Amersham helps Isis to oligo milestone
A process developed by Amersham has enabled Isis Pharmaceuticals to produce the world's largest antisense oligonucleotide synthesis scale per single run.
Archives for September 4, 2003
New TOF spectrometer from Waters
Waters has launched a new MALDI-TOF (time of flight) mass spectrometer, along with a line of porous silicon-coated target plates and new reference standards,
FDA plans to amend 21 CFR Part 11 rules
The US Food and Drug Administration has issued its final guidance document describing its current thinking regarding the scope and application of 21 CFR Part 11 on electronic records and electronic signatures; also unveils a series of other projects...
Thermo chief sees signs of pharma, but not biotech recovery
Companies that supply instruments and consumables to the life sciences industry have been hit hard by reined in research spending resulting from the current adverse economic climate. However, one chief executive believes there are signs of an upturn.
Pall reports sales hike in fourth quarter
Pall has reported a 10 per cent rise in sales to $471 million (€430m) in the fourth quarter, boosted by currencies and the recently-acquired FSG operations.
Vacuum analyser for drug vials
WILCO has introduced the first fully-automatic, 100 per cent in-line detection system to measure the partial pressure of oxygen inside a glass vial.