disease, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society's (ERS) International Congress today (28 September, 2015).

28 Sep 2015

Health effects of occupational exposure to talc

Talc, a substance commonly used in a number of manufacturing processes, including many in the food processing industry, is a health hazard and exposure to it should be closely monitored, say researchers from The Netherlands.

28 Sep 2015

Bioreactor Monitoring using Mass Spectrometry

Chuck DeCarlo provides advice on bioreactor monitoring using mass spectrometry and gives an introduction to the MAX300-BIO bioreactor gas analyzer.

From Extrel CMS, LLC 28 Sep 2015

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Primasil innovation helps improve Paxman™ cooling cap

Cell Therapy Catapult launches Cell History File

VWR announces acquisition of Purification Technologies

Lonza, Benitec partner to develop scalable manufacturing process for AAV-based viral gene therapies

Solix Algredients introduces Solasta Astaxanthin to B2B marketplace

Provepep synthesizes bioactive homodimer form of IL-10 using SEA peptide ligation technology

Michigan researchers use Raman spectroscopy to study various childhood diseases

Vertera Spine receives FDA 510(k) clearance for COHERE Cervical Interbody Fusion Device

Envisia's ENV515 (travoprost XR) meets primary efficacy endpoint in phase 2a glaucoma trial

Beddit releases first Apple Watch app that integrates with Beddit Smart to improve sleep quality

NIH-funded researchers test new gene therapy to improve visual function in mice

FDA accepts Sandoz regulatory submission for a proposed biosimilar etanercept

FIGO takes stand on human exposure to toxic chemicals

New RNA tools for CRISPR/Cas9

Dr. Hauschka Skin Care achieves B Corporation Certification

New self-contained device could provide instant results to routine lab tests, accelerate treatment and diagnosis

Novel device to mass produce Lidocaine

Occupational exposure to metalworking fluid associated with irreversible lung disease

Health effects of occupational exposure to talc

Bioreactor Monitoring using Mass Spectrometry

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