Archives for July 10, 2005

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Disposable bioreactor boosts protein yields

A disposable flask bioreactor designed by Swiss company Integra Biosciences has been shown to boost cell densities in mammalian cell culture by a factor of 10 in a study.

Millipore buys NovAseptic for $91m

Millipore continued its shopping trip for new businesses last week with the purchase of NovAseptic, a Swedish company specialising in aseptic processing equipment used in the production of pharmaceutical and biologic drugs.

Cardinal makes first GMP antibody batch

Cardinal Health has completed the manufacturing of an antibody destined for human clinical trials, using a cell line that was made with its patented GPEx (Gene Product Expression) technology.